Despite claiming on August 3rd that Liverpool would not be signing Mario Balotelli, Brendan Rodgers has signed the mercurial Italian to his forward line, in a major signing for the Liverpool club. There had been worries about Liverpool's transfer business this summer with the club having failed to suitably replace Luis Suarez with a renowned […]

Mario Balotelli possesses so much talent, but the detriments he can bring on and off the pitch bring about an aura of fear. So how does Brendan Rodgers fit the bad boy who says he wants to become even badder, into a club that was supposedly worried about image problems just a few months ago? […]

When Daniel Sturridge left Manchester City for Chelsea back in 2009, the overwhelming consensus was that he would go on to become a wonderful center forward. After all, here was a young man who had it all: pace, power, technical ability and a calm head in front of goal. Admittedly somewhere between his switch from […]

Having been the dominant force in both of their opening Premier League games, Everton should have six points from six at this early stage of the season. For overwhelming periods of their matches against Leicester City and Arsenal, Roberto Martinez’s side have resembled a vibrant, enterprising outfit. But for small yet catastrophically costly spells—especially late […]

According to Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague, Manchester United have agreed to pay Real Madrid a British transfer record fee of £63.9million for Angel Di Maria. Balague broke news of United's impending move for the Argentina international late yesterday and is now reporting that the 26-year-old winger will fly into Manchester tomorrow in order to hold […]

Today's Sunderland-Manchester United match gives United manager Louis Van Gaal an opportunity to get United off to a better start than the 2-1 loss to Swansea last week. For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown on: Sunderland vs Manchester United, 11am, NBCSN and Telemundo and NBC Sports Live Extra Starting lineups: Sunderland: Mannone, Vergini, v Aanholt, […]

Sunderland entertain Manchester United on Sunday afternoon in what will be the latest indicator to Louis Van Gaal as to how much work still needs to be done to this broken United squad. Sunderland go into the game as the form side out of the two clubs, and there is a real feel that they […]

The two Premier League teams that were involved in the Europa League on Thursday (Tottenham and Hull City) play this morning. For viewers in the United States (and around the world), the match between Spurs and QPR will be commentated by Ian Darke, which will be a nice bonus for an early match. For viewers in the United […]

Fresh from yesterday's news that Manchester United are on the verge of signing Angel Di Maria, Real Madrid manager has informed the media that the player has said his goodbyes and is leaving the club. Speaking at a press conference ahead of Madrid's first league fixture of the season against Cordoba, Ancelotti confirmed the Argentina […]

At the beginning of last season, the average tenure of a manager in the Premier League was 2 years and 2 months. This is comparable with the tenure of managers in Serie A and La Liga, and slightly less than the tenure of a coach in the Bundesliga. What this means to a soccer fan […]

Libya lost the rights to host the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals today, citing the country’s “unstable security situation” due to ongoing conflicts and political volatility in the nation. Libya has been plagued with turmoil since 2011 following the downfall of former leader Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. The country has failed to recover from […]

Reports from Spain and England are gathering momentum, as it appears Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria. Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague has revealed that the Argentina international is expected to hold talks with United next week to discuss a move to Old Trafford; a […]

Louis Van Gaal’s “Red Devil Revolution” might have won over the British press quickly but how is he serving as an effective custodian of Manchester United’s future? David Moyes made an effort to transition properly to the next era of Manchester United players giving Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck more time on the pitch and […]

In a game of two halves at Goodison Park, Everton took a 2-0 lead into the break only for Arsenal to score two goals to finish the match 2-2. Here are the player ratings: Everton Tim Howard – 5 Didn’t have a lot to do with only three shots on target against him but conceding […]

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is an imposing figure while he's stalking the touchline during a match. The former Argentina international midfielder has carried over his bustling playing style into management and has fashioned a "take no prisoners" attitude amongst the club's players and supporters. Last night, during the second leg of the Spanish Super […]