Since his arrival from Aston Villa for a fee of between £15-20million, Ashley Young has endured a love-hate relationship with Manchester United supporters. Most hardcore United fans understand the importance the 29-year-old winger has played in sides managed by Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes and more recently Louis van Gaal. But a large portion of […]

Tenth place Liverpool plays eighth place Swansea City in today's Premier League match that will wrap up Gameweek 19 after nine matches were completed yesterday. With a win for Swansea, the Swans can move into seventh or even sixth place, while a win for the Reds will see them Newcastle United into ninth position. Here’s […]

Louis van Gaal has told his Manchester United side they must be more ruthless if they are to win the Barclays Premier League title in 2015. United failed to finish a trying 2014 with a flourish, drawing 0-0 at Tottenham, and require a memorable end-of-season run to wipe out a huge deficit and overhaul Chelsea […]

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has led his club to numerous honors since he assumed control in December 2011. Over the course of three years, the 44-year-old Argentine has led Los Colchoneros to a Europa League title, UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Supercopa, Copa del Rey and a La Liga title. Along the way the manager […]

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet intends to use his axing from the side as a positive experience as he returns looking to prove he has benefited from the break. Manager Brendan Rodgers said the Belgium international would be sidelined for an "indefinite" period after dropping him for the match at Manchester United a fortnight ago. However, […]

'Strikers are meant to score goals,' the lazy adage goes. For years, fans were subjected to the British press’ mocking of Emile Heskey ‘s inclusion in the England squad even though clear evidence existed that England scored more goals and performed better when he played than when he was omitted. Facing a fitness crisis at […]

Stand-in Keith Millen wants the Crystal Palace job on a full-time basis but it was a surprising name which headed the list of possible candidates on Monday morning. Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has been installed as the heavy favorite by the bookmakers to replace Neil Warnock – a development which occurred during his side's 3-2 […]

Jose Mourinho has been outspoken on diving in the English game since returning to Chelsea and on Sunday claimed there is a sustained campaign against his side after Cesc Fabregas was booked for simulation. Here Press Association Sport looks at some of the diving incidents since Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge. DIVING LIKE TOM DALEY […]

Atletico Madrid have confirmed the return of striker Fernando Torres on-loan from AC Milan for the next 18 months. The club released a statement on its official website announcing details of the deal. The transfer will be completed in early January after the player undergoes a medical with the reigning champions of Spain. Torres began […]

The big story in the Eredivisie has been the resurgence of PSV Eindhoven who had by their standards a disappointing campaign last season. 12 months ago Eindhoven were sitting in 9th place having lost six times in 17 league games. 2013/2014 was difficult all round for PSV, as Philip Cocu had to take time-off to remove […]

Press Association Sport examines the records of the five permanent West Brom managers who preceded Alan Irvine and compares them to the current Baggies boss – who has presided over seven defeats in nine Barclays Premier League games. TONY MOWBRAY Lost out to Derby in the 2007 Championship play-off final after taking charge the previous […]

Louis van Gaal described the second half of Manchester United's goalless draw at Tottenham as "a struggle for life" after outlining his frustrations with a fixture schedule which demanded two Premier League matches in fewer than 48 hours. The visitors, who had not lost at White Hart Lane since May 2001, swept Newcastle aside in […]

Jose Mourinho claims there is a "clear campaign" against Chelsea and labeled the booking handed out to Cesc Fabregas for a supposed dive against Southampton a "scandal". Sadio Mane and Eden Hazard scored in an entertaining, hard-fought 1-1 draw at St Mary's on Sunday, but afterwards the Blues manager's only focus was only on what […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini admitted his team fell off the pace as Burnley fought back to claim an unlikely draw at the Etihad Stadium. City looked set to cut Chelsea's lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League to one point at they opened up a 2-0 first-half lead over the relegation battlers. […]

Sam Allardyce blamed West Ham's 2-1 Barclays Premier League defeat by Arsenal on an offside decision that left him "totally and utterly confused and bewildered". Alex Song's 25-yard drive just six minutes into the London derby at Upton Park was disallowed due to three home players – among them Diafra Sakho – standing offside in […]