Depressed by a disappointing 2015, smiles had returned to the faces of Real Madrid fans on Tuesday as they cheered their idol Zinedine Zidane during his first training session as coach. On the eve of Epiphany, an important holiday in Spain where people dressed up as the three kings parade in the streets and children […]

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has revealed he wants to manage an English Premier League team in his first press conference since announcing he will leave the Bundesliga giants at the end of the season. "I want to coach in England," said the Spaniard on Tuesday, before adding that he "has no new club yet". […]

It is more than 20 years since Everton last won a trophy and Roberto Martinez says more silverware is long overdue as his side prepare for Wednesday's League Cup semi-final first leg against Manchester City. The FA Cup in 1995 was the last addition to the trophy cabinet at Goodison Park, which during the 1980s […]

The first legs of the 2015/16 Capital One Cup semi-finals will be televised live and exclusively on beIN SPORTS in the United States. The games, which will feature Stoke City vs. Liverpool on Tuesday, January 5 and Everton vs. Manchester City on Wednesday, January 6, kick-off at 3pm ET. The Capital One Cup (also known […]

German sportswear giant Adidas would like to see Manchester United playing more attractive soccer, their CEO Herbert Hainer told German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung in an interview published on Monday. The interview could put more pressure on under-fire Manchester United manager Dutchman Louis van Gaal, whose charges have been widely accused of being boring this season. […]

Rafael Benitez's unhappy reign in charge of Real Madrid came to an end after just seven months and 25 games when he was sacked and replaced by club legend Zinedine Zidane on Monday. Here's what went wrong for the former Liverpool and Chelsea manager on his return to the club where he started his playing […]

Stoke defender Geoff Cameron is free to face Liverpool in Tuesday's League Cup semifinal first leg after winning his appeal against a red card. United States international Cameron was facing a three-match suspension having been sent off for violent conduct by referee Lee Mason after pushing Claudio Yacob in the back of the neck during […]

Watch the Real Madrid official press conference to announce the sacking of Rafa Benitez, and presumably the hiring of Zinedine Zidane to replace the Spaniard as the manager of one of the top clubs in the world. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 1:30pm ET (but will be starting late, as of press […]

2015 was a big year in MLS, but if recent trends continue, 2016 will be even bigger. Here are 10 predictions for the new season: 1. More expansion Don Garber began laying the groundwork for another league expansion as early as April 2015, when he announced that MLS would push past its 24-teams-by-2020 goal. He […]

Beleaguered Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez could be sacked by the Spanish giants as early as Monday evening after just seven months in charge, several Spanish media outlets reported. Sports daily Marca reported Benitez's sacking will be made official in the coming hours with French legend and the club's reserve team coach Zinedine Zidane to […]

Under fire Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez claimed his side deserved more credit after holding on for a 2-2 draw with 10 men away to Valencia on Sunday. Benitez was badly in need of a win on his return to Valencia, where he won two La Liga titles in three years, to ease the constant […]

Guus Hiddink believes Chelsea's 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace proves his players have started to heed his demands to put in the hard work needed to restore their tarnished reputation. After a pair of draws in his opening two matches since taking over as Chelsea interim manager, Hiddink at last secured his first win thanks […]

Chelsea star Eden Hazard suffered an injury blow on Sunday as he limped off in the first half of his side's Premier League clash against Crystal Palace. Hazard sustained the groin problem while attempting a shot at Selhurst Park and came off in the 15th minute after briefly attempting to play on. Speaking after Chelsea's […]

Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez endured an unhappy return to Mestalla as Gary Neville's Valencia twice came from behind to salvage a point in a pulsating 2-2 draw on Sunday. Benitez needed a win amid doubts about his future at the club and Madrid had got off to a flying start thanks to a brilliant […]

Leicester City's leading scorer Jamie Vardy is set to have minor groin surgery that will keep him out for up to two weeks, the BBC reported on Sunday. Vardy is therefore set to miss a double-header of games away to Tottenham Hotspur, one in the FA Cup third round and one in the Premier League, […]