Argentine footballer Jonas Gutierrez was "frozen out" by Newcastle United after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, he told an employment tribunal on Tuesday. Gutierrez, who has launched a claim for disability discrimination against the club, joined Newcastle in 2008 and underwent an operation to remove a tumor in his left testicle in October 2013. He […]

Manchester City supporters are considering walkout protests after criticizing the club's ticket prices for the forthcoming Champions League quarter-final showdown against Paris St Germain. City claim the £60 ($86) cost of top-priced tickets is a "fair reflection of the profile of the game", with the cheapest seats available for £45. However, City fans angry at […]

FIFA's ethics committee on Tuesday launched an investigation targeting six people over their roles in the bidding that awarded the 2006 World Cup to Germany, with the probe partly focused on alleged bribery. Those targeted include Franz Beckenbauer, the German football legend and World Cup organizing committee chief who is suspected of bribery, and Wolfgang […]

Arsenal youngster Alex Iwobi has been hospitalized in Nigerian capital Abuja after falling ill from food poisoning, Nigeria coach Samson Siasia said on Tuesday. Iwobi, 19, was too sick to train with the rest of the Super Eagles squad ahead of Friday’s crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt. "He suffered from food poisoning […]

Sporting KC’s 1-0 win over Toronto FC on Sunday leaves the Midwest outfit as the only Major League Soccer team to have a 100% win record. Brad Davis’ 70th minute goal kept Sporting perfect as the team continue a strong start to 2016. While the club were limited in turnover during the offseason, few would […]

Manchester United will tour China in July as part of their preparations for the 2016-17 season, the English Premier League giants announced on Tuesday. United will spend eight days in the country and play two matches, with fixture dates, venues, opposition teams and ticket details to be announced in the coming days. It will be […]

The official schedule for the 2016 International Champions Cup has been announced, which will be played across the United States and Europe. The teams participating in the tournament are Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Celtic, Leicester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and AC Milan. The matches will be shown live on ESPN and […]

If not for Arsene Wenger and the sacrifices he's made, it’s hard to imagine where Arsenal would be today. The stature, the reputation or even the identity Arsenal have as a club among all other European giants is all down to the Frenchman’s contributions. Compare the club’s state prior to Wenger’s appointment and the state thereafter, and you’ll […]

Major League Soccer’s week 3 was another that showed anything can happen in the league. Here are 5 things we learned from Major League Soccer’s week 3. Penalty! After three weeks of MLS fixtures, the league has seen 12 penalties given by referees. Of the 12 penalties awarded this season, all but two have been […]

Rennes midfielder Ousmane Dembele is quickly making a name for himself in the French top division. Despite having just made his season debut back in November, the 18-year-old has already racked up 10 Ligue 1 goals, as well as five assists. The impressive goal tally in the short amount of time (just 19 league matches) […]

Sunday's derby between Manchester City and Manchester United shown on NBC in the United States scored an average of 1.17 million viewers, according to The Nielsen Company. Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Manchester City was the most-watched Manchester derby in U.S. history. Plus, the game was the most-streamed NBC Premier League game on NBC Sports […]

Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez warned his side that they need to start better in matches, after Aleksandar Mitrovic rescued a 1-1 derby draw against Sunderland on Sunday. The Serbian striker headed in an 83rd-minute equalizer as the Magpies ended a four-match losing streak. But Benitez, who was in charge for just the second time […]

Bayer Leverkusen rejoined the fight for a Champions League qualifying berth on Sunday with a 2-0 win at VfB Stuttgart that saw them break back into the German Bundesliga's top six. Goals by Julian Brandt and Karim Bellarabi handed Leverkusen a win that put them level on points with fifth-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach and two points […]

Champions Juventus took their Serie A unbeaten run to 20 games with a 4-1 derby win at Torino that saw goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon set a new clean sheet record of 973 minutes. Juventus made the short trip to the Stadio Olimpico looking to make amends for their spectacular Champions League collapse at Bayern Munich on […]

Mauricio Pochettino has warned Leicester that title-chasing Tottenham are ready to step on the gas as the race for pole position in the Premier League hots up. Thanks to Harry Kane's latest heroics in Sunday's swaggering 3-0 win over Bournemouth, Pochettino's second placed team are just five points behind Leicester heading into the final seven […]