The 2014/15 season is eight games old and Southampton and West Ham proudly inhabit the top four while Manchester United continue to be just two bad games from a full-scale crisis. But even in the topsy-turvy unpredictable Premier League, there are certainties to be found. Here are five for the weekend ahead: 1. Mourinho […]

There are some players and some games that are no stranger to intense speculation and raucous hyperbole. Players like Luis Suarez, who is line to make his first ever appearance for the Blaugrana this weekend. And games like Barcelona versus Real Madrid, el Clasico, a titanic spectacle that’ll be staged at the Santiago Bernabeu this […]

Paul Pogba has signed a new contract with Juventus which will keep him with the Italian giants until June 2019. There had been speculation over the summer that the French midfielder had extended his contract with the club, but those reports were premature. Today, the Serie A side have ended transfer speculation surrounding the 21-year-old's […]

The match between Spain's two most illustrious outfits is one of the most hotly anticipated spectacles on the footballing calendar, and all eyes will be on the Santiago Bernabeu this weekend for that one. Elsewhere, we've got the top two sides in Germany going head-to-head, while the Premier League also boasts a pair of intriguing clashes. […]

With el Clásico kicking off this Saturday at Noon ET, speculation is rife as to team selections, tactical tweaks and possible individual brilliance that could determine who will take the spoils in the first meeting of Spain's big two of the 2014-15 campaign. It is one of the few matches in world soccer which engages the […]

The graph below shows the ten clubs who have amassed the most goals in the history of English football's top division, ranging from the pre-Premier League era (First Division) right through to the present day. Rather surprisingly, particularly to those of a younger generation, Everton and Aston Villa head the list, beating the modern day behemoths of […]

Police are investigating reports Mario Balotelli threatened a woman said to have taken photographs of his Ferrari vehicle. The Liverpool striker is understood to have been visiting his mother's home in Manchester today when the alleged incident took place. The woman called police at 3.05pm to report the Italian had approached her in "a threatening […]

Saturday's el Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona promises to be a scintillating game featuring the best players in the world on one pitch — Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Suarez and others. Programming note: If you live in the United States, the game is being televised on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS Español as well as being streamed […]

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes is to train with Manchester United, the club have announced. The 32-year-old, a free agent after leaving the Nou Camp in the summer, will first continue his recovery from a torn cruciate ligament at United before training with the first team. A statement from the Old Trafford club said: "Manchester […]

The first el Clásico of the season kicks off on Saturday at Noon ET with both Real Madrid and Barcelona looking to take the first set of points off their most fierce rival. The match itself comes quite early in the campaign with neither team having settled into a rhythm just yet. However this clash is […]

Arsenal vice-captain Per Mertesacker accepts the Gunners are still misfiring despite pulling off a dramatic late 2-1 win over Anderlecht in Brussels to stay on course for the Champions League knock-out stage. The Gunners got away with a largely average display at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, where a second-half header from Andy Najar looked to […]

Beginning this Saturday, NBC Sports Radio will debut a new weekly soccer show featuring Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe, two of NBCSN's soccer analysts. Entitled The 2 Robbies 'Football' Show, the live show kicks off at 5pm ET and will be available on NBCSportsRadio.com and the NBC Sports Radio mobile app. Replays will be available […]

Luis Suarez's four-month long ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup is almost up and with that the Uruguayan forward will be able to make his competitive debut for FC Barcelona this Saturday (Noon ET kickoff on beIN SPORTS and DishWorld) in the most appropriate of fixtures, the first Clásico of the season at […]

The Football Association has contacted Swansea City manager Garry Monk to seek his observations in relation to post-match comments he made following his side's 2-1 loss to Stoke City on Sunday. Following the match, Monk branded referee Michael Oliver's decision to award Stoke City a penalty "a disgrace" after it appeared Victor Moses had dived, […]

“APOLOGISE” read the headline on the back page of the Liverpool Echo, as the newspaper demanded that Mario Balotelli says sorry to the Liverpool supporters after swapping shirts with Pepe at half time against Real Madrid. It's a sensationalist claim, and taking a quick glance at the back page of the paper, you probably wouldn’t […]