The owner of struggling French giants Marseille, Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, has put the Ligue 1 club up for sale, she announced in a letter addressed to fans on Wednesday. "I understand the frustration of not seeing OM being able to be competitive at this level and I'm informing you that I took the decision to give […]

Embroiled in the Mathieu Valbuena sex-tape scandal, France forward Karim Benzema will not be selected for Euro 2016, the player and the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed on Wednesday. "Unfortunately for me and for those who have always backed me and supported me, I will not be selected for our Euro in France," Benzema revealed […]

United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann on Wednesday denied reports suggesting he was being lined up to take over from Roberto Martinez at Everton. A tweet from respected television commentator Ian Darke said there were "persistent Merseyside rumors" linking Klinsmann to the Premier League club. However former Germany international striker Klinsmann categorically denied the claims in […]

Teenage sensation Marcus Rashford scored a delicious goal as Manchester United won 2-1 at West Ham United in Wednesday's FA Cup quarter-final replay to bolster manager Louis van Gaal. West Ham were bidding to crown the final cup tie at their venerable Boleyn Ground home with victory, having pushed United close at Old Trafford in […]

Bayern Munich came out on top in an entertaining Champions League last-eight clash with Benfica, reaching the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory, after a second-leg 2-2 draw in Lisbon on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola took his German champions to the Estadio Da Luz with a 1-0 first-leg lead thanks to Arturo Vidal's early strike at […]

Atletico Madrid dumped holders Barcelona out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage for the second time in three seasons as Antoine Griezmann's double sealed a 2-0 win on Wednesday to progress 3-2 on aggregate. Griezmann put the hosts ahead on away goals with a fine first-half header before converting from the penalty spot […]

Paris Saint-Germain have some serious soul-searching to do after once again coming up short in the Champions League as they exited the competition at the hands of Manchester City on Tuesday. A 1-0 defeat in England saw PSG lose 3-2 on aggregate as they became the first team to lose in the quarter-finals of the […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini backed his players to go on and win the Champions League after they overcame Paris Saint-Germain to reach the semi-finals for the first time. Having procured two away goals in last week's 2-2 first-leg draw, City went into Tuesday's home leg in a position of strength, but it was not […]

Angry fans of seven-time European champions AC Milan have turned on club president Silvio Berlusconi for sacking Sinisa Mihajlovic and appointing yet another coach with no top level experience. "Mihajlovic is just the latest innocent (coach) to pay for the mismanagement of the club, all with the complicit approval of President Berlusconi," a prominent supporters […]

"Goals are in my DNA," concluded Cristiano Ronaldo after spearheading a famous Real Madrid comeback with a hat-trick to see off Wolfsburg and reach the Champions League semi-finals for a record sixth straight season. The three-time World Player of the Year's self-appraisals are rarely humble. It is just six weeks since he called out his […]

Five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi insists Barcelona's belief hasn't been affected by a poor run of form as they travel to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday holding a precarious 2-1 first-leg lead in their Champions League quarter-final. A run of just one point from their last three La Liga games has seen Atletico […]

With their leading scorer Jonas already suspended, Benfica are sweating on the fitness of their biggest creative threat Nicolas Gaitan ahead of their Champions League quarter-final, second leg against Bayern Munich. The teams meet at the Estadio da Luz on Wednesday with German champions Bayern defending a 1-0 first-leg lead after an early Arturo Vidal […]

So far this season compared to last year, reported attendances in MLS have increased by 1.39%. The marginal increase is based on the reported (not actual) attendances for the first 52 games of the season compared to the first 52 of the 2015 MLS season. The reason 'reported attendances' are mentioned is because attendances in […]

Escaping narratives is difficult. They’re ever-present and often times inescapable. So is the case with Manchester City’s 2015-16 campaign, and particularly their departing manager Manuel Pellegrini. He won the League Cup and Premier League in his first campaign, dropped quite a bit in form last season, and will be exiting stage right after this season […]

There have been times this season when, for all their evident brilliance, Barcelona have been coasting through matches. Arguably the high point of their campaign, the 6-1 win over Celta Vigo, saw Luis Enrique’s side produce some stunning football. Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez tore the Galicians to shreds in the triumph, with a brash […]