Barcelona will open its first youth camp in Russia, specifically Sochi, on June 12th. The FCB Escola will be the only official one on Russian soil during the summer and will be open to youngsters between 6 and 13 years of age, regardless of their footballing abilities. It will be the biggest football academy in Russia […]

Watford's home shirt for the 2015/16 season is one of the most modern and eyeopening designs we've seen thus far. This is definitely not an old-school Watford shirt design that the Hornets wore during the Elton John days of the late 1970s. Instead, it's a modern yellow shirt design with bands of black up and […]

It’s all about survival in European soccer this weekend, with the key clashes in various divisions set to determine which teams will stay up. In England, the quest to preserve top-flight status will go down to the final day. Elsewhere, the top two sides in the MLS Eastern Conference go head-to-head stateside, while the final team […]

Boss Tony Pulis admitted West Brom will let Saido Berahino leave if a top four club makes a move – but only for the right deal. The 20-goal striker has been linked with a move away from The Hawthorns for most of the season. He scored twice in Monday's 3-0 win over Chelsea and is […]

Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky is set to stay at Arsenal next season, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed. The 34-year-old has been on the fringes of the squad this season, making only five starts in the Barclays Premier League. However, Wenger insisted the former Borussia Dortmund playmaker remained integral to his plans for 2015-16. Asked if […]

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been named Barclays Premier League manager of the season. Mourinho guided Chelsea to their first Premier League title in five years earlier this month which completed a domestic double, the Blues having beaten Tottenham in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley in March. The Portuguese, in his second spell […]

Match fixing allegations from Galatasaray's game played last weekend threaten to mar the 2014/15 Turkish Super Lig. First, the backstory. When Besiktas Chairman Suleyman Seba died before this season started, the Turkish Football Federation was quick to name this season in his honor. Seba was considered a highly respected member of the soccer community in Turkey. He was […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is interested in signing Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger this summer. Although he spent £150million on six new players last summer, Van Gaal has been assured that he will be given sizable funds to improve the squad in the close season if he deems it necessary. With Michael Carrick […]

Everton manager Roberto Martinez insists he has had no personal issues with Sylvain Distin after promising the French defender a chance to say farewell to Goodison Park at the weekend. The 37-year-old is out of contract in the summer and has been frozen out in the second half of the season and forced to play […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has confirmed that Xavi Hernandez will start his final La Liga game at the Camp Nou, while Thomas Vermaelen will also make his debut for La Blaugrana. However, it is still unknown whether or not the Belgian defender will start on Saturday against Deportivo de la Coruna. Xavi, meanwhile, will be […]

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti feels he will remain in charge of the club despite mounting reports stating he will be replaced by Napoli coach Rafa Benitez shortly after the end of the season. According to numerous reports, Ancelotti will take charge of his final match for Real Madrid tomorrow against Getafe before a scheduled meeting with club president Florentino […]

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After going to more than 30 soccer matches during my stay in England I decided to try a different English sporting experience a week and a half ago when I went to see a rugby match to see how the two atmospheres compare with each another. I found that, very surprisingly, the two experiences could […]

League sponsor Barclays announced its nominees for the Premier League Manager of the season for 2014-15 award on Thursday with the only surprise exclusion being the self-proclaimed “best manager in the league” John Carver. Chelsea's Jose Mourinho led the way after leading the Blues to a first title in five years, followed by Nigel Pearson, whose Leicester City […]

Footballer of the Year Eden Hazard has developed into the complete midfielder under the guidance of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, according to former Blues forward Gianfranco Zola. Belgium international Hazard was forced to miss Thursday night's Football Writers' Association 2015 Footballer of the Year dinner in London after having emergency dental surgery to remove three […]