Jurgen Klinsmann is under-fire from his critics in the US once again, this time for his comments that some of his players didn’t return from the long winter off-season in the shape he expects. Yes, remarkably it is Klinsmann who is being criticized, not the unfit players. In most countries, statements such as Klinsmann’s would […]

UEFA.com asked more than 50 million fans on social media to name who they thought had been the best signing of the January transfer window. Fans of Facebook and Twitter were invited to make their suggestions using #WinterTransferTop5. The winner, as voted on by the fans, was Fernando Torres and his return to Atletico Madrid. […]

U.S. Soccer announced today the field and schedule for the 102nd Lamar Hunt tournament. The big news is the size of the field – 91 teams including all 47 professional teams from the top divisions of USSF. The other 44 come from various amateur leagues in the U.S. and include teams such as the Madison […]

Liverpool Football Club have today announced that the club will take its annual pre-season tour to Australia this summer with matches set in July in both Adelaide and Brisbane, which is the Reds' very first visits to each of these cities. It will be the first chance to see what is likely to be a […]

With his goal in a 2-0 victory against NAC Breda yesterday, Memphis Depay became the first PSV Eindhoven player since the Brazilian, Ronaldo to score at least 30 league goals for PSV before he turned 21. With the form he's in, that won't be the last record the Netherlands international breaks anytime soon. The left […]

Barcelona superstars Leo Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar star in a brand-new commercial from FC Barcelona and Qatar Airways as the trio of players, along with their teammates, travel around the world and get up to a whole lot of high jinks. The Barcelona players star in the 'FCB Holiday,' where a tiki-taka journey of […]

Real Madrid were dealt a huge blow tonight when it was learned that Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez would be ruled out of action for two months with a broken right foot. James suffered the injury in the 26th minute of tonight's match against Sevilla – Madrid would go on to win the contest 2-1 and extend […]

Liverpool and Tottenham are reportedly leading the chase for West Brom striker Saido Berahino, who has strongly hinted he will leave the club at the end of the season. The 21-year-old, who has scored 14 goals and earned his first full international cap, has expressed his desire to move "on to bigger things". But recent […]

US Head Coach and Technical Director Jürgen Klinsmann has made a habit out of challenging the established orthodoxies about Major League Soccer. His latest salvo involves match fitness of several of his US National Team players who ply their trade in the domestic top-flight league. Speaking with MLSSoccer.com, Klinsmann took exception to the fitness regime and […]

Atletico Madrid are reportedly monitoring Fenerbahce midfielder Alper Potuk, with the club seeing the young Turk as a potential replacement for Arda Turan. This week, Turan's representative Ahmet Bulut informed the media that his client would leave the club at the end of the season for one of Europe's top teams. Following that news, we've learned that Atletico are actively looking for […]

These are exciting times for West Ham United. Not only is the current crop playing with a new-found gusto, not only are they eyeing up a potential European finish in the Premier League but beyond this encapsulating campaign—regardless of what it may or may not eventually yield—those who blow bubbles at Upton Park should feel […]

Generally speaking, journalists should avoid match predictions. We should report, analyze, interpret and attempt to add context. But if we could truly predict results, well, we’d be gamblers living large in Vegas. Something else journalists shouldn’t do: assign real weight to the result of any friendly. If supporters want to get their soccer shorts in […]

Real Madrid have officially included teenager Martin Odegaard to their Champions League squad for the knockout stages, which are set to resume later this month. Odegaard made his official debut for the club's B team, Real Madrid Castilla, yesterday; assisting two goals during their friendly against Chinese side Beijing Guoan. He wore the number 10 shirt and played 63 […]

Playing a formation consisting of three central defenders has long been perceived as taboo by your average soccer fan. While fillips of overseas influences have creeped into the English game and wholesomely enhanced it, the comfort in England and the USA of an elementary four-man back-line is something that fans still cling to. It seems as […]

Real Madrid's attacking trio of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo (BBC) are La Liga's best scoring unit to date. "BBC" have scored 49 league goals this season, with all three players scoring more than ten goals. Ronaldo leads the way with a staggering 28 goals and nine assists, followed by Benzema (11 and […]