Perhaps the biggest break out star for the USA coming out of the 2014 World Cup was Jermaine Jones. The German-American midfielder played exceptionally well in Brazil and overnight became one of the more popular soccer stars in America. Jones capitalized on his World Cup performance and new found popularity by signing a multi-million dollar […]

Traditionally, soccer’s great rivalries are founded and fed by political and geographical demographics. It's those age-old guidelines that make the rivalry between Liverpool and Chelsea a peculiar one. There’s a clear, longstanding needle between the two teams, but the classic stimulants for a rivalry don’t really exist when it comes to the Blues and the Reds. […]

The current campaign was always going to be a season of firsts for Everton. For Roberto Martinez, that was the case on a number of fronts, with the Catalonian having to deal with European football and all the accompanying connotations for the first time in his career. The players too had to get into an […]

Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo will be out of action for up to six weeks with a dislocated shoulder. The news was confirmed today by manager Louis van Gaal during his pre-match press conference. Rojo joins an injury list that includes Rafael da Silva, Ashley Young, Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling (suspended), Jesse Lingard, Radamel Falcao […]

FC Barcelona has come to an agreement with radio giant TuneIn to broadcast the team’s Digital Barça audio feed, which allows listeners around the world to access home and away matches for free. TuneIn will stream La Liga and UEFA Champions League matches in English, Spanish, and Catalan languages. TuneIn’s Vice President, Kevin Straley, announced […]

Jose Mourinho displayed his anger with the performance of his Chelsea team against QPR on Saturday. According to Mourinho, only one player had played well on the day – Oscar. The Brazilian scored an absolutely brilliant goal with the outside of his right foot, but his contributions to the game are greater than that. The […]

For the second gameweek in a row, a stupendous goal was scored in UEFA Europa League action. Two weeks ago it was Erik Lamela's rabona. Today it's Vasyl Kobin's sensational bicycle kick for Metalist. And while bicycle kick goals are always a rarity, and always beloved. This one was that much better because of the beautiful […]

Just over 13 months ago, Bayern Munich produced the kind of performance that makes soccer supporters revere in awe at what they're witnessing. The Bavarians dismantled Manchester City 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium, taking the English outfit apart with a display that was bristling with supreme quality. It seemed that Pep Guardiola, just a few months […]

There are moments that typically come to define an entire season, and in the Premier League this weekend, the fixture computer has churned out a pair of matches that stir memories of unhinged drama from campaigns gone by. Those two fixtures feature prominently in our list as does an enticing clash from Germany, which will […]

In an interview with UEFA.com, CSKA Moscow defender Pontus Wernbloom gave an assessment of his side's 2-1 victory over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City on Wednesday night. The 28-year-old Swedish international, who was fortunate to avoid dismissal from the contest after the match official booked his teammate instead of giving Wernbloom a second yellow card, commented that […]

Empty seats at the Etihad Stadium has long been the most pertinent source of ammunition for cheap jibes at Manchester City. Sky blue specs have regularly been seen scattered about Eastlands on Champions League evenings in years gone by, and after another drab atmosphere was conjured against AS Roma in their previous European home match, […]

England manager Roy Hodgson has announces his 26-man squad for the upcoming Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia next Wednesday, as well as the Three Lions' friendly in Scotland on November 18. West Brom striker Saido Berahino has earned a call-up to the full England squad for the first time in his young career. Berahino has previously excelled for the […]

QPR manager Harry Redknapp has expressed his interest in signing Toronto FC striker Jermain Defoe during the upcoming January transfer window. Both the manager and player are familiar with each other from their time at Portsmouth and Tottenham. "He's a player we'd be interested in in January, but it depends on the expense of the […]

It wasn't a good night for English teams in the UEFA Champions League as Chelsea, the leaders of the Premier League, failed to demolish Maribor in Europe. With the score tied at 0-0 at the half, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho made some two substitutions, but it was Maribor who opened the scoring in the second […]

It wasn't a night to remember at the Etihad Stadium for Manchester City, for a number of different reasons. As is so often the case when City have played in Europe, the Citizens gave up an early goal and continued to be poor defensively as well as weak in midfield. As if it couldn't get any […]