Something curious is occurring this year as Major League Soccer teams gradually tumble from the championship chase, waking up from MLS Cup dreamland: The moment they are eliminated, these teams suddenly become more interesting. Obviously, success is always compelling. We faithfully observe and applaud as clubs earn playoff berths and subsequently move forward toward the Dec. […]

Perhaps it was losing the opening match of the season to Manchester United, or maybe it has been the controversy freely flowing at Stamford Bridge, but for a team that is unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League matches, Spurs have been getting precious little attention so far. Granted five of the 10 matches have […]

Jose Mourinho reveled in "my moment" after Chelsea's fans made their support for their embattled manager clear in a potentially crucial Champions League victory over Dynamo Kiev. The adulation poured down from the stands on the self-proclaimed Special One, whose position appears perilous, and his Chelsea side eked out an unconvincing 2-1 win to ease the […]

Arsene Wenger was left berating an "extremely poor" defensive display as Bayern Munich thrashed his Arsenal side to leave their Champions League hopes dangling by a thread. Having beaten Bayern at the Emirates Stadium a fortnight ago, the Gunners brought a decent record to Germany only to be blown away by one of Europe's […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has ruled out any chance of Steven Gerrard playing for the club again. However, the German would be happy to welcome him back in another capacity once his contract with Los Angeles Galaxy is over. A report suggested there was a prospect the 35-year-old midfielder, currently in the Major League Soccer offseason, […]

Arsenal's Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after they were blown away by Bayern Munich on Wednesday night. The Gunners came to Germany full of confidence and with history on their side having never lost at the Allianz Arena, but they were second-best throughout as Bayern showed that defeat at the Emirates Stadium […]

Tony Adams has undergone minor heart surgery in Azerbaijan – an operation the former England and Arsenal defender has said saved his life. After racking up 669 appearances and 10 major trophies with the Gunners, the 49-year-old moved into management with Wycombe, Portsmouth and then Gabala. Adams is now the Azerbaijani club's director of football and […]

Ander Herrera still regards Wayne Rooney as one of the best players on the planet despite his indifferent form this season. Rooney's 79th-minute header gave United a 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League on Tuesday night and moved him up to second alongside Denis Law in the club's all-time scoring charts. Nevertheless, a […]

Former Manchester United striker Andrew Cole has withdrawn from an upcoming charity match at Old Trafford and revealed he has been suffering from kidney failure. The 44-year-old, who won five Premier League titles and the Champions League during a trophy-laden spell with United, said he is not well enough to play in the UNICEF Match […]

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has banished Andros Townsend from the first team after the winger's clash with a club fitness coach on Monday. Townsend was pictured pushing and arguing with Spurs trainer Nathan Gardiner on the pitch at White Hart Lane following the team's 3-1 win over Aston Villa. The 24-year-old is yet to start a […]

Whether it's movies, TV or sports programming, the number of Americans streaming their favorite shows on computers, tablets, smartphones and set top boxes is continuing to increase. So much so that ESPN has lost 3.2 million subscribers in roughly a year. Many of those subscribers have cut the cord. And some of them, for sure, […]

Louis van Gaal felt vindicated by Wayne Rooney's winner against CSKA Moscow after his decision to take off Anthony Martial was widely booed at Old Trafford. The Manchester United manager responded to three successive goalless draws by starting with Martial as his central striker and playing the England captain in a withdrawn role in the […]

Arsene Wenger has challenged his Arsenal side to show that they are moving forward as a team by completing a Champions League double over Bayern Munich. Having lost their two opening Group F games, the Gunners still face a challenge to make the latter stages of the competition despite an impressive victory over top seeds […]

In a game of one European titan and one team on its way toward the same stature, how was Real Madrid able to come away from the match with three points against Paris Saint-Germain? In order to understand how Nacho netted the only goal of the match in the 35th minute, it is important to […]

New manager Remi Garde has told his players the Aston Villa dressing room must be a strictly English-speaking environment. Garde says French will be banned because he wants his new charges to speak a common language for the sake of unity. As with all squads in the league, Villa are a multi-national group of players, and […]