Just days after Jose Mourinho's abrupt departure from Chelsea, Louis van Gaal is teetering on the brink of becoming the next high-profile victim of the Premier League sack race. The pressure is mounting on the embattled Manchester United manager, who was hunkered down at United's Carrington training base on Monday amid speculation he will be […]

Spain forward Pedro has backed his club and international teammate Cesc Fabregas to overcome hostility from some Chelsea fans and come good for the west Londoners. Midfielder Fabregas was jeered by some sections of the Stamford Bridge crowd during Saturday's 3-1 win over Sunderland as part of protests against the sacking of 'Shed' hero Jose […]

Manchester United defender Phil Jones has issued a rallying call to his teammates to stick together and relieve some of the pressure on under-fire boss Louis van Gaal. The Dutchman has come under increased scrutiny amid a poor run of results, with Saturday's 2-1 home defeat against Norwich seeing United slide out of the Premier […]

Former Chelsea and Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff announced his retirement on Monday. Duff came through the youth ranks at Blackburn before moving onto Chelsea, Newcastle and then Fulham. The 36-year-old won two Premier League titles and the League Cup with Chelsea, lifted the League Cup with Blackburn and helped Fulham reach the 2010 […]

FIFA investigators used special software for financial watchdogs to catch the $2 million transfer that led to the ban on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, a source close to soccer's world governing body said. Unleashing the Swiss-developed program which can analyze thousands of accounts in double quick time highlights the lengths now being taken to […]

This time last year, talk of Vincent Kompany’s inconsistency began defining his reputation, with the once vaunted central defender reduced to a precarious place among soccer’s elite. Now, with Manchester City undefeated in the league when the imposing Belgian is in the lineup, the debate about his value has gone silent. Whatever ground Kompany gave […]

Theo Walcott scored a brilliant opening goal as Arsenal established themselves as the number one challengers to Premier League leaders Leicester City by overcoming Manchester City 2-1 on Monday. Walcott curled home a beauty in the 33rd minute before Mesut Ozil teed up Olivier Giroud to score his 12th goal in 14 games in first […]

While Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is normally tight-lipped on potential incoming transfers — most notably when he claimed to have never heard of Santi Cazorla only days before signing him from Malaga in 2012 — the Frenchman has recently claimed that he will do his best to make signings as quickly as possible during the […]

An image of Juventus' home jersey for the 2016/17 season has been leaked on the Internet. Currently sitting fourth in the Serie A table, the Turin side will be wearing its iconic black and white stripes for the 2016/17 season, but the design will look quite different than in previous seasons. Some of the unique […]

The Bundesliga title race isn’t exactly setting pulses racing, but there are still plenty of talking points. Pep Guardiola is leaving for pastures new at the end of the season, and the Munich giants have acted swiftly in securing Carlo Ancelotti as his replacement. There’s Borussia Dortmund under the stewardship of Thomas Tuchel, whose team […]

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini vowed to keep fighting FIFA in courts after being suspended for eight years over ethics violations on Monday. Blatter, FIFA's president since 1998, said he had been "betrayed" by the world body's ethics committee which he helped set up and accused judges of ignoring key evidence he believes should have […]

Barcelona star Lionel Messi was spat at by a River Plate fan during an ugly airport altercation following his side's 3-0 victory in the Club World Cup final in Japan, Spanish media reported on Monday. Messi, who scored the opening goal in Sunday's final, reportedly retaliated with a punch after being subjected to a series […]

Jose Mourinho’s sacking by Chelsea last week coupled with the continued bad form of Manchester United, managed by one of the Portuguese manager’s coaching mentors Louis van Gaal, has led to rampant speculation that the Red Devils will soon make a change. Mourinho has made it clear he has no intention of taking a sabbatical […]

It can certainly without doubt be considered a little harsh to judge Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp’s time at Liverpool thus far. After all, the former Borussia Dortmund manager has only been in charge of the club for 15 games. However his time at the club can be called underwhelming thus far. The question to pose […]

Real Madrid's under fire coach Rafael Benitez admits some fans will never be happy despite his side hitting a historic 10 goals to sweep aside nine-man Rayo Vallecano 10-2 on Sunday. Gareth Bale scored four for the first time in his Madrid career, whilst Karim Benzema struck his second hat-trick in three games as Real […]