Two European giants exited the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League tonight as the matches went according to their scripts, with the teams leading from the first leg advancing to the quarter-finals of Europe's ultimate club competition. If you missed the match or you want to see the highlights again, watch the videos below. […]

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On World Soccer Radio 9pm ET, the Champions League is back and so is one of our favorite soccer journalists, Bobby McMahon. Nick & Danny look back on all of the day's Champions League action and discuss Alan Pardew's 7 match suspension. Get involved with the show, send us a tweet @worldsocceradio The live broadcast […]

As if the news couldn't get any worse for Arsenal fans today, the club has revealed that Mesut Ozil could be out for the next 3 weeks after picking up a hamstring injury in the team's defeat against Bayern Munich, which sent the North London club crashing out of the UEFA Champions League. In his […]

With a reported new Nike kit deal worth €700 million seen as a major attraction, nearly a quarter of Manchester United’s shares listed on the NYSE have been secured by investment firm Baron Capital this week. Manchester United owners, the Glazer family, listed the club on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012 but have […]

You know that soccer has made it in America when the politicians in the United States and Russia are using it as a weapon. On Friday, Republican U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), and Dan Coats (R-Ind.) sent a letter to FIFA president Joseph Blatter asking that he strip Russia’s FIFA membership, ban the country from […]

One my most vivid footballing memories from years gone by was watching the first game of the 2006 World Cup. It was a marvelous encounter between the hosts Germany and Costa Rica, and it began with a stunning goal from a 22-year-old left-back called Philipp Lahm. Ever since that excellent strike, I’ve always paid especially […]

Bayern Munich forward Arjen Robben scored zero goals but made two dives against Arsenal in today's UEFA Champions League match, with one of the dives resulting in a penalty for the Bundesliga club that was saved by Lukasz Fabianski. Why a footballer of his calibre would resort to such blatant diving is beyond me, especially […]

Due to the clocks moving forward in the United States this past Sunday, it means that today's UEFA Champions League matches will kick off at 3:45pm ET today because Europe hasn't changed their clocks yet. Here are today's TV and Internet schedule for soccer fans in the United States: Bayern Munich vs Arsenal, 3:45pm, FOX […]

When February began, Manchester City were flying high. Coming off a 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham at White Hart Lane, the Blues sat atop the Barclays Premier League table and some pundits were predicting that City was close to running away with the title. However, things abruptly changed on February 3rd when Manuel Pellegrini’s side was beaten […]

Monday's match between Trabzonspor and Fenerbahce was abandoned after a rain of fireworks, bricks and other objects, including a metal door handle, were thrown on to the pitch by Trabzonspor supporters. The match had been stopped twice by the referee in the first half before the match official decided to abandon the game late in […]

The FA has dismissed Tottenham Hotspur defender Younes Kaboul's red card that he received in the match against Chelsea last weekend. Following an independent regulatory commission hearing, the one-match suspension for Kaboul has been dropped. Kaboul was sent off in the game for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity for Samuel Eto'o. The news will be particularly […]

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has been banned for seven games for headbutting a Hull City footballer on March 1. The seven match ban will include a three-match stadium ban and a four-match touchline ban. Pardew has been fined £60,000, and warned as to his future conduct. The incident that generated the ban by The […]

FOX Sports soccer pundit Warren Barton says that Gus Johnson is one of the best soccer commentators in the world. Johnson, who has only been commentating soccer games on TV for one year, is "as good as anybody in the world," according to Barton who was interviewed by The Big Lead. Here's what Barton said: "I […]

Real Madrid are three points clear at the top of La Liga after beating Levante on Sunday. Atletico Madrid won at Celta Vigo to trail the leaders by three points and Barcelona’s shock defeat at Valladolid leaves them a further point behind in third. Cristiano Ronaldo hit his 24th goal of the Primera season as Real Madrid […]