Gareth Bale's future at Real Madrid is assured after new coach Zinedine Zidane praised the Welsh winger on Tuesday. Bale joined Real two-and-a-half years ago for a world record transfer fee but has struggled at times in the Spanish capital. Despite renewed interest from Manchester United, the 26-year-old was thriving at Real under Rafael Benitez, […]

FIFA investigators on Tuesday requested a nine-year ban against the body's suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke, who was provisionally suspended from soccer in October for 90 days over corruption allegations. The investigatory chamber of FIFA's ethics committee, world soccer's in-house prosecutor, also asked for Valcke's temporary suspension to be extended for 45 days while FIFA's […]

Schalke 04 president Clemens Toennies on Tuesday ruled out the sale of their rising Germany star Leroy Sane, who had been linked with a big-money transfer to English Premier League side Manchester City. The Bundesliga club have decided "not to sell Sane," Toennies said in an interview with German daily Bild, adding that "there had […]

Since his appointment in 1996, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made some extremely shrewd player purchases. Eventual greats such as Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Nicolas Anelka, Robert Pires, Sol Campbell, Cesc Fabregas and Nicklas Bendtner (sorry, I had to) were all brought in over the Frenchman’s first eight campaigns in north London. Following the financing […]

Spanish media expressed skepticism Tuesday about the prospects for Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid coach after his sensational appointment. All said that Real president Florentino Perez was taking a risk naming the French World Cup "legend" who has no experience running a team of superstars. Perez announced Monday that the three-time world player of the […]

Florentino Pérez may be an egomaniac who doesn’t know how to keep out of his own team’s way, but at least he’s predictable. In a move that surprised absolutely no one, Pérez fired Rafa Benítez yesterday and replaced him with Real Madrid icon Zinedine Zidane. With Madrid only four points from the top of La […]

Bundesliga leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has fueled speculation he is set to leave Borussia Dortmund after missing the club's return to training following the winter break on Tuesday. A club spokesman said the Gabon international was absent "for personal reasons" although reports have linked the 26-year-old with Premier League clubs Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United. […]

The death of Howard Kendall a few months ago reminded us of what Everton once was. This season’s topsy-turvy Premier League made us dream of what Everton could be again. But instead of competing with the likes of Leicester City and Crystal Palace to qualify for Europe, the Toffees are struggling to win games even at […]

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been voted England's Player of the Year for the fourth time after breaking his country's scoring record, the Football Association announced on Tuesday. The 30-year-old took his England tally to 51 goals, breaking Bobby Charlton's longstanding record of 49, and top-scored with seven goals as Roy Hodgson's side qualified […]

On this week's edition of Sky Sports' Monday Night Football, the pundits decided to pick apart the 1966 World Cup Final between England and Germany since there was no Monday match in the Premier League this week. In addition to analyzing the tactics of the match, which was played 50 years ago this year, Jamie […]

Depressed by a disappointing 2015, smiles had returned to the faces of Real Madrid fans on Tuesday as they cheered their idol Zinedine Zidane during his first training session as coach. On the eve of Epiphany, an important holiday in Spain where people dressed up as the three kings parade in the streets and children […]

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has revealed he wants to manage an English Premier League team in his first press conference since announcing he will leave the Bundesliga giants at the end of the season. "I want to coach in England," said the Spaniard on Tuesday, before adding that he "has no new club yet". […]

It is more than 20 years since Everton last won a trophy and Roberto Martinez says more silverware is long overdue as his side prepare for Wednesday's League Cup semi-final first leg against Manchester City. The FA Cup in 1995 was the last addition to the trophy cabinet at Goodison Park, which during the 1980s […]

The first legs of the 2015/16 Capital One Cup semi-finals will be televised live and exclusively on beIN SPORTS in the United States. The games, which will feature Stoke City vs. Liverpool on Tuesday, January 5 and Everton vs. Manchester City on Wednesday, January 6, kick-off at 3pm ET. The Capital One Cup (also known […]

German sportswear giant Adidas would like to see Manchester United playing more attractive soccer, their CEO Herbert Hainer told German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung in an interview published on Monday. The interview could put more pressure on under-fire Manchester United manager Dutchman Louis van Gaal, whose charges have been widely accused of being boring this season. […]