Ankle ligaments. The most buzz-worthy storyline for Mexico and U.S. fans ahead of October’s playoff between the two nations for CONCACAF’s 2017 Confederations Cup berth has revolved all around ankle ligaments; specifically, left ankle ligaments. And more specifically, the left ankle ligaments of Andres Guardado. Ever since the reigning Gold Cup Most Valuable Player, clearly […]

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been banned for three matches after a charge of violent conduct during Saturday's 2-0 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge was upheld. Costa had denied a Football Association charge over the incident, not seen by referee Mike Dean, in which he appeared to raise his hands to Gunners defender Laurent […]

English Football Association board member Heather Rabbatts has expressed her "sadness and anger" at news of Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro's departure from the club. Carneiro is understood to have parted company with Chelsea following the incident on the opening day of the season when she was criticized by manager Jose Mourinho. It is understood […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has said the European champions will do everything in their power to try and register one of Arda Turan or Aleix Vidal before January. Both players were signed by the Catalan giants in the summer, but at the moment can't feature until the new year. Barca were handed […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal have won an appeal against Brazilian defender Gabriel's sending-off in Saturday's Premier League defeat to Chelsea, the Football Association confirmed on Tuesday. Gabriel was dismissed following an off-the-ball clash with Chelsea striker Diego Costa late in the first half of the Gunners' 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge and was facing a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso has categorically denied any wrongdoing after a report from Spanish daily El Mundo claimed he is being investigated for defrauding the Spanish tax authorities. Alonso is alleged to have failed to declare revenue from his image rights by ceding those rights to companies outside of Spain in […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has another chance to move ahead of Raul as Real Madrid's top goalscorer of all time on enemy territory as Los Blancos make the daunting trip to take on Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday (live at 3pm ET on beIN SPORTS Connect for soccer fans in the US). Ronaldo is just two goals off […]

US international DeAndre Yedlin is set to make his Sunderland debut this evening when the Black Cats play Manchester City in the Third Round of the Capital One Cup. Yedlin, who joined Sunderland on a season-long loan from Tottenham, has been training with the Wearside club since moving to the Northeast of England in early […]

Chelsea must decide quickly whether to appeal against Diego Costa's violent conduct charge after the Football Association began disciplinary proceedings following an ill-tempered clash with Arsenal. Costa has been cited for an incident involving Gunners defender Laurent Koscielny in his side's 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge, with the Blues given until 6pm on Tuesday to […]

Sir Alex Ferguson's claim that Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona and Cristiano Ronaldo were the only world-class players he managed at Manchester United raises some interesting questions about those he left off the list. Here, Press Association Sport looks at some of the players who might feel aggrieved to be excluded and possible reasons […]

Marseille (AFP) – Marseille president Vincent Labrune slammed "a minority of individuals who are trying to destabilize the stadium" and said security will be increased following unsavoury incidents that marred Sunday's Ligue 1 clash against Lyon. The 1-1 draw at the Velodrome was held up for 20 minutes when fans pelted the Lyon players and […]

Chances are, if you have a passion for the game of soccer and are not specifically a Chelsea supporter, you most likely (strongly) dislike the Blues from London. The Premier League bad boys are a mixture of arrogance, brashness and talent, with players and a manager that are immensely polarizing. And Jose Mourinho, the club’s […]

Milan (AFP) – Mario Balotelli could make his first start since returning to AC Milan as the Rossoneri travel to Udinese on Tuesday looking to build on their gutsy 3-2 win over Palermo at the weekend. Balotelli re-joined Milan on a season-long loan deal last month after a disastrous year with Liverpool, whom he joined […]

There were plenty of parallels to draw between the fortunes of Everton and Ross Barkley last season. They were each jaded, tepid and lacking confidence. Fanatical supporters lost patience with both and were more than happy to make those feelings heard. The result was an underwhelming campaign; foreboding feelings of promise would go unfulfilled. At the start […]

It took just a few minutes before social media began talking about it, before media outlets began writing their stories, leading off with Germany’s former “it” coach, Jürgen Klopp, rather than focusing last year’s next big thing, a man who was now was trying to give back his job. On Sunday night, Lucien Favre handed […]