There have been 60 games, 258 shots on target, 408 shots off target, 103 goals, 84 saves, 112 yellows and eight reds. Those numbers, statistically at least, paints a picture of the qualification process for Asia’s premier international football tournament the AFC Asian Cup. For trivia fans the first Asian Cup was played in 1956 […]

Saido Berahino vowed he will ignore any transfer speculation – and insisted he was acting "professionally" by not celebrating his FA Cup goal rush. The West Brom striker hit four in Albion's 7-0 third round thrashing of Gateshead on Saturday but refused to crack a smile. He scored an 11 minute hat-trick before grabbing his […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has warned his players they have to start learning to live without Steven Gerrard. The 34-year-old captain will depart in the summer to pursue a new challenge in Major League Soccer, leaving a huge void behind him. On so many occasions already he has carried the team but Rodgers said it […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger felt his side delivered a "serious performance" after the FA Cup holders secured their place in the fourth round with a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium over last season's beaten finalists Hull. There were the expected sweeping changes for both teams, with England forward Theo Walcott making his first Arsenal […]

The past few weeks have been tumultuous ones for America’s top professional soccer division. Instead of slowly transitioning the league’s marketing to its new superstars and priming the way for its new high-profile clubs, the top office has instead been sidetracked by controversy. The Frank Lampard “will he or won’t he” and “was he ever” […]

Chelsea powered into the fourth round of the FA Cup as second-half goals from Willian, Loic Remy and Kurt Zouma completed a 3-0 victory over Watford. The first half finished goalless and, with the Sky Bet Championship visitors enjoying moments of promise, tension was beginning to build on a freezing afternoon at Stamford Bridge. But […]

After yesterday's debacle on FOX Sports, let's hope today's coverage is better. Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Dover Athletic vs Crystal Palace (FA Cup), 8am, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer 2Go Manchester City vs Sheffield Wednesday (FA Cup), 10am, FOX Sports 2 and FOX Soccer 2Go Yeovil Town vs Manchester United […]

As the calendar turns to 2015, things are not going as planned for Liverpool FC supporters. Liverpool exited the Champions League after a series of poor performances in group play, Daniel Sturridge has been injured the majority of the season, the new arrivals – most notably Balotelli – have yet to find their form, and after […]

John Carver has publicly declared his interest in the Newcastle job for the first time. Carver, speaking after the Magpies' 1-0 defeat at Leicester in the FA Cup third round, has been in caretaker charge of first-team affairs for the past two matches, while Alan Pardew's move away to Crystal Palace has been engineered. That […]

Steven Gerrard expects his final days at Liverpool to be "torture" but hopes to be packing his bags for America this summer having helped the Reds win at least one more trophy. Gerrard announced on Friday he will be calling time on his 17-year Anfield career at the end of the season and he confirmed […]

The 2014/15 FA Cup tournament is the 134th year the world's oldest knockout competition is taking place. While most of the mouthwatering FA Cup fixtures happen tomorrow through Tuesday, there are some standout games today where we could have some upsets on our hands. Plus for viewers in the United States, today features the debut of […]

Alan Pardew wants to restore the spirit of his playing days after coming "home" to take over as Crystal Palace manager. Pardew was released from his Newcastle contract on Saturday morning and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract to return to the club he served for four years as a player. The former midfielder was part of […]

Tottenham Hotspur are coming into this year's January transfer window in a very good moment after a successful festive period where they picked up 10 points out of 12 culminating in that fantastic display against Chelsea on New Year's day. This season was always going to be one of transition and at the start, there […]

It's the third round of English football's most prestigious cup competition and indeed the oldest cup competition in world, the FA Cup. It's that time when the bigger boys in the Premier League are paired with the survivors from the earlier rounds to determine who will move on to the next stage. I bring to […]

Back in July, I wrote a column praising New York City FC’s signing of Frank Lampard. Except now, more than five months later, it’s unclear if NYCFC ever really signed Lampard in the first place. What we have here is a con for the ages. NYCFC unveiled a player that, in reality, signed with a […]