Two of the continent's historic superpowers will face each other in the African Cup of Nations final today at 2pm ET on beIN SPORTS. They happen to be neighbors and fierce rivals as well. Ghana and Ivory Coast have each put their respective homelands through so much heartache and are always heavily criticized by their […]

Branislav Ivanovic's rocket gave Chelsea a crucial 2-1 win at Aston Villa – despite the hosts ending their 11-hour goal drought. Defender Ivanovic now has five goals in his last seven games against Villa and handed Chelsea an advantage in the title race. Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Hull allowed Jose Mourinho's side to move […]

Leicester manager Nigel Pearson has launched a critical attack on Wigan and former manager Uwe Rosler following a bizarre altercation with former transfer target James McArthur during his side's 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace. Pearson was initially bowled over on the touchline by McArthur after a tackle by Marc Albrighton, resulting in what was […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers's 100th league game in charge of the club ended in goalless in the 224th Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Here, Press Association Sport looks at how his record compares to his predecessors who also reached the landmark: W D L F A Pts % Wins Tom Watson 42 20 38 147 […]

Manchester City's Barclays Premier League title hopes suffered another setback as they needed an stoppage-time equalizer from James Milner to snatch a 1-1 draw at home to struggling Hull. David Meyler capitalized on poor City defending to fire Steve Bruce's side ahead in the 35th minute, thus condemning City to a fifth match without a […]

Harry Kane was on cloud nine after his double earned Tottenham a 2-1 north London derby win over Arsenal at White Hart Lane. The striker tapped home the equalizer before netting an 86th-minute winner with a superb header as Spurs fought back from conceding an early opener to Mesut Ozil. Kane, who has now scored […]

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino believes there is more to come from the "massive potential" of forward Harry Kane after his second-half double helped beat Arsenal 2-1 to win the north London derby at White Hart Lane. The Gunners went ahead through a fine volley from Mesut Ozil on 11 minutes. However, Spurs regrouped and just […]

Arsenal travel to their fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur to contest the 175th edition of the North London derby in Saturday's early kick-off. Both sides come into this match in good form with the Gunners hammering Aston Villa 5-0 in their last match, while Spurs cruised to a 3-0 victory away to West Bromwich Albion. As […]

The Spanish multimedia communications group Mediapro – which owns the television rights to La Liga – has announced the date and time for this season's second installment of El Clasico. The company reserves the right to move high-profile matches and adjust kick-off times in order to ensure a greater global audience. Mediapro announced that Barcelona will host […]

While it's not scientific nor is it an apples to apples comparison, the average number of viewers who watched the Chelsea-Manchester City game last weekend on NBC was 316% greater than the number of people who watched the same two teams play in 2010. Last Saturday, 1.34 million people watched Chelsea-Manchester City on NBC, while […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will contest a Football Association disrepute charge over comments he made after last month's FA Cup trip to Cambridge. Van Gaal was charged by the governing body for remarks which "allege and/or imply bias on the part of the match referee and/or bringing the game into disrepute". After the […]

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will run out at Goodison Park for his final Premier League Merseyside derby with a clear message to his Everton detractors: "Bring it on." Gerrard has been the target of abuse from the blue half of the city from almost the moment he made his debut in 1999. He even "had […]

Aside from the Merseyside Derby played at Anfield earlier in the season—when both teams involved were at an especially low ebb—Everton have gone into these ferocious contests boasting a degree of rightful expectation. Last season, the Toffees were vying closely with Liverpool throughout the opening months of the campaign, but a 4-0 win for the Reds at […]

Derby games are sometimes cagey affairs with far more interesting events happening in the stands than on the pitch. The last four North London derbies have been like that. Two 1-0 wins for Arsenal, a 2-0 win in the FA Cup, which was far less competitive than the scoreline indicates, and the 1-1 draw from […]

Sam Allardyce faces a defensive dilemma ahead of the visit of Manchester United on Sunday. The West Ham boss was unable to bring in any defenders on loan in the closing days of the winter transfer window and injuries have left him with very few options when Louis van Gaal's side arrive at Upton Park. […]