Two goals from Daniel Sturridge and a late first-half blast from Alberto Moreno booked Liverpool's place in a second straight Capital One Cup semifinal, their 3-1 victory over Southampton at St. Mary's moving them into the competition's final four for the third time in four years. Jurgen Klopp's team joins Everton, Manchester City and Stoke […]

Italian striker Sebastian Giovinco, a former Juventus star who scored 22 goals for Toronto this past season, was named Wednesday as Major League Soccer's 2015 Most Valuable Player. The 28-year-old from Turin was the league's joint-top scorer and laid on a league-best 16 assists for the Canadian club in his debut season, leading Toronto FC […]

Daniel Sturridge had only made four appearances this season before tonight's match at St. Mary's Stadium, where Liverpool faced off against Southampton for a spot in the Capital One Cup semifinals. The match marked the striker's first start since Oct. 4, with various injuries throughout the calendar year limiting the England international to 262 minutes […]

With the news that midfielder Santi Carzola has ligament damage in his knee, the Arsenal long-term injury list has a roster more likely to win the Premier League than the current starters. While injuries to the Gunners are as expected as snow in Maine, this year's seem particularly troubling to fans of the North London […]

I remember exactly where I was for the very first kick of Major League Soccer: at an oddly configured but otherwise terrific Irish pub with a bunch of soccer nerds just like myself, excited for the match but absolutely giddy with anxious delight about what was unfolding more broadly. I doubt that anybody associated with […]

Karim Benzema says his go-between role in the Mathieu Valbuena sextape blackmail case has been misunderstood as the Real Madrid striker prepares to explain himself on French TV on Wednesday. The pre-recorded interview comes after French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday suggested only players with exemplary records should represent France at Euro 2016. "I […]

French winger Franck Ribery admits he was delighted to take part in team training at Bayern Munich on Wednesday for the first time after nearly nine months out with injury. "It's a super day for me and very emotional," said Ribery after 264 days out with the persistent ankle injury he suffered on March 11. […]

With five games until the half-way mark of the Premier League season, Southampton are at a bit of a crossroads. Sitting 10th, Southampton are nine points behind top of the league Manchester City, and they’re 10 points from the relegation zone. Relegation was the fate that many predicted back in the summer of 2014, when […]

England coach and Manchester United legend Gary Neville has been named Valencia boss for the rest of the season, the Spanish side announced on Wednesday. "Valencia have reached an agreement with English coach Gary Neville for him to be coach of the first team until June 30, 2016," the club said in a statement. "Neville […]

Real Madrid look set to be without right back Dani Carvajal for up to a month due to a thigh injury picked up in Sunday's 2-0 win over Eibar. "A muscle injury has been diagnosed in his left thigh," Madrid said in a statement on Tuesday without clarifying how long Carvajal would be sidelined for. […]

A Singaporean accused of leading the world's largest soccer match-fixing syndicate was rearrested in the city-state Tuesday about a week after he was freed by the country's highest court, local media reported. Businessman Dan Tan, who was arrested in Sept. 2013 but never tried, was released on Nov. 25 after the Court of Appeal ruled […]

Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez has restated his support for French striker Karim Benzema amid increasing criticism of Benzema's off-field behavior in his homeland. Benzema has been charged in France for his alleged participation in a blackmail case involving international teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls added his voice […]

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique admitted he feels for Luis Suarez after the Uruguayan missed out on joining teammates Lionel Messi and Neymar as one of the three finalists for the 2015 Ballon d'Or. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo will join Messi and Neymar on the podium in Zurich on Jan. 11 to crown the world's best […]

Lower division clubs were dealt a dose of Premier League reality on Tuesday, with three fixtures in the Capital One Cup quarterfinals between Premier and Football League sides going the way of top-tier clubs. The results leave Manchester City, Everton and Stoke in the competition's final four, with the semifinals' last spot to be settled […]

Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wants to protect his status as the Bundesliga's top scorer in order to win the 2015 African Footballer of the Year title. "Of course it's important for me to be the top scorer, because I want to be Africa's Footballer of the Year," he told the Bundesliga website having won the […]