Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti wasted no time naming his Starting XI for Saturday's Group A encounter against Inter Milan in the Guinness International Champions Cup. Real Madrid's starting eleven will be: Diego Lopez; Carvajal, Pepe, Nacho, Diego Llorente; Illarra, Medran, Isco, Lucas Vazquez; Raul de Tomas, Gareth Bale. Their bench will consist of: Jesus, […]

Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar has been recalled to Queens Park Rangers following a brief loan spell with MLS side Toronto FC. Cesar represented his country in every match during this summer's World Cup with his standout performance being in Brazil's penalty shootout win over Chile. Despite struggling to find a regular starting position at QPR […]

Liverpool supporters will have to wait a little longer for the debut of £23million signing Adam Lallana. The midfielder has been ruled out for up to six weeks, according to a report, after suffering an injury to his knee during training. Lallana sustained a knock to his lateral collateral ligament during Liverpool's training session at Harvard […]

No one can deny Germany’s deserved success at this summer’s World Cup in Brazil. While teams like Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal centered their game around one special player, the Germans went for an all-inclusive style of play, a black and white phalanx of 11 men on the pitch, and reinforcements on the side waiting to […]

AS Roma manager Rudi Garcia gave a press conference in Denver prior to his side's International Champions Cup match against Manchester United which takes place on Saturday. The second year boss was peppered with questions about the immediate future of his Dutch midfielder Kevin Strootman, as well as a number of other topics. The Dutch […]

Southampton Football Club have warned other Premier League suitors that midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin won't be sold for any less than £27million. The Saints have already netted £78 million this summer in the sales of Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and Dejan Lovren to Liverpool, and Luke Shaw to Manchester United. And if Southampton manage to sell […]

Saturday's friendly between Arsenal and New York Red Bulls is a strange one in that both teams downplayed the New York Cup match in Thursday's press conference. A lot of planning has gone into this game that will be broadcast live on ESPN2, a game that has brought Gunners fans from across the United States […]

One of the more bizarre stories in soccer looks set to return from its origins. According to the Portuguese sports daily A Bola, Manchester United winger Bebe is on the verge of signing for Benfica. The player, who was originally purchased by Manchester United from the Portuguese side Vitoria de Guimaraes for £7.4 million, has spent the last […]

Chelsea has confirmed that the club has signed Didier Drogba on a one year deal, bringing him back to Stamford Bridge in a player capacity, and to help him transition into coaching after the 2014/15 season ends. "Drogba of course needs no introduction," announced the official club website. A Chelsea legend, Drogba is capable of […]

The deal between Southampton and Liverpool for center-back Dejan Lovren will be completed within the next 24-48 hours. The agreement was reportedly in place earlier this week, but it is just now being confirmed that the Croatian defender will have a medical tomorrow before an announcement is officially made of his move to the Anfield […]

Though preseason matches mean little more than global marketing fodder, they do present a mouth-watering opportunity to scout transfer purchases and how the new additions will fit in with their squads. Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera were the debutants for Manchester United on Wednesday night as they played a friendly against LA Galaxy of Major […]

Everton Football Club has unveiled its away shirt for the 2014/15 season. Everton's black shirt, designed by Umbro, takes its inspiration from Everton's home shirt that was worn during the 1881-82 season, which was black with a diagonal red stripe across the front. Everton and Umbro decided to omit the red diagonal stripe, and have […]

Bayern Munich has unveiled its new official away shirt for the 2014/15 season. Described by adidas as "a classic yet modern kit inspired by current fashion trends and street wear," Bayern Munich's away shirt features a predominantly white jersey with an engineered front panel that features three additional horizontal bands in iconic Bayern colors – […]

New York City FC made Frank Lampard their second designated player Thursday, signing the England and Chelsea veteran to a two-year deal that will pay Lampard almost eight million dollars per year. On the face of it, this is a shaky move. Lampard is 36, and he’s getting paid a lot of money. And Lampard […]

A video of Eliaquim Mangala was prematurely released on the Manchester City website today. The Premier League club are close to securing the signing of the player from FC Porto. The five-minute video, which was shot for City TV, showed the France international arriving by private jet at Manchester Airport. That portion of the video is […]