Atletico Madrid are expected to announced the contract renewal of Diego Simeone in a few days, according to the manager's agent. Last month, both Simeone and the club confirmed negotiations were underway to extend the Argentine boss' current deal in Madrid past its expiration date of June 2017. The Spanish publication Marca would later report […]

Bayer Leverkusen (4-1-4-1): Butt, Sebescen, Nowotny, Lucio, Placente, Ramelow, Schneider, Basturk, Ballack, Ze Roberto, Neuville. For a team of so much quality, this Leverkusen side ended the 2001-2002 season without a trophy. They completed the treble of second-place finishes, losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League final, losing the German Cup final to Schalke, […]

Old Trafford, Manchester, England, capacity 75,000. Home to Manchester United Football Club, it is an international tourist destination that attracts visitors from all over the world to the industrial city of Manchester. It is nicknamed “The Theater of Dreams” but for away supporters over the last 25 or so years it can be more appropriately […]

Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona, Nov. 19 2005 We’ve all seen how tough it can be to appease the crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Real Madrid supporters have immaculately high standards for their own players and should they fall short of them, regardless of the opposition, they’ll make their feelings unashamedly clear. So you can […]

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Arsenal battled to a 2-0 win at Monaco but the victory was not enough to keep them in the Champions League. The odds had been stacked against the English side following their 3-1 home defeat in the first leg, a deficit from which no team in the Champions League era has recovered when heading into […]

In the first legs, Monaco beat Arsenal 3-1 in London, while Bayer Leverkusen defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 in Germany. Today is a chance for the defeated sides to turn the tables. Otherwise, it'll be Monaco and Leverkusen advancing to the quarter-finals of the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League tournament. Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in […]

The New York Cosmos announced they will play a historic friendly against the Cuban national team, which will be played in Havana on June 2. Only three months after President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro agreed to restore diplomatic ties which were severed 54 years ago, the Cosmos announced plans to be […]

Today in Madrid will undoubtedly be a spectacle. On a normal match day, Atletico's stadium, the Vicente Calderon, is one of the loudest and most intimidating grounds in European soccer. But tonight, the stadium – which was inaugurated in 1966 when it was called the Estadio Manzanares – will have its foundation shaken to the core […]

Monaco host Arsenal in the second leg of their last 16 tie and will attempt to consolidate on their 3-1 win from the first leg at the Emirates Stadium. Leonardo Jardim's side are in fine form with four wins and a draw from their last five games but are coming into this match as underdogs […]

Here are the 10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 2: 1. A Little Joy For NYCFC NYCFC’s rollout was rough. It ranged from brutally mismanaged to the deliberately misleading in the signing of Frank Lampard. The team still doesn’t have a stadium plan, the New York Yankees are moaning about their use of Yankee Stadium, […]

While most hardcore Bundesliga fans know who Hakan Calhanoglu is by now, the 21-year-old Bayer Leverkusen midfielder is still under the radar for many casual soccer fans around the globe. The German-born Calhanoglu’s stock is rapidly rising since his switch to Leverkusen from Hamburger SV last summer. Labeled “the next Mesut Ozil”, for both his […]

Bayer Leverkusen CEO Michael Schade believes Atletico Madrid will do anything in order to advance to the Champions League quarter-final. The general manager said he expects the reigning champions of Spain to "scratch, bite, kick and provoke" during Tuesday's return leg at the Vicente Calderon. Bayer 04 hold a narrow 1-0 advantage from the first […]

There have been a plethora of faux turning points for Everton this season. The earliest came after Phil Jagielka’s last-minute thunderbolt at Anfield salvaged a 1-1 draw. The wins away against Wolfsburg and Young Boys were also expected to trigger something of a revival and the home draw at Manchester City was a stirring display […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has challenged his side to believe they can beat the odds to overturn a 3-1 deficit to defeat Monaco on Tuesday night and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The Gunners jetted out to the Principality tax haven, famous for its casinos and yacht-lined waterfront, needing to rewrite the history […]