Marseille (AFP) – Lyon and France playmaker Mathieu Valbuena has gone to court to claim 568,000 euros ($640,000; £414,000) in compensation from his old club Marseille following a dispute with his former agent. Valbuena, 30, believes the money, which he paid to his former agent, Christophe Hutteau, in May as compensation for breaking their contract […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus star Paul Pogba has poked fun at big-spending Manchester City after the English giants' 2-1 Champions League defeat to the Italians on Tuesday. Pogba, formerly of City's local rivals Manchester United, posted a message on his Facebook page which said: "Qatar City 1-2 Juventus. Great win. Thank you for your support." […]

Rome (AFP) – An Alessandro Florenzi wonder goal earned Roma a share of the spoils as Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrated his 100th Champions League appearance without a goal in a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. Roma, dominated throughout by the defending champions, looked to be on their way to a sound defeat […]

Piraeus (Greece) (AFP) – A Thomas Mueller brace and a Mario Goetze snap shot lifted Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win over Olympiacos in their Champions League Group F opener on Wednesday as tensions boiled over on the terraces. Mueller's first was a long range fluke in the 52nd minute and a nervy Bayern had […]

Diego Costa scored his first Champions League goal for Chelsea as the beleaguered Barclays Premier League champions claimed a much-needed victory by thrashing Maccabi Tel Aviv at Stamford Bridge. Willian, Oscar, with a penalty, Costa – on as a substitute after being omitted as one of six changes following the loss at Everton – and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger regrets the nature of his hasty exit from Bayern Munich and would still like the chance to say a proper farewell to the Bavarian giants. Schweinsteiger signed a three-year deal with Manchester United in July to turn his back on Bayern after 14 years and a host of […]

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany insists the calf injury that forced him to leave the field against Juventus is no cause for concern. Kompany was replaced by summer signing Nicolas Otamendi after 75 minutes of City's Champions League opener, with the game finely balanced at 1-1. Alvaro Morata scored the winner for Juve just six […]

Two days into this season's Champions League, and we may already have our goal of the tournament, with the crowd at Rome's Stadio Olimpico left in momentary raptures after a 50-yard shot from Roma fullback Alessandro Florenzi went off Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen's post and in, completing one of the more remarkable long distance […]

Arsene Wenger is confident Jack Wilshere will be back in action at Christmas and challenged his Arsenal side to show they mean business in the Champions League by starting the group campaign with victory at Dinamo Zagreb. Midfielder Wilshere, 23, needs surgery to properly correct a hairline fracture in his left fibula, which will see […]

Let’s talk about that looming Oct. 10 date, the one of such super-duper importance in our part of the soccer world. And then let’s hack away at some conventional wisdom that needs taming – a false narrative has spilled out, and it needs cleaning up. The match is United States versus Mexico inside Pasadena’s historic […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez fears Welsh star Gareth Bale could be set for a significant spell on the sidelines due to a calf muscle injury. Bale was forced off after just half an hour of Madrid's 4-0 win over Shakhtar to open the Spanish giants' Champions League campaign on Tuesday. Karim […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Surgeons on Wednesday operated on Manchester United defender Luke Shaw after he suffered a horrific double leg fracture in the Champions League defeat to Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, the English club said. The 20-year-old spent the night in an Eindhoven hospital after being taken there during Tuesday night's 2-1 loss […]

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is a major doubt for Saturday's La Liga clash at home to Granada after suffering a shoulder injury in Madrid's 4-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk. "The player has been diagnosed with a dislocated acromioclavicular joint in his left shoulder. His condition will be evaluated," the club said in a statement […]

In today's Champions League matches, several heavyweights are in action with Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea and Bayern Munich playing across the European continent. Whether you're at work, on the road or at home, you can watch almost all of the games live on television or streaming. For viewers in the US, here's the TV and streaming […]

EA SPORTS today released the Official FIFA 16 TV commercial, which features Leo Messi, Sergio Aguero, Alex Morgan and Kobe Bryant. The campaign kicks off with a two minute video dramatizing the competitive nature of soccer – Messi vs Agüero; Bryant holding his court; Morgan showing her intensity – and challenging their opponent to Play […]