Diego Costa eased Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's concerns as Aston Villa's hapless defenders heaped more misery on Tim Sherwood at Stamford Bridge. Costa returned from suspension to score one and force another as the Premier League champions won 2-0 and their fans sang "we are staying up" – something which cannot be said with any […]

Wayne Rooney scored his first goal at Goodison Park for eight years as Manchester United coasted to a 3-0 victory on an emotional afternoon for Everton. The news of Howard Kendall's death prior to kick-off led to a subdued atmosphere inside Goodison Park and the current crop of Everton players were unable to replicate the […]

Goodison Park said goodbye to one of its most favorite and certainly most successful sons with the passing of former player and manager Howard Kendall. Flags flew at half-mast, video tributes were played, players from both Everton and opponents Manchester United wore black armbands and there was a pre-match period of appreciation for the 69-year-old, […]

Jurgen Klopp insists he was satisfied with his introduction to English football as his Liverpool side left Tottenham with a point. The German was welcomed to Anfield with much fanfare having been announced as Brendan Rodgers' successor and he guided the Reds to a 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane. While injuries to Christian Benteke, […]

Coming off of a massive 3-0 win against Manchester United on October 4, some Arsenal fans were worried that the club could lose momentum heading into a week-and-a-half international break. This, however, was not the case. Seventeen Arsenal players, both first teamers and youngsters, featured for their home countries during various competitions. Of the 17, an […]

Southampton captain Jose Fonte has signed a new three-year contract with the club. Fonte joined Saints from Crystal Palace in January 2010 and has been a key figure in the team's rise from League One to the Barclays Premier League. The 31-year-old's new contract extends his stay at St. Mary's by one year, with his […]

Today's news that the German soccer federation could have been involved in bribery around the 2006 World Cup will shake many people to the core. It is easy to point to nations with a history of abuse (Qatar) or corruption (Russia), or individuals with suspicious pasts, and say that they are the problem. If only the […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has hit out at Belgium after captain Vincent Kompany featured in their final Euro 2016 qualifier this week. Kompany was called up for international duty despite missing City's last five games with a calf injury. Pellegrini had insisted that his influential skipper would not be fit for either of the games […]

It all looked so promising in July. With the Milan clubs faltering big time despite a change in management and Rafa Benitez's Napoli failing to reach their full potential, the stage was set for Lazio to push on for a Champions League spot. Sparked on by the wonderful skills of Antonio Candreva and Felipe Anderson and the […]

West Brom boss Tony Pulis has called for transparency from the Football Association over its "extraordinary" fines, and he wants the League Managers' Association to intervene. This week Jose Mourinho was handed a £50,000 fine and a suspended one-match stadium ban for claiming that officials were "afraid" to award Chelsea penalties after his side were […]

It turns out World Cup corruption isn't limited to your Qatars, Russias and other developing parts of the soccer world. No, even the most historic of soccer strongholds, like Germany, aren't immune to FIFA's infamous pay-to-play game. According to a report today from the Der Spiegel, Germany won the right to host the 2006 World Cup […]

Manchester City are to consult with supporters over a possible redesign of the club's badge, the Barclays Premier League leaders have announced. City have had three major badges since the 1930s and adopted their current crest in 1997. Fans will be asked to fill out a questionnaire with a dedicated consultation space and exhibition being […]

Everton are the target of a potential takeover by US investors connected to Sporting Kansas City, reports emerged today by the BBC. It's understood that Everton value the club at £225 million, and that Robb Heineman, the CEO of Sporting Club, the parent company of Sporting Kansas City, will be at Goodison Park this Saturday for […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp identified defense as his priority but the untimely injury to striker Danny Ings has emphasized how much of a necessity it has become. The German's attacking options have been reduced to Daniel Sturridge and the raw Divock Origi, who has not scored in his last 10 matches. Christian Benteke, the Reds' […]

It’s dangerous to look at the Premier League table early on in the season, making the adulation Manchester United received after they scaled the summit following a 3-0 win against Sunderland a little premature. This current spell was always going to say more about Louis van Gaal’s reshaped side than the nascent stages of the […]