Real Madrid's Welsh winger Gareth Bale has suffered a calf injury, the club confirmed on Tuesday, which could rule him out for three weeks. Bale limped off with what looked like the recurrence of the calf problem which has plagued him over the past two years, after scoring his 11th goal in eight games during […]

American international Jordan Morris has made the decision that he sees his future in America instead of Werder Bremen, according to a statement released by the Bundesliga club today. Morris has been training with Werder Bremen during the past week, and made a positive impression on the club. However, despite the club believing that the […]

Inter Milan announced on Tuesday they had cancelled the contract of former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic, who had yet to make an appearance this season. Vidic missed the first half of the campaign after undergoing a hernia operation in August, with the ex-Serbia international now a free agent. The 34-year-old joined Inter on a […]

Swansea gave new head coach Francesco Guidolin the perfect welcome present as they beat Watford 1-0 to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone on Monday. Guidolin was announced as Swansea head coach, to work alongside interim manager Alan Curtis, just hours before kick-off at the Liberty Stadium. The 60-year-old Italian will have the […]

Second half substitute Chisom Chikatara inspired Nigeria to a crushing 4-1 win over Niger in their African Nations Championships opening match at Kigali's Nyamirambo stadium on Monday. The Abia Warriors star grabbed a hat-trick late in the second half to give Nigeria bragging rights over their West African neighbors. After a barren first half, Nigeria […]

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott believes the arrival of Petr Cech at the Emirates Stadium has made a huge difference to the Gunners' title prospects. The lack of a truly top-class goalkeeper has been cited as one of the reasons why Arsene Wenger's team have not won the Premier League since 2004. But the preseason arrival […]

Week 20 of the Serie A season saw 33 goals scored across the league’s 10 matches. Long stereotyped as a defensive league, no game in week 20 finished with a 0-0 score line. On form and fueling attacking soccer, top-class strikers led fans through another exciting weekend of calcio. Now, with just over half the […]

Norwich made their fourth signing of the January transfer window as the Premier League club swooped for Wolfsburg defender Timm Klose on Monday. Switzerland center back Klose agreed a three-and-half-year contract with the Canaries, subject to governing body approval, for an undisclosed fee. Matt Jarvis, Ivo Pinto and Ben Godfrey have already moved to Carrow […]

Watford have signed Morocco winger Nordin Amrabat from Spanish side Malaga, the Premier League club announced on Monday. Amrabat, 28, agreed a three and a half year contract with the Hornets and will link up with Quique Sanchez Flores' squad after Monday's league match at Swansea. SEE MORE: Latest January transfer window deals and news. […]

The philosophy: Functional results through dysfunctional means Manchester United's draw at Newcastle proved Louis Van Gaal is struggling to balance fluid attacking play with defensive solidity, but he has at least managed to perfect the art of neither at Anfield. United’s attacking during the first half comprised of launching the ball long to an isolated […]

Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri hailed Gonzalo Higuain as "the top striker in the world" but says the Argentinian can do more on his record-setting run towards Serie A's top scorer's award. "If he was a little more aggressive when going to the net, he'd score a lot more," Sarri said after Napoli moved two points […]

Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has revealed that he has been the subject of interest from other clubs since his move to England but has rejected leaving the north London outfit.The France international, who is one of the more complete center backs in the Premier League, claims that he is more than content with his current […]

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has signed a new contract, the English Premier League club announced Monday. Although Liverpool's statement did not specify the duration of the extension, Britain's Press Association said that Mignolet's new deal meant he would stay at Anfield for a further five years until 2021. The Belgium international had more clean sheets […]

Playing up front for Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid side cannot be easy. After all, in a team which is so focused on forging a cohesive shape, clearing danger quickly and frustrating opponents, attacking incision often seems as though it’s a secondary concern. But over the years the Madrid side have had special attacking players who […]

Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness on Monday won early release from prison, with a German court ruling that he would be freed in February after serving around half of his sentence for tax evasion. "Uli Hoeness will be released on February 29," said Herbert Veh, chief judge of the court in Augsburg, adding that […]