Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists long-serving captain Steven Gerrard has earned the right to take his time considering the club's new contract offer. The midfielder's current deal expires next summer, by which time he will be 35, and although an offer of an extension has been made it has yet to be agreed by the […]

The Football League have this morning announced that Leeds United's flamboyant Italian owner Massimo Cellino has been disqualified from owning the Yorkshire club due to falling short of the expectations set out within the League's much discussed 'Owners' and Directors' Test'. The 58-year-old Italian had actually been denied initial permission to take over the club […]

After two weeks of voting from more than 5,000 soccer fans, the winners of the 2014 MLS Talk Awards have now been decided. The inaugural MLS Talk Awards recognizes the best of the 2014 MLS season — everything from the blogs, podcasts and radio shows that fuel discussion about the league, to the best players, coaches and […]

LA Galaxy defeated the Seattle Sounders last night on away goals to advance to the 2014 MLS Cup. With Seattle taking a 2-0 lead at half-time, it looked very likely that the Sounders would put the game out of LA's reach, even though the Galaxy had won the first leg 1-0 last week. But LA […]

Louis van Gaal accepts that Christmas with the family is something he will have to sacrifice as manager of Manchester United. The Dutchman is sad that he will not get to see his loved ones much during the festive season because of the English game's traditional heavy schedule at that time of year. Van Gaal […]

Defender Glen Johnson appears resigned to leaving Liverpool at the end of the season after insisting he will not "go crawling" to the club for a new contract. Talks to extend his current deal, which expires in the summer, ground to a halt in the close season when the two parties reached an impasse over […]

Frank Lampard will struggle to tear himself away from Manchester City's Premier League title battle with former club Chelsea to join New York City FC, admits Manuel Pellegrini. Former England midfielder Lampard is due to end his Etihad Stadium loan stint in January and link up with new club New York, after leaving Chelsea last […]

Jan Vertonghen hailed a complete team performance after Tottenham came from behind to beat Everton 2-1 at White Hart Lane. A stunning strike from Kevin Mirallas put Everton in front, but Christian Eriksen leveled before a rare goal from Roberto Soldado gave Tottenham a lead they kept to the final whistle. "I think we can […]

Yaya Toure and Frank Lampard's strikes took Manchester City up to second in the Barclays Premier League table and handed Southampton an ominous start to a daunting run of festive fixtures coming up. Toure and Lampard provided the crucial calm finishes before Gael Clichy blasted home his first City goal in a 3-0 win at […]

A 43-year-old Deportivo La Coruna supporter has died after being injured during violence between rival fans outside of Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid. The Spanish Professional Football League (LFP) had attempted to suspend Sunday's match between Atletico Madrid and Deportivo following news of the violent incidents outside of the stadium, but according to the Spanish […]

It's been almost two months since Tottenham Hotspur has won a league match at White Hart Lane, so today will be a big test of whether the Spurs supporters will be on the back of the Tottenham players and how they'll cope. Everton, meanwhile, have an opportunity to move into 7th place in the Premier […]

Today's match between Southampton and Manchester City features a duel between second and third in the Premier League table with a lot on the line. A win for City will see them leapfrog Southampton into second place, six points behind Chelsea. But a win for Southampton will see the Saints close the gap with the Blues […]

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce hailed a "massive victory" after Aaron Cresswell's first goal for the club proved enough to end Newcastle's winning streak at Upton Park. The Irons moved back up to fifth place in the Barclays Premier League after a neat finish from left-back Cresswell, signed from Ipswich in the summer, proved enough […]

Misfiring Roberto Soldado retains the confidence of Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino, whose staff are creating training exercises to help get the Spaniard scoring again. Having arrived last year to much fanfare, the 29-year-old has struggled to find the form which saw Spurs fork out B£26million for his services. Soldado has managed just six goals […]

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho leapt to the defense of striker Diego Costa after a hard-fought encounter with Sunderland. The in-form hitman failed to add to his 11 goals for the season at the Stadium of Light but escaped punishment after appearing to kick out at John O'Shea, before picking up his fifth yellow card of […]