West Ham United midfielder Alou Diarra has been hit by a knee injury that will keep him out for the entire season. The injury comes as a blow both to the footballer and West Ham United. The French defensive midfielder, who can also play as a centre back, picked up the injury in the mid-week […]

The draw for the group stage of the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League has been announced, with the 48 participating teams finding our their fate today. For fans of British football, both Tottenham and Swansea face challenging groups. Spurs will go up against Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala, Moldovan side FC Sheriff and Norwegian Cup […]

Tottenham Hotspur have finalized the transfer of Romanian centre back Vlad Chiriches from Steaua Bucharest for a transfer fee believed to be around £7million. According to the club website, "The centre-back joined Steaua from Pandurii Targu Jiu, making his debut in July 2011 before helping them to the Romanian Liga I championship last year. "The […]

Liverpool are closing in on a deal to sign Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given as a backup to Simon Mignolet at Anfield. Given, who continues to be on the bench at Villa after American goalkeeper Brad Guzan occupies the starting spot, may move to Merseyside. The Irish goalkeeper is still one of the highest wage […]

Closing time is fast approaching on the transfer window, and whilst many deals are just starting to gather pace, one of the summer’s major transfer sagas looks to be running out of steam. The future of Wayne Rooney has been a hot topic over the past few weeks, but with a move to Chelsea looking […]

This week’s Fantasy Premier League tips focus on the precious wildcard. If well-timed, the wildcard can be an opportunity to make huge strides with your side as you yearn to climb the rankings. It is a tense feeling, that moment in the transfer section of the game when you click “Play wildcard” and open Pandora’s […]

Everton have dismissed Manchester United's bid of £36million for Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini, according to The Guardian newspaper. The revised bid is an improved offer from the £28million that United made 10 days ago. However, the offer is still less than what Everton chairman Bill Kenwright values the players at. Talks are expected to continue between […]

US men's national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has announced his roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica (Sept. 6) and Mexico (Sept. 10). The 23-man roster is: Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa/England), Tim Howard (Everton/England), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake/MLS) Defenders: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla/Mexico), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City/MLS), John Brooks (Hertha […]

Less than 48 hours after being arrested and charged with drunken driving, Sunderland forward Stephane Sessegnon looks set to move to Qatari club Al-Jaish after the two clubs agreed a fee of around £5million, according to Sky Tyne & Wear. While Sunderland played MK Dons Tuesday night at the Stadium of Light in the League Cup, […]

Two games into the season, Liverpool finds itself tied for second place near the top of the Premier League table with Tottenham Hotspur. It's the first time the Red have won their first two games of the season since 2008-09, a campaign that saw them finish in second place with 86 points. More importantly, the […]

Tottenham Hotspur transfer target Christian Eriksen is currently undergoing a medical after agreeing personal terms with the White Hart Lane club, according to a report on the Dutch television network Fox Sports Central. Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur are close to agreeing a £9.3million deal and a four year contract. Tottenham Technical Director Franco Baldini is […]

UEFA have named Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery as the recipient of the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for 2013. Ribery, who was instrumental in helping Bayern Munich win the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League final, beat Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the hotly contested honor. For Ribery to beat both Messi and […]

Chelsea have completed the signing of Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o on a free transfer from Anzhi Makhachkala. In 2011, Eto'o became the world's highest paid footballer with a salary of €20 million after tax per season. After the Anzhi owner decided to shrink the team's budget this summer, Eto'o was put on the transfer market. Chelsea […]

Arsenal have announced the signing of Mathieu Flamini as a defensive midfielder to shore up the holes and injuries that have riddled the club in previous weeks. Flamini returns to the club as a free agent, where he helped the Gunners win the FA Cup in 2005. "We’re very pleased Mathieu has agreed to re-join […]

Barcelona and Real Madrid had slender 1-0 away wins in Andalucia to leave both giants among five clubs with maximum points after two weeks of the new La Liga season. The Catalans, without Lionel Messi, won at Malaga thanks to full-back Adriano’s goal just before half-time, while Los Blancos had an early Karim Benzema goal […]