Juan Mata hopes Manchester United will become less reliant on David de Gea over the rest of the season. Not for the first time this year, De Gea put in an outstanding display at Old Trafford to help United record a 3-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday. The man of the match saved two close-range […]

Gary Cahill has been taken out of the line of fire by Jose Mourinho, who will rest the defender who was accused of diving for Tuesday night's Capital One Cup quarter-final at Derby. Programming note: For viewers in the USA, you can watch Chelsea against Derby in the Capital One Cup quarter-final live only on […]

AS Roma general director Mauro Bladissoni has stressed that midfielder Kevin Strootman is not for sale despite his side's early exit from the Champions League. The official also noted the Serie A club's president, James Pallotta, is angered by the constant transfer speculation linking the Dutch international with a move away from the Italian capital. Earlier […]

Mexico's home shirt for 2015 and Copa America will be black instead of green based on a leaked photo of El Tri's shirt manufactured and designed by adidas. Mexico's shirt features the green, white and red from the country's flag at the bottom of the shirt, while the rest of the jersey is black with […]

AC Milan have addressed widespread media reports linking out-of-form striker Fernando Torres with a January exit from the Serie A giants. A club official has spoken to Sky Italia and insisted that the forward has been 'unlucky' and the Italian side will continue to be 'patient' while Torres regains his fitness and form. There has been speculation in the […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has insisted that the club made the right decision by allowing Frank Lampard to leave as a free agent this summer. The Portuguese boss believes that if the Blues had decided to keep the 36-year-old it would have hindered the development of younger players at Stamford Bridge. The former England midfielder […]

The draw for the Round of 32 in the UEFA Europa League has been announced today in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw is as follows Young Boys vs Everton Torino vs Athletic Bilbao Sevilla vs Monchengladbach Wolfsburg vs Sporting Ajax vs Legia Aab vs Club Brugge Anderlecht vs Dynamo Moscow Dnipro vs Olympiacos Trabzonspor vs Napoli […]

The draw for the Knockout Round of the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League has been announced, and two of the English teams have been dealt a cruel blow by being drawn against two of the toughest teams on the continent with Manchester City facing Barcelona and Chelsea facing PSG. Arsenal, meanwhile, have a slightly easier task as they'll […]

Roberto Martinez thinks timing is not in Everton's favour ahead of Monday's Premier League clash with QPR. Rangers have won two of their last three games, beating fellow strugglers Leicester and Burnley to climb out of the relegation zone. QPR's leading scorer Charlie Austin is suspended following his dismissal against Burnley but Martinez has been […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes it will take a couple more performances like the ones which dismantled Galatasaray and Newcastle before his side will be back to full confidence. Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla both scored twice as the Gunners chalked up a second 4-1 victory in the space of five days to close back […]

Liverpool lived up to their pub-team billing as they handed Manchester United an easy Barclays Premier League victory thanks to some shoddy defending at Old Trafford. With both teams out of form, Gary Neville had predicted this match would resemble the "Dog & Duck versus the Red Lion", but only one team defended like a […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is to investigate the spate of muscle injuries that threatens to undermine his side's return to form. City could have to play through the Christmas program without a recognized senior striker and their captain after a costly 1-0 victory over Barclays Premier League bottom side Leicester on Saturday. The club's […]

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers claimed his side "did enough to win the game" despite their 3-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Goals from Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Robin van Persie sealed victory but it was United goalkeeper David De Gea who took the plaudits after keeping Liverpool at bay from a host […]

Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Swansea vs Spurs, 11am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra; Jon Champion & Clive Allen Before, during or after today’s match, join the conversation in the comments section below with fellow soccer fans from around the world.

Arguably the biggest rivalry in English football kicks off today between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford with both clubs suffering from poor performances of late that led to Gary Neville comparing them to pub sides. Nevertheless, we're in for a firestorm today. In team news, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has dropped Simon Mignolet […]