As Real Madrid continue to spend on players that they may or may not need, the issue arises as to who should start, who should sit on the bench, and who should be left out of the game day squad. With certain new transfers having enjoyed a particularly special World Cup, we now look to […]

Separate reports from England have suggested that former-Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is on the verge of making a sensational return to the Premier League with Manchester City. The 36-year-old was in the United States early this week to promote his new MLS club, New York City FC. It was understood that Lampard would play in […]

According to reports coming out of Spain, although Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is satisfied with his current goalkeeper choices of Iker Casillas and Diego Lopez, the club has decided to sign Costa Rican international Keylor Navas after his outstanding performances at the World Cup this summer and for Levante last season. The Spanish newspaper AS is […]

The Supreme Court of Madrid has suspended, on a preventative basis, the renovation and extension of the Santiago Bernabeu. At the end of January, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez unveiled plans to redevelop the stadium, which were to include the installation of a retractable roof, as well as the construction of a shopping center, hotels […]

Left-back Cristian Ansaldi has joined Atletico Madrid on a season-long loan from Zenit St Petersburg. The 27-year-old defender becomes the eighth signing of the summer for Diego Simeone, as the Argentine continues to reload his La Liga winning side. The announcement also comes on the heels of Los Rojiblancos welcoming France international Antoine Griezmann to the Vicente […]

Former Fulham defender Brede Hangeland has agreed to join Crystal Palace after signing a one-year contract with Tony Pulis' side. The 33-year-old Norway international spent the past six seasons with Fulham before leaving the club following its relegation to the Championship last season. Upon his departure, Hangeland had some parting words for the London club […]

Mexico international goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has flown to Spain to finalize a move to Malaga. Ochoa was one of the standout performers during this summer's World Cup in Brazil. He made countless game saving stops during Mexico's tournament run with his most notable performance perhaps taking place in a 0-0 group stage match against the […]

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has fast-tracked Luis Suarez appeal against his four-month ban from FIFA which banned the striker from all football-related activity. Suarez is set to appear before the CAS on August 8. That is when he and Barcelona will present their case. The case against the Uruguayan international will be […]

Real Madrid's latest acquisition, James Rodriguez, gave an interview to Colombian radio and added to the growing speculation in Spain that Radamel Falcao could be making a stunning move to the La Liga giants. Rumors began to surface over the weekend that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, Jorge Mendes (Falcao's agent) and Vadim Vasilyev (Monaco's […]

Following a summer of seismic change at Everton in 2013, the club’s long-term ambitions were unclear. Reeling after former manager David Moyes and former star player Marouane Fellaini traded Merseyside for Manchester, plenty anticipated a Toffees demise. But just over 13 months into his reign as Everton boss, Roberto Martinez — the man who succeeded Moyes — has […]

If there are two lessons that Manchester City and the New York Yankees can take out of the game between Liverpool and Manchester City at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night, it is that there were a whole lot more Liverpool fans in New York, and that there is a lot of work yet to be done […]

Manchester City's third shirt for the 2014/15 season has been leaked on the Internet. City's third shirt is a purple shirt with fluorescent yellow trim. The collar is a darker shade of purple. So too is the back of the shirt that is darker than the front, similar to Manchester United's third shirt that is […]

An attendance of 64,207. That’s the number of fans that attended a recent rivalry match between the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers at Seattle’s behemoth CenturyLink Field, which it shares with the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. The Sounders have only been an official member of MLS since their inaugural season in 2009, […]

FOX Sports has been using the International Champions Cup as a testing ground for a whole host of changes in its soccer coverage during the past week. Most of them, so far, have been poor. But tonight's coverage of the Liverpool-Manchester City game featured several cheap tricks that — yet again — give soccer viewers […]

The stage is set for the International Champions Cup game between Liverpool and Manchester City at Yankee Stadium in New York City. The winners of tonight's game will be the favorite to qualify for the Guinness International Champions Cup final on Monday, to be played in Miami — where the club could face Manchester United, […]