Real Madrid have boarded a flight to the United States to start the second stage of its preseason. Here are the 20 players that manager Carlo Ancelotti has taken with him on the trip to America: Goalkeepers: Diego López, Jesús and Pacheco Defenders: Pepe, Carvajal, Coentrão, Arbeloa, Nacho, Diego Llorente and Derik Midfielders: Bale, Xabi Alonso, […]

Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo took to Instagram to confirm to fans that he will miss up to three months after breaking his foot. The injury took place on Friday during a friendly against Hearts. The 28-year-old Spanish international posted a picture of his right foot (see below) in a protective boot on the social […]

Arsenal are close to a deal to sign Colombia national team goalkeeper David Ospina from French club Nice. The club president of the Nice team, Jean-Pierre Rivère, revealed, "There is still no agreement, but we are not far." But if and when a deal is reached, what can we expect from Ospina? When 17-year-old Ospina put […]

Despite Jose Mourinho saying that Chelsea's transfer window was over, it appears likely that Didier Drogba will return to Stamford Bridge for one final season before he retires as a footballer and goes into coaching. Drogba is currently a free agent after being released by Galatasaray. French newspaper L'Equipe reports that Drogba, 36, is likely […]

"Come on down to the sea, see the Blackpool FC, come on down to the shore, don't wanna go home, don't wanna go home, don't wanna go hooooome, this is the best trip I've ever been on!" It wasn't so long ago the Blackpool fans were selling out their allotment of away tickets at Premier […]

A photo has been published on Twitter (see below) showing Colombian star James Rodriguez getting ready to board a plane from Medellin to Madrid preparing to board a plane to Madrid on its website. Stories have surfaced out of Spain today that Rodriguez has told club officials at Monaco that he will practice with the […]

Real Madrid began pre-season training on July 14, and their squad will be boarding a flight to the United States this Monday as they prepare to compete in the International Champions Cup. Los Blancos have won the last three editions of the summertime competition and will play their opener against fellow Group A member Inter Milan […]

Tottenham Hotspur kicks off its preseason tour of the United States this afternoon with a friendly against Seattle Sounders in front of what is expected to be a huge crowd. On Monday, the Sounders announced that they had sold over 52,000 tickets for the game. And it's possible that it may end up being a […]

Juan Román Riquelme was always a personality that intrigued many in the soccer world. His unparalleled skill and penchant to virtually will the ball wherever he wanted made him such an attractive footballer to watch on any pitch he played on throughout his career. In the next few days, when Riquelme is presented on the […]

Liverpool Football Club will shortly announce the signing of striker Loic Remy from Queens Park Rangers. The two clubs have agreed on a fee, which is reported to be worth £8.5m ($14.5m). The France international spent last season on loan at Newcastle and scored 14 goals in 26 Premier League appearances. Remy was part of the France […]

What do Billy Meredith, Stanley Matthews, Raymond Kopa, Manolo Garrincha, George Best, Allan Simonsen, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, Luis Figo, Raúl González, Andrei Shevchenko, David Villa and Cristiano Ronaldo have in common? Besides all of them being legends of soccer, they have all played a crucial role in making number 7 a mythological shirt number […]

So far, Tottenham Hotspur is the only club in the Premier League that hasn't signed a player this summer. Despite manager Mauricio Pochettino's claim that he doesn't expect any new additions at Tottenham, reports in England suggest that Tottenham are the favorites to sign left-back Ben Davies from Swansea City. The 21-year-old has been being […]

Reports in England are saying that former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is on the verge of a move to New York City FC. That announcement could be made as early as next week. The 36-year-old England international is currently out of contract at the London club. During his thirteen year career at Chelsea, Lampard became […]

The saying in soccer is that the best thing a club can do is get its transfer business done early. That way, the new players can get acclimated to their new city, manager and teammates sooner rather than later. With 43 days remaining before the summer window slams shut, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has declared […]

In 2008, the Puerto Rico Islanders were on the brink of greatness, just a penalty round away from playing for the CONCACAF Champions League championship. Fast forward four years later to 2012, and the franchise had all but disappeared. The heavy governmental financing of the project, coupled with a change in ruling party, when most […]