Jose Mourinho the self-proclaimed “Happy One” has a wealth of riches in attacking midfield for his second stint at Chelsea. That’s why today’s announcement of Andre Schurrle’s signing is odd, especially given the praise heaped on Kevin De Bruyne who is coming off an outstanding loan season with Werder Bremen. The declaration that Frank Lampard […]

The writing has been on the wall for Stuart Pearce for some time now. But having already lost the opening two matches of the European U21 tournament, a third defeat led the England manager to blame his players for the team's shambolic performances. Having already bemoaned the FA for preventing him from utilizing his best […]

Sunderland have unveiled their new away kit for the 2013-14 season. Designed by adidas, Sunderland's new away shirt looks like a goalkeeper jersey. All that's missing from the bright yellow shirt with dark blue trim is a pair of goalkeeper gloves, and the design is complete. The shirt, which features a new sponsor, also has […]

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen to sign German international Andre Schurrle. "Chelsea Football Club and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have reached an agreement for the transfer of André Schürrle, subject to the completion of legal documentation and related matters, including personal terms and passing a medical," read a statement on the Chelsea club […]

The last two weeks have been a hectic time at Swansea City Football Club. There has been plenty of speculation in the press that the relations between manager Michael Laudrup and the Swansea board are broken. And now, we learned today that Swansea have completely cut ties with Laudrup's agent Bayram Tutumlu who, Swansea City claimed, […]

This week at E3, EA Sports has released more insight into what FIFA 14 will look like when it's available in September. The excitement is building for the next version of game. The first video is the EA Sports FIFA 14 press conference at E3, which is very heavy on Barcelona: The next video is […]

New videos have emerged from E3 where Konami have been demoing PES 2014 to video gamers. Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 looks like a big step forward for Konami with a new engine and a ton of new features. Take a look at the video below, and then let us know what you think about the […]

The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup kicks off Saturday with hosts Brazil facing Japan, which will be shown live on ESPN beginning at 2:30pm ET. The complete TV schedule as well as coverage plans are available, and today ESPN announced the talent that will be bringing you the games. Ian Darke and Stewart Robson have been […]

While US beat Panama on Tuesday in a critical World Cup qualifier, the real story was Stoke City man Geoff Cameron. Out of necessity, USA manager Jürgen Klinsmann pushed Cameron into a holding midfield role due to the injury suffered by Jermaine Jones in Friday night’s qualifier. The returns were excellent with Cameron proving both […]

The US men's national team got an all-important victory last night against Panama to move the team two points clear at the top of their CONCACAF World Cup qualifying group. With Mexico drawing yet again, this was a huge victory for the United States in Seattle. Not only was the three points vital, but the […]

Aston Villa have unveiled their new home and away shirts for the 2013-14 season. Designed and manufactured by Macron, this is by far my favorite home and away shirt combo of the 2013-14 season thus far. Aston Villa's home shirt retains the familiar claret and blue colors, but the collar is the major difference — […]

If Carlo Ancelotti leaves Paris Saint-Germain to become manager at Real Madrid, the owners of the Ligue Un club would be very keen to speak with Andre Villas-Boas about moving to France, according to a report in the Evening Standard newspaper. According to the newspaper article, "Villas-Boas is happy in north London but remains an ambitious coach […]

Javier Mascherano was sent off last night for kicking a medic during Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Ecuador. The fiery defender, who picked up a knock in the 86th minute, was being carted off the pitch by the medic. It then appears that the medic reached for his water bottle and squirted it. Some of […]

Expect the majority of headlines and Sky Sports News tomorrow to report on the news that Monaco are set to make a world record £85million bid to try to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. The explosive story is in tonight's edition of The Independent newspaper. According to the article by Jack Pitt-Brooke: "The Ligue 1 […]

Several national soccer teams are in action tonight as Spain plays Ireland in a friendly at Yankee Stadium (8pm ET, beIN SPORT Play), while Mexico faces Costa Rica (8pm ET, ESPN and ESPN3.com) and USA battles Panama (10pm ET, ESPN and ESPN3.com) in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying matches. In addition to those three games, Venezuela […]