Premier League title contenders Tottenham Hotspur, meanwhile, came away from their trip to Italy to face Fiorentina with an excellent 1-1 draw that puts them in a strong position ahead of next week's return. Mauricio Pochettino sent out a strong side, albeit one missing first-choice goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and with Harry Kane on the bench. […]

Pep Guardiola's horrendous injury list at Bayern Munich is "no accident or misfortune", but down to the wrong training structure at the German giants, says one of Germany's leading sports scientists. Bayern face Juventus in the last 16 of the Champions League in Turin next Tuesday with Guardiola's squad so decimated by injury that he […]

Louis van Gaal refused to take the blame for Manchester United's latest humiliation as the embattled boss claimed bad luck was the reason for Thursday's humiliating 2-1 defeat against Danish side FC Midtjylland in the Europa League. Van Gaal's side were expected to coast to victory in the last 32, first leg, but they failed […]

Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o on Thursday succeeded in having a tell-all book written by his former girlfriend banned by the High Court of Paris, but the editor confirmed they have appealed the decision. Nathalie Koah's 'Revenge Porn – Football, sex, money: the testimony of Samuel Eto'o's ex', tells the story of a woman who considers […]

Tottenham’s incredible season is now met with an incredible dilemma. Even the most optimistic Spurs supporter, or staffer, could not have seen Spurs being two points off the top of the Premier League in February, right as another major glut of fixtures awaits. With this fixture congestion, the fear of a late season swoon, and […]

Lionel Messi moved past 300 La Liga goals as Barcelona moved six points clear at the top of the table with a 3-1 win at Sporting Gijon on Wednesday. The five-time World Player of the Year struck either side of Carlos Castro's well-worked equalizer in a three-goal burst in five first-half minutes. Luis Suarez missed […]

Julian Draxler netted twice as Wolfsburg sealed a 3-2 win at Gent on Wednesday to leave the Germans on course for the Champions League quarter-finals. The 22-year-old scored either side of the break in the last 16, first-leg clash, with Max Kruse also on target, but two late goals from Gent gave the Belgian champions […]

Zinedine Zidane won't admit it yet, but 10-time winners Real Madrid remain on course for a sixth consecutive Champions League semi-final appearance after a clinical 2-0 win at Roma in the first leg of their last 16 tie on Wednesday. World Cup winner Zidane won the competition as a player with Real in 2002 and […]

Pep Guardiola acknowledges Bayern Munich have a height problem ahead of their key Champions League clash at Juventus as an injury crisis has left them short at the back. While striker Robert Lewandowski is head and shoulders above his rivals, scoring twice in Sunday's 3-1 win at Augsburg, injuries meant Bayern fielded a back four […]

Napoli, Borussia Dortmund, Porto, Sevilla and a host of continental big guns as well as English clubs Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool swing into Europa League action in the last-32 knock out phase on Thursday. In fact one clash has already begun on Tuesday as Turkey's Fenerbahce took a 2-0 advantage over rusty Lokomotiv Moscow, […]

Jurgen Klopp returns to Germany for the first time as Liverpool coach on Thursday hunting a Europa League win at Augsburg in his quest to quench the Reds' thirst for silverware. Fans have clamored for tickets for the round-of-32, first-leg clash at the WWK Arena in deepest Bavaria to see Liverpool, who are unbeaten in […]

UEFA's Round of 32 for the Europa League has kicked off as new teams enter this stage of the tournament including heavyweights Manchester United, Porto, Bayer Leverkusen, Olympiacos and others. Fenerbahce's 2-0 victory against Locomotiv Moscow on Tuesday kicked off the latest stage of Europa League matches on Tuesday. But there are plenty of other […]

Soccer fans in the United States who want to watch the Copa Libertadores but don't subscribe to FOX Deportes can finally watch the tournament from the comfort of their homes, offices or on the go with FOX Soccer 2GO. Plus, for the first-time ever, FOX's legal streaming service will offer the 2016 tournament in English, making […]

FIFA's ethics committee on Wednesday sanctioned German football legend Franz Beckenbauer with a warning and a light fine for failing to cooperate with a probe into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The investigation into the controversial decisions to award the two tournaments to Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022) culminated in the […]

Lokomotiv midfielder Dmitry Tarasov said he revealed a T-shirt praising Vladimir Putin after a match with Turkey's Fenerbahce as a gesture of support for the Russian president but did not intend to upset anyone, local media reported Wednesday. "He's my president, I respect him and decided to show that I'm with him everywhere," the R-Sport […]