European soccer has a distasteful history of racism from inappropriate comments by high-profile officials, to public displays by fans, to on-field altercations between players. Perhaps more glaring than the incidents themselves is how they no longer seem shocking. A front page featuring prejudiced quotes and incidents of discriminatory behavior seem an inevitability every season. The […]

West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has refused to rule out selling the Baggies to the right buyer. The Hawthorns chief remains committed to the Baggies but would be open to offers. Albion have announced pre-tax profits of £14.7million for the year ending June 30, 2014 and are looking for fresh investment. They are believed to […]

Roberto Soldado's best moment in a Tottenham shirt was quickly followed by one to forget as he unnecessarily gave away the free-kick which allowed Fiorentina to secure a draw and what could prove a decisive away goal in this Europa League tie. This encounter is the first of six vital fixtures Mauricio Pochettino's side face […]

Substitute Mario Balotelli continued his penchant for late interventions with an 85th-minute penalty to give Liverpool a slender advantage to take to Istanbul in the last 32 of the Europa League. Nine days ago he came off the bench at Anfield to score a crucial winner against Tottenham and did the same against Besiktas, this […]

Steven Gerrard accused Mario Balotelli of showing "disrespect" for taking the penalty which earned Liverpool a 1-0 Europa League win over Besiktas ahead of Reds captain Jordan Henderson. Balotelli tucked away the spot-kick to earn the hosts' a narrow first-leg lead, but only after an apparent disagreement with Henderson, the captain on the night, and […]

The Premier League takes center stage once again this weekend and there are three standout matches to sample. While the race for the title in England’s top flight is becoming increasingly one-sided, there’s still an outside chance of a fightback. But the chasing teams face a difficult challenge in front of their own supporters this […]

Everton look as good as assured of a place in the last 16 of the Europa League after a fine performance against Young Boys on the Swiss outfit's artificial pitch saw Romelu Lukaku notch a hat-trick and the Merseysiders claim a 4-1 first-leg victory. Toffees boss Roberto Martinez had stressed before the game that his […]

With a UEFA Champions League place available for the first time for the winners of the Europa League this season, the often-ignored tournament has taken on a whole lot more relevance given that the stakes have been raised. There are so many European heavyweights left in the tournament that it's going to be difficult to […]

Chelsea Football Club have suspended three fans for their alleged involvement in the racial incident which took place in a Paris train station earlier this week. Following the club's hard-fought 1-1 draw with French champions, Paris Saint-Germain, a shocking video went viral showing a group of Chelsea fans preventing a black man from boarding a train. […]

Luka Modric returned to first team training today during a condensed session that followed Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Schalke 04 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 on Wednesday. Modric has been missing from the squad ever since the Croatia international picked up a hip injury during his country's Euro […]

Arrigo Sacchi’s comments that “there are too many colored players” in Italian youth teams is the latest in a series of racism cases that have emerged in Italian soccer but it is arguably the most revealing. The Italian game is in the midst of a dramatic decline and it is sometimes easy to forget that it […]

Former Ballon d'Or winner Luis Figo released his manifesto at a Wembley press conference today as he prepares to challenge Prince Ali Bin Hussein, Michael van Pragg and incumbent Sepp Blatter for the presidency of FIFA. During his press conference, the ex-Barcelona and Real Madrid player stated he would like the World Cup format to be […]

No team has encapsulated the re-energized transformation a new year can bring quite like Liverpool have in recent weeks. The revitalized Reds are the only unbeaten Premier League team in 2015 and have claimed 14 of a possible 18 points – one more than current league leaders Chelsea and five more than second placed Manchester […]

Today's episode of Soccer Morning features guests David Cartlidge and James Montague to discuss the latest soccer news and talking points. Cartlidge will discuss Real Madrid's 2-0 win against Schalke in the UEFA Champions League among other topics, while Montague discusses the increase in soccer violence in Egypt, and the mess that the country's top […]

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has distanced himself from speculation linking him with a move back to the MLS this summer. The 35-year-old caught the imagination of American fans and pundits with a series of eye-catching displays for the United States at last year's World Cup. Howard's heroics were not enough to prevent his side bowing […]