Jose Mourinho has questioned the consistency of the Football Association's disciplinary department, suggesting had a Chelsea player used his elbow in the same way Robin van Persie did at West Ham last Sunday he would have been banned. The Chelsea boss was fined £25,000 last month for saying there was a "clear campaign" against Chelsea […]

Speaking ahead of his side's Copa del Rey semi-final against Villarreal tomorrow, Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has praised under-fire striker Luis Suarez for his contributions to the team. The Uruguayan's lack of goals for La Blaugrana has been constant;y harped on by pundits and a section of the club's supporters. But Enrique shrugged off questions about whether […]

Louis van Gaal pulled out a dossier full of statistics at his press conference as he hit back at Sam Allardyce's claim that Manchester United are long-ball merchants. West Ham boss Allardyce described Van Gaal's team as "long-ball United" after they scraped a 1-1 draw at Upton Park on Sunday. But Van Gaal said Allardyce's […]

Arsene Wenger feels Alexis Sanchez has both the work-rate and the enthusiastic personality to help fire Arsenal to a successful campaign – just like former club favorite Ian Wright. Sanchez has been forced to sit out the last two matches because of a hamstring strain and Wenger admitted the industry of the Chile forward was […]

Tottenham Hotspur travel to Anfield on Tuesday evening as the race for the Champions League places heats up. For viewers in the United States, the match will be shown live on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra at 3pm ET/Noon PT. The Lilywhites are in fifth position, just a point behind fourth placed Manchester United […]

Manchester United defender Paddy McNair has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until June 2017, with an option to extend for a further year. The 19-year-old has risen through the ranks at Old Trafford, after first being discovered by United's Northern Ireland based scout Tony Coulter. The teenager began his career […]

Hugo Lloris would like to don the gloves in the Capital One Cup final, despite not having featured in the competition for Tottenham this season. After defeating Nottingham Forest, Brighton, Newcastle and then Sheffield United over two legs, the Wembley finale will pit Spurs against rivals Chelsea. It is a match in which head coach […]

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus has extended his contract with the Bundesliga club until June 30, 2019. The German international had been the subject of endless transfer speculation for quite some time; with the likes of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona rumored to be his future destination. But the attacking midfielder has told Borussia Dortmund […]

According to the Spanish radio program El Larguero, midfielder Sami Khedira will not start another match for Real Madrid for the rest of this season. The German international was already set to miss the next three weeks after straining a hamstring during his side's 4-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid. But El Larguero is reporting that officials at Real Madrid are […]

Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke has been ruled out for four weeks after straining a hamstring muscle. The injury occurred in the opening minutes of his side's 4-0 victory over Real Madrid on Saturday. Koke was attempting to get on the receiving end of a pass from Antoine Griezmann, but the midfielder pulled up lame shortly after accelerating […]

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey took a significant leap forward in his progress as a player last season. The Wales international scored 16 total goals (10 during Premier League play) from a central midfield role, and not only supplied the Gunners with goals, but he showed up in big matches. Ramsey started his superb season with three […]

The clear trend for hip, successful, front-running MLS clubs – almost always owned by young, heavily engaged owners – is to hire progressive American managers and rely heavily on systems, analytics and attractive soccer. Gregg Berhalter in Columbus, Caleb Porter in Portland, Peter Vermes in Kansas City, Greg Vanney in Toronto, and even Jesse Marsch […]

Thanks to a handful of thriving teams, Major League Soccer enters a 20th season few thought it would reach back when the San Jose Clash and D.C. United kicked things off on April 6th, 1996. We know which clubs have enjoyed the most on-field success, but can we accurately say which teams are the most popular? […]

For the third time in four seasons, Manchester City has experienced a decline in results during the months of January and February. Not so coincidently, these January/February plummets have occurred when Yaya Toure has been away on Africa Cup of Nations duty. Regardless of whatever statistics are cited by supporters of Manchester City, the reality is that the […]

Following his derby defeat to Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo went ahead with plans for a 30th birthday party. While the Ballon d'Or winner is entitled to do as he pleases in his personal life, the timing and publicity of the birthday bash has not impressed some of his teammates. Just hours after Real Madrid's 4-0 […]