Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is coy about potentially facing his future employers Manchester City when the Champions League quarter-final draw is made on Friday. Bayern's stunning four-goal fightback on Wednesday at the Allianz Arena sealed a 6-4 aggregate win over last year's finalists Juventus. It keeps alive Guardiola's chances of bringing the Champions League […]

Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho's stylish goal earned Liverpool a 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Thursday as Jurgen Klopp's men eliminated their arch foes from the Europa League. Trailing 2-0 from last week's one-sided first leg, Louis van Gaal's United claimed a foothold in the last-16 tie when Anthony Martial won and scored a 32nd-minute […]

N'Golo Kante of Premier League leaders Leicester City has received a first call up to the France squad as coach Didier Deschamps revealed his 23-man squad for friendlies with the Netherlands and Russia. West Ham striker Dimitri Payet, fresh from an FA Cup quarter-final wonder goal against Manchester United, was recalled as the Euro 2016 […]

For the general public, single-game tickets are not yet available for the Copa America Centenario final at MetLife Stadium. Instead, CONCACAF is forcing you into buying a venue pass for the Group Stage of the tournament in order to be entered into a lottery. Then it's the luck of the draw whether you'll be able to get a ticket […]

Jurgen Klopp insists neither he nor Liverpool are scared as the club look to make good on a 2-0 first-leg lead and see off Manchester United for a place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. United will be desperate to overturn the deficit from the first leg when the arch-rivals meet at Old Trafford […]

Bayern Munich's stunning four-goal fightback to beat Juventus had the 'wow' factor for Pep Guardiola as the Bavarians reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the fifth season in a row. Substitutes Thiago Alcantara and Kingsley Coman scored extra-time goals as Bayern roared back to beat Juve 4-2 in their last-16, second-leg tie and seal a […]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger hailed Barcelona's front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar as capable of turning soccer into art as all three struck to eliminate his side from the Champions League. The Gunners bowed out at the last 16 stage for a sixth consecutive season 5-1 on aggregate after a 3-1 defeat […]

The last time I saw Arsenal go two-nil down in the FA Cup was during the 2014 FA Cup Final against Hull. I hadn’t been able to get a ticket to Wembley and had joined 20,000 fans at a watch party at the Emirates. It was in the 8th minute when the second Hull goal […]

It’s fair to say that Louis Van Gaal hasn’t had the best of times managing Manchester United. He’s been given large budgets, a long rope, and carte blanche to bring in whatever players he wants, regardless of fit or resale value. His accomplishments were a fourth place finish, admittedly getting Manchester United back into the […]

Returning to London after Champions League elimination at Barcelona's hands, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger faces more uncomfortable questions than ever before about his stewardship of the club. A season that was still full of hope at the turn of the year is now unravelling in all-too-familiar fashion, with Arsenal out of Europe, out of both […]

Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were all on target as Barcelona piled more pressure on under-fire Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger by easing into the Champions League quarter-finals 5-1 on aggregate with a 3-1 win at the Camp Nou on Wednesday. Neymar's early strike appeared to erase any forlorn hopes of an Arsenal comeback, but […]

Substitutes Thiago Alcantara and Kingsley Coman scored extra-time goals as Bayern Munich roared back to beat Juventus 4-2 in their Champions League last 16, second leg on Wednesday and win 6-4 on aggregate. A stunned Bayern found themselves 2-0 down after 28 minutes at the Allianz Arena as Paul Pogba and Juan Cuadrado struck for […]

Five-time European champions Liverpool will aim to finish off eternal rivals Manchester United when England's two most successful sides clash in the Europa League last 16, second leg at Old Trafford on Thursday. Leading 2-0 from the first leg at Anfield, Liverpool are well placed to reach the quarter-finals of a competition that realistically represents […]

Jeffrey Webb, the disgraced former FIFA vice president, has kept up a millionaire lifestyle quaffing champagne, gambling and partying while under US house arrest awaiting sentence for corruption, according to football's world body. The 51-year-old husband of American gynecologist Kendra Gamble-Webb was the first former FIFA official to appear publicly in a New York court […]

Claudio Ranieri has never quite been given the plaudits his managerial pedigree should have earned him. When he was appointed last July by Leicester City, the critics came out in full force. The evidence cited as to Ranieri’s inadequacy for the job generally centered around his failed short stint as manager of the Greece national team […]