Heading into this weekend, the eyes of the football world will focus on the Santiago Bernabeu and this season's version of 'El Clasico'. La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona have dominated the Spanish landscape – winning 32 and 22 league titles respectively – and are currently two of Europe's in-form clubs. Last season, their supremacy in […]

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes striker Sergio Aguero has the potential to become the best player in the world. Aguero's superb start to the season, which as seen him score 11 goals in as many games, including four against Tottenham last weekend, has reignited debate over his standing in the world game. A year […]

Under-fire striker Mario Balotelli's spell in the headlines has helped deflect attention from Liverpool's real problem but manager Brendan Rodgers knows that is something which cannot be ignored. The Reds have kept just one clean sheet in their last 18 matches and a summer overhaul of the defence has not rectified an increasingly worrying issue. […]

Who said the Europa League is boring?! Tottenham Hotspur's mystery man Erik Lamela scored a sensational goal on Thursday in the UEFA Europa League against Tripoli when his rabona shot caught everyone by surprise. The sheer intricacy of the move as well as the confidence displayed by Lamela in attempting the shot were astounding. Watch […]

The 2014/15 season is eight games old and Southampton and West Ham proudly inhabit the top four while Manchester United continue to be just two bad games from a full-scale crisis. But even in the topsy-turvy unpredictable Premier League, there are certainties to be found. Here are five for the weekend ahead: 1. Mourinho […]

There are some players and some games that are no stranger to intense speculation and raucous hyperbole. Players like Luis Suarez, who is line to make his first ever appearance for the Blaugrana this weekend. And games like Barcelona versus Real Madrid, el Clasico, a titanic spectacle that’ll be staged at the Santiago Bernabeu this […]

Paul Pogba has signed a new contract with Juventus which will keep him with the Italian giants until June 2019. There had been speculation over the summer that the French midfielder had extended his contract with the club, but those reports were premature. Today, the Serie A side have ended transfer speculation surrounding the 21-year-old's […]

The match between Spain's two most illustrious outfits is one of the most hotly anticipated spectacles on the footballing calendar, and all eyes will be on the Santiago Bernabeu this weekend for that one. Elsewhere, we've got the top two sides in Germany going head-to-head, while the Premier League also boasts a pair of intriguing clashes. […]

With el Clásico kicking off this Saturday at Noon ET, speculation is rife as to team selections, tactical tweaks and possible individual brilliance that could determine who will take the spoils in the first meeting of Spain's big two of the 2014-15 campaign. It is one of the few matches in world soccer which engages the […]

The graph below shows the ten clubs who have amassed the most goals in the history of English football's top division, ranging from the pre-Premier League era (First Division) right through to the present day. Rather surprisingly, particularly to those of a younger generation, Everton and Aston Villa head the list, beating the modern day behemoths of […]

Police are investigating reports Mario Balotelli threatened a woman said to have taken photographs of his Ferrari vehicle. The Liverpool striker is understood to have been visiting his mother's home in Manchester today when the alleged incident took place. The woman called police at 3.05pm to report the Italian had approached her in "a threatening […]

Saturday's el Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona promises to be a scintillating game featuring the best players in the world on one pitch — Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Suarez and others. Programming note: If you live in the United States, the game is being televised on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS Español as well as being streamed […]

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes is to train with Manchester United, the club have announced. The 32-year-old, a free agent after leaving the Nou Camp in the summer, will first continue his recovery from a torn cruciate ligament at United before training with the first team. A statement from the Old Trafford club said: "Manchester […]

The first el Clásico of the season kicks off on Saturday at Noon ET with both Real Madrid and Barcelona looking to take the first set of points off their most fierce rival. The match itself comes quite early in the campaign with neither team having settled into a rhythm just yet. However this clash is […]

Arsenal vice-captain Per Mertesacker accepts the Gunners are still misfiring despite pulling off a dramatic late 2-1 win over Anderlecht in Brussels to stay on course for the Champions League knock-out stage. The Gunners got away with a largely average display at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, where a second-half header from Andy Najar looked to […]