Christian Benteke has been handed Liverpool's famous number nine shirt. Liverpool signed Benteke from Aston Villa for £32.5million two weeks ago. The Belgian made a big impact on his debut last weekend, scoring a stunning volley in Liverpool's 2-1 win over Swindon. And the 24-year-old has been given a confidence boost ahead of the new […]

Crystal Palace have signed Connor Wickham from Sunderland on a five-year deal. The striker moves to Selhurst Park for an undisclosed fee (believed to be £6 million) after four years at the Stadium of Light. Wickham told the club's official site: "I think I needed the fresh start, I had four years up north and […]

West Ham will be without Enner Valencia for up to 12 weeks and the club admit there remains a possibility he may yet require an operation. The 25-year-old forward had given the Hammers the lead before being carried off on a stretcher in the 2-2 Europa League third qualifying round draw with Astra Giurgiu last […]

The recent report by Sports Business Daily that the Premier League has asked US broadcasters to bid on separate 3-year and 6-year options to try to acquire the rights to the Premier League is bad news for soccer fans. The Premier League has always sold its US rights packages in 3-year deals, but has added the opportunity […]

The arrivals of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin plus Louis van Gaal’s thinly disguised admiration for Michael Carrick seem to have resulted in a slight, but nevertheless significant tweaking of the Dutch Iron Tulip’s favored 4-3-3 formation. Another factor behind the tweak, somewhat more surprising than the abovementioned arrivals, is Memphis Depay, the Dutch winger […]

Captain John Terry has urged his Chelsea team-mates to heed the wake-up call presented by their 1-0 FA Community Shield defeat to Arsenal. The Barclays Premier League champions were sluggish as their London rivals, through Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's 24th-minute goal, recorded a rare victory against them. The winger's powerful finish was Arsenal's first goal against Chelsea […]

Manchester United have scheduled a meeting on Tuesday with Barcelona officials where they are expected to make an official offer for Pedro in the range of £21 million. It had been rumored that once the sale of Angel di Maria to Paris Saint-Germain was completed United would set forth with its plan to lure Pedro away from […]

Lyon are closing in on the signing of Brazilian right-back Rafael from Manchester United. The defender was told he could leave United earlier this summer after being left out of the squad for the club's pre-season tour of the United States. And on Monday morning, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas announced the 25-year-old was in the […]

After one season which yielded so much promise and another which was an unmitigated disaster, the upcoming campaign is a vital one for Everton boss Roberto Martinez. An appalling pre-season paved the way for a terrible start to 2014-15. The domestic calendar was interspersed with Europa League football at Goodison Park and with regular injuries […]

Teams that win championships rarely make wholesale changes going into the campaign after and after cantering to the Premier League title last season, there’s a very familiar feel to the Chelsea squad bidding to secure back-to-back triumphs. At the time of writing, aside from the acquisitions of Nathan, Kenedy and Asmir Begovic as back-up goalkeeper, there’s […]

Arsene Wenger suggested a lack of respect was behind his decision to snub Jose Mourinho after the Arsenal boss claimed a first victory over the Chelsea manager at the 14th attempt. Finally Wenger has a victory over Mourinho after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's first-half goal earned the Gunners a 1-0 win in the season-opening Community Shield at […]

Arsene Wenger finally secured victory over Jose Mourinho as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's first-half goal was enough to give Arsenal a 1-0 win against Chelsea in the FA Community Shield at Wembley. The veteran French coach had not beaten his rival in 13 previous attempts, which the Portuguese suggested should be an ongoing cause for concern. However, […]

In his post-match press conference after his Chelsea team were defeated against Arsenal in the 2015 FA Community Shield, manager Jose Mourinho said the best team lost and claimed that Arsenal defended well and parked the bus. Chelsea lost the match 1-0 after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored a goal in the first half for the Gunners. […]

Manchester United winger Angel di Maria is set to complete a reported £44.4 million move to Paris Saint-Germain on Monday. The 27-year-old has flown from Argentina to Qatar where he will undergo a medical at the Aspire center and complete the formalities of his transfer to the Ligue Un champions. It is understood that Di Maria has agreed a […]

The Premier League’s first piece of silverware is up for grabs today as champions Chelsea play FA Cup winners Arsenal in the Community Shield at Wembley. For viewers in the US, the game kicks off at 10am ET on FOX Sports 1. Both sides are meeting for only the second time in this competition after Didier […]