London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed he will accept a Football Association misconduct charge after being sent off in Sunday's explosive win over Burnley. Wenger was sent to the stands by referee Jon Moss after allegedly using abusive or insulting language towards fourth official Anthony Taylor after Burnley were given a stoppage-time […]

London (AFP) – A potential FA Cup banana skin awaits Pep Guardiola as he takes his inconsistent Manchester City team to Crystal Palace in the fourth round on Saturday. This month's results tell the tale of City's erratic form, with Guardiola's men cruising to a 5-0 win at West Ham United in the FA Cup […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid will recover their killer instinct in front of goal, coach Zinedine Zidane warned as his side's treble ambitions ended with elimination from the Copa del Rey at the hands of Celta Vigo on Wednesday. A 2-2 draw on the night at Balaidos saw Celta progress to the semi-finals 4-3 on […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers praised his Celtic players for their professionalism as they equalled a club record run of 26 domestic games unbeaten at the start of a season. Belgium defender Dedryck Boyata's 72nd minute header helped the current crop of Celtic stars defeat St Johnstone 1-0 at Celtic Park on Wednesday to match […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp claimed it was "really hard" to accept the refereeing decisions he feels are going against Liverpool on a regular basis after his side were denied a place in the League Cup final. Klopp's team crashed out of the competition on Wednesday as Southampton reached the final for the first time […]

Major League Soccer (MLS) has learned the lesson every other American professional and college sports league does — that despite discussion of parity and competitiveness, the real selling point of a league on TV is having elite clubs. Elite clubs could be those that excel on the pitch or perhaps those with the greatest atmospherics […]

Whether you like or dislike Tommy Smyth's soccer analysis, there's no doubt that he's been an important part of the history of soccer on US television. Sadly, today was his last day at ESPN. Smyth, who is most famous for his catchphrase "Bulge in the old onion bag," bid farewell to ESPN today after a […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho intends to keep a close watch on how the Football Association deal with the misconduct charge facing Arsene Wenger. Manchester United manager Mourinho is keen to ensure Wenger is dealt with correctly after the Arsenal boss was accused of verbally abusing and pushing a fourth official during a […]

London (AFP) – Southampton manager Claude Puel set his sights on League Cup glory after masterminding his side's semi-final triumph over Liverpool on Wednesday. Puel's team won 1-0 at Anfield as Shane Long's late goal secured a 2-0 aggregate success that booked the club's first League Cup final appearance since 1979. It is also Southampton's […]

Paris (AFP) – Radamel Falcao pounced on a goalkeeping blunder to send Monaco through to the French League Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain after a 1-0 win over Nancy on Wednesday. The Colombian scored the only goal of the game in first-half stoppage time after a calamitous error from Nancy keeper Guy Roland Ndy Assembe […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Southampton reached the League Cup final for the first time since 1979 as Shane Long grabbed the goal that sealed a memorable 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday. Leading by Nathan Redmond's goal from the first leg two weeks ago, Claude Puel's side showed great resolve to […]

Madrid (AFP) – A fine free-kick from Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't prevent Real Madrid from being dumped out of the Copa del Rey as a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Wednesday allowed the hosts to progress to the semi-finals 4-3 on aggregate. Hampered by a series of injuries, Real's hopes of turning the tie around […]

Paris (AFP) – Veteran French international defender Patrice Evra signed for Marseille on Wednesday on a free transfer from Juventus on an 18-month contract, the Ligue 1 club announced. The 35-year-old left-back, who had been linked with a return to Manchester United, underwent a medical after being released from the last six months of his […]

Port-Gentil (Gabon) (AFP) – Mohamed Salah's thumping early free-kick gave Egypt a 1-0 win against Ghana on Wednesday as they sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The record seven-time winners of the competition came into the game in Port-Gentil only needing a draw to be certain of going through […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – A superb curling free-kick from Miralem Pjanic kept Juventus on track for a third consecutive Serie A and Italian Cup double on Wednesday after a dramatic 2-1 quarter-final win over 10-man AC Milan. Milan were looking to hand the two-time defending Cup champions their third defeat in succession after following a […]