Barcelona boss Luis Enrique claimed his side are capable of winning their final five La Liga games to claim the title despite slipping to a fourth defeat in five games as they were beaten 2-1 by Valencia. The Catalans hadn't tasted defeat in 39 games until losing to Real Madrid earlier this month, but have […]

After 65 matches, the average attendance for the 2016 MLS season is just over 21,300, which represents a 3.15% increase over the first 65 games of the 2015 season. Of course, you have to take the numbers with a grain of salt. For gameweek 7 of the 2016 MLS season, the average reported attendance was […]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wants his side to repair the "mental damage" of a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace when they face West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Thursday. The Gunners blew a chance to take a major step towards securing Champions League qualification for a remarkable 19th successive season after being held […]

Here are the top 10 things we learned from gameweek 7 of the 2016 MLS season from April 15-17: 1. Referees Remain in the Spotlight MLS PRO’s nightmare continues. Red cards didn’t play a huge part in MLS’ seventh week, but, "thanks" to Baldomero Toledo’s meltdown at the end of Orlando City’s game against New […]

Stoke City striker Peter Crouch will have no qualms derailing Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League title bid when the two teams meet despite some residual loyalty to his former club. Victory for second-placed Spurs will see them close to within five points of leaders Leicester City with just four games of the season remaining. Former England […]

Five thousand to one. Those were the odds at the beginning of the season of Leicester City winning the Premier League title. While they haven't done it yet, they're well on their way to not only achieving the greatest title surprise in Premier League history, but also the biggest underdog story EVER in all of […]

Yannick Bolasie put a dent in Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League with an equaliser for Crystal Palace nine minutes from time in a 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Arsene Wenger's side appeared on course for victory following Alexis Sanchez's headed goal in first-half stoppage-time. But Palace, second best throughout […]

Borussia Dortmund reacted coolly on Sunday to reports Germany international Ilkay Gundogan is set to join Manchester City next season to work with Pep Guardiola. Both German daily Bild and UK tabloid The Sun claim the 25-year-old defensive midfielder will leave at the end of the season and has already signed a five-year contract with […]

Italy midfielder Claudio Marchisio will miss Euro 2016 after his club Juventus confirmed he has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Juventus star Marchisio was stretchered off 15 minutes into the champions' 4-0 victory over Palermo in Turin after a challenge that left him rolling on the turf in pain. Juve's victory […]

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri refused to condemn Jonathan Moss after the referee sent off Jamie Vardy for diving and gave West Ham a controversial penalty in a potentially damaging 2-2 draw for the Premier League leaders on Sunday. Moss dismissed England forward Vardy when he threw himself to the turf in search of a second […]

American teenager Christian Pulisic scored his first Bundesliga goal on Sunday as Borussia Dortmund kept some pressure on leaders Bayern Munich with a 3-0 win over 10-man Hamburg. Dortmund bounced back from the heart-break of their last-gasp 4-3 defeat at Liverpool on Thursday, which ended their Europa League campaign at the quarter-final stage. It was […]

Francesco Totti came off the bench to hit a late, precious leveler as Champions League-chasing Roma dropped two points in a thrilling 3-3 draw away to Atalanta on Sunday. Roma travelled to Bergamo feeling the pressure after Inter Milan stunned Napoli 2-0 on Saturday to close the gap on third place to three points. But […]

Rangers booked a place in the Scottish Cup final after a dramatic penalty shoot-out Sunday in an action-packed semi-final against Old Firm rivals Celtic that ended 2-2 after extra-time at Hampden. Australian international Tom Rogic blasted the decisive spot-kick over the bar to hand Rangers a 5-4 victory after Callum McGregor and Scott Brown had […]

Manuel Pellegrini said it was "strange" Sergio Aguero has never been player of the year in England after the Manchester City star's hat-trick secured a 3-0 win at Chelsea. Despite being one of the Premier League's most consistent goalscorers in recent seasons, Aguero has yet to win either the Football Writers' player of the year […]

Louis van Gaal admitted Manchester United’s latest contribution to the race for the Champions League was not enough to get Old Trafford excited. Yet the United manager believes his side’s stodgy 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday — a result that confirmed the Birmingham club's relegation from the Premier League — was enough to […]