Coming off of a season in which one Arsenal player, Olivier Giroud, scored more than half of the team’s goals scored by forwards (22 out of 42), there was little doubt that the North London club would strengthen its front line before the start of the 2014-15 campaign. The Gunners quickly made moves by splashing […]

Photos of Newcastle United's home shirt for the 2014/15 season have been leaked on the Internet. Honestly, I feel sorry for Newcastle United supporters. For a club with so much history (as well as several classic Newcastle shirts), it just feels that the club owners treat their fans as second class citizens. The club often […]

The close season is, more than anything else, a time of change. Players and mangers come and go, club goals are reassessed and expectations molded. Similar to this summer, the corresponding months of 2006 also featured a World Cup, followed by its annual transfer merry-go-round. That summer also featured change and uncertainty at one of […]

Arsene Wenger looks set to agree the £3million purchase of Nice and Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina, according to multiple sources. The deal has been reported on for a lengthy period of time and now it appears that the Gunners will be officially announcing the goalkeeper in the near future. Ospina, 25, played in all of […]

Manchester United have officially unveiled their new away shirt for the 2014/15 season. United will be wearing a white shirt with black trim, black shorts and white socks as their away uniform for the 2014/15 season. The kit is designed and manufactured by Nike for the final season before adidas takes over the duty for […]

With the announcement of Steven Gerrard’s international retirement, after 38 games as captain and 114 appearances, attention was quickly turned to one question. Who will wear the captain's armband next for the Three Lions? Frankly, England isn’t littered with options. Perhaps that is part of the reason the English performed so poorly in Brazil. Ex-England […]

Stoke City have announced the signing of 23-year-old Barcelona La Masia product, Bojan Krkic. The Spanish striker, who has spent loan spells with AS Roma, Ajax and AC Milan, has signed a four-year deal with the Premier League side. An official announcement was issued via Stoke City's Twitter account: “#HolaBojan Stoke City are delighted to […]

Despite recent reports, Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has told new manager Luis Enrique that he is staying with the club and will resume training with the first team on Thursday. The 34-year-old Spanish international had been the subject of transfer speculation the past few days, being linked with a move to New York City FC […]

FIFA’s official investigation into the World Cup bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments in Russia and Qatar has been delayed until September of this year. Initially due to be submitted during this month, FIFA’s ethics committee now say they expect the report to be ready in the first week of September 2014. The […]

Cardiff City defender Steven Caulker has had a medical this morning and is set to finalize a move to Queens Park Rangers. According to reports in the British media, the two sides have already agreed a fee for the Bluebirds' captain in the region of £8million ($13.6 million). The 22-year-old is a product of the Tottenham […]

Tottenham Hotspur has yet to officially announce the signing of Swansea City left back Ben Davies. However, the Welsh defender has been spotted training with Tottenham Hotspur in Toronto today, ahead of the club's friendly against Toronto FC on Wednesday night. While Swansea was on its preseason tour of the United States in Illinois, Milwaukee […]

After a dramatic Sunday, where we saw pictures and stories flying around the Internet, Colombian international James Rodríguez has wrapped up a hectic 48 hours and completed a £63 million move to Spanish giants, Real Madrid. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder passed his medical this morning and will be unveiled by the club this afternoon at Santiago Bernabéu. […]

This past weekend, Tottenham midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson left the club's pre-season training camp in Seattle and this morning was reportedly having a medical at Swansea City ahead of a proposed £10million ($17 million) move. Speculation is that the 24-year-old is part of a deal that will see Swansea left-back Ben Davies go the opposite way to […]

In my opinion, the squad that Luis Felipe Scolari chose to represent Brazil at their own World Cup was the worst Brazil squad ever assembled. What was supposed to be a sixth World Cup championship on home soil ended in utter humiliation and exposed an assortment of flaws and frailties. Here, I'll take a look at those who made […]

Inter Milan has announced their 26-man squad for the team's preseason tour of the United States, which will include games in the International Champions Cup. Goalkeepers: Tommaso Berni, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Samir Handanovic Defenders: Marco Andreolli, Juan Jesus, Ibrahima Mbaye, Andrea Ranocchia, Matias Silvestre, Nemanja Vidic, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Dodo Midfielders: Jonathan, Saphir Taider, Yuto Nagatomo, Fredy Guarin, […]