Earlier today, former Barcelona and Atletico Madrid striker David Villa took part in his first training session with Melbourne City FC. Spain's all-time leading scorer had previously been training in New York prior to his arrival in Australia 24 hours ago. The striker will join the A-League side on a 10-game loan spell before returning […]

Jurgen Klinsmann has announced his squad for the US Men's National Team friendly against Ecuador, which will be played on October 10 in East Hartford, Connecticut. After a 15-year international career in which he became the most accomplished player in team history, U.S. Men's National Team forward Landon Donovan (@landondonovan) will make his final appearance […]

For the second week in a row, Manchester United has a very lucky win under its belt. Everton deserved a point from this game, and played very well in the second half. Manchester United will need to improve their play significantly to compete with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City; whom they will play soon. Injuries-notwithstanding, […]

Today, amid the celebrations of Diego Costa's goal which spotted Chelsea a 2-0 lead over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, Sky Sports announcer Martin Tyler asked the question: "Have you seen a foreign player adapt so quickly to the Premier League?" Of course, the long-time commentator was adding his own verbal 'flavor' to Costa's splendid finish […]

Premier League managers Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger got into a spat during the first half of the Chelsea-Arsenal match on Sunday after Chelsea defender Gary Cahill made a nasty tackle against Alexis Sanchez in front of the two managers. Wenger, obviously incensed by the foul, walked over towards Mourinho, but the Chelsea manager motioned […]

Over the past few weeks, it appeared Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was a dead-man walking. A large section of the club's supporters, – who were fed up with a year's worth of dismal performances – had focused their attention on the Magpies' fourth-year manager. Protests were organized and signs handed out demanding that Pardew […]

Manchester United welcome Roberto Martinez's Everton side to Old Trafford this Sunday in what is arguably Louis van Gaal's first real test as manager of United as the Toffees look to replicate last term's domestic double over United. United head into Sunday's fixture with no real let-up on the injury front with Chris Smalling, Phil […]

Prior to his side's round of seven La Liga encounter with Valencia, Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone told the media: "As they are not in European competition this season, Valencia will have to try hard not to be in the top four [in Spain]." The quote from the Argentine boss had been perceived by some as […]

NBC has announced the commentators for this weekend’s Premier League matches that will be shown on television and Internet across the United States. Here’s the line-up: Saturday, October 4: Liverpool vs West Brom, 10am, NBC Sports Live Extra and NBCSN; Gary Weaver & Davie Provan Hull vs Crystal Palace, 10am, NBC Sports Live Extra; Jonathan Beck […]

It’s especially pleasing to see a young player given their chance in a team and grasping it with aplomb. There’s something innately refreshing about witnessing a fresh face make their mark and typically, when a youngster yields a positive contribution, the watching crowd stir and purr a little more than usual. But one spot on the pitch you rarely see […]

With the international break looming large, we implore you to immerse yourself in a fine set of domestic action weekend. And as luck would have it, there's a quintet of wonderful fixtures to take in over the course of the next couple of days. We've got two games from the Premier League—a division which has averaged a […]

Lionel Messi is to face a trial for alleged tax evasion after a Spanish court rejected the Barcelona star's appeal against his prosecution. Messi and his father Jorge are accused of defrauding the Spanish state of more than £3.1 million ($5 million) between 2007 and 2009. They have denied any wrongdoing and will have five days […]

Speaking ahead of his club's Super Sunday showdown with Arsenal, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho declined an opportunity to apologize to his counterpart Arsene Wenger for referring to long-serving Gunners' boss as a "specialist in failure" last season. Mourinho reminded reporters that he made the verbal taunt in response to comments made by Wenger and would prefer to leave that moment in […]

Arsenal has suffered a ridiculous 889 injuries (including illnesses) since the start of the 2002-03 season, according to a recent report by Physioroom.com. The nearly 900 injuries during the last 12 seasons (plus the first two months of the current campaign) is an astronomical number compared to other top Premier League teams. In the same timespan, Manchester United […]

Last May, when Luis Enrique was appointed manager of Barcelona, the 44-year-old inherited a group of players that hadn't lived up to the lofty expectations of previous Barcelona sides. Former coach "Tata" Martino played a role in the Catalan club's domestic and European decline last season. The Argentinian's tactics and man-management upset the core of the […]