Brendan Rodgers surprised many with what appeared to be a weakened team selection in the Bernabeu this evening. However due to a mixture of Madrid complacency and excellent Liverpool defending, the scoreline was kept to a mere 1-0 defeat for the English visitors. Many of Liverpool's surprise selections impressed and have certainly given their manager […]

The big news out of the UEFA Champions League today is Brendan Rodgers' team selection for Liverpool where a few key star players have been dropped from the starting squad in order to be rested for this weekend's clash against Chelsea. Gerrard, Balotelli, Sterling, Coutinho and Henderson are on the bench. Here are the TV listings […]

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher analyzed the Manchester derby in detail on Monday night during the latest episode of Monday Night Football on Sky Sports. The duo dissected the match, discussing who "the burglar" was in the match, where Manchester United's passing let them down, how Manchester City are doing a better job than United […]

Chelsea full back Cesar Azpilicueta was lauded as the best defender in the Premier League by Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher this week during the Monday Night Football show on Sky Sports. Neville and Carra analyzed why they think the Spanish international is at the top of his game, and how much of a difference […]

One of the often-overlooked reasons why the Premier League is the world’s most popular sports league is the expertise of the commentators. Whether it’s the commentators or co-commentators (aka color commentators), the men bring the Premier League to life in our living rooms and in pubs on a weekly basis. But who are these men, […]

The 2014/2015 UEFA Champions League is halfway through the group stage and it is time to review the tournament to date. Are there any major surprises? What team is most likely to win the entire tournament? To find out the answers, simodds.com has simulated the tournament a few hundred thousand times. The Champions League is an […]

European champions Real Madrid welcome Liverpool to the historic Santiago Bernabeu stadium tomorrow evening in the knowledge that the Spanish giants will secure their place in the knockout-phase of the competition with a victory. Liverpool will have the memory of the recent 3-0 defeat at Anfield at the hands of Madrid fresh in their minds […]

Manchester United defender Paddy McNair has been named in the Northern Ireland squad for their Euro 2016 qualifier against Romania. The international call-up is the first for the 19-year-old United youth academy product. He is the only uncapped player in the 25-man squad which was announced today. McNair, who has featured three times for United this season […]

Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov has been sidelined for up to one month with an injured calf. The 28-year-old suffered the problem during the warm-up prior to Sunday's Manchester derby. Gael Clichy replaced the Serbian international in the Citizen's starting eleven against city-rivals Manchester United. "Kolarov has a muscle injury in his calf," manager Manuel Pellegrini […]

After a season which saw Atletico Madrid break Barcelona and Real Madrid's stranglehold on the La Liga title, the alarms bells went off over the summer as Diego Simeone saw his two best players exit the Vicente Calderon to join Jose Mourinho' side at Stamford Bridge. The loss of Thibaut Courtois was significant to the Madrid club because the Belgian […]

Manchester United truly boast a roster of attacking players the likes of which has rarely been seen before. Between them, Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Radamel Falcao have scored almost 650 goals in their club careers and many more when internationals are considered. But Louis van Gaal is only a few injuries away from […]

Manchester United fans have hope. After a very rough start to the season, the Red Devils have picked up the pieces despite drawing with West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea, before losing to Manchester City. It’s was a rough start for Louis van Gaal, but there have been some encouraging signs. Daley Blind You get the […]

Following Sunday's derby day defeat to Manchester City, a large section of the media have focused attention on the fact that Manchester United have now accumulated 13 points after ten games; the club's worst start to a domestic campaign since 1986. There have also been numerous links made between United's start under Louis van Gaal as compared to the club's […]

Regular users of the NBC Sports Live Extra app will have noticed several new enhancements added in the last few weeks as NBC Sports aims to make the content and stats to accompany each game even more useful. The new functionality and visualizations include real-time lineups and match statistics; minute-by-minute text commentary synchronized with the video stream […]

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet faces a stern test today to convince the club's supporters that he has the future of his team in his destiny after a series of poor results. Crystal Palace, meanwhile, will hope to continue their good form under manager Neil Warnock. Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Crystal […]