The repercussions of Chelsea swooping in for Willian out of the grasp of Tottenham Hotspur has had an immediate effect. Real Madrid were going to unveil Gareth Bale as their new signing today, but the Press Association is reporting that Tottenham have delayed the sale of Gareth Bale until the club can find an immediate […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says that Willian has chosen Chelsea over Tottenham Hotspur. Mourinho made the statement in a press conference today. The Brazilian midfielder still needs to complete a medical before he can take a giant step closer to officially becoming a Chelsea footballer, but the news will come as a massive blow to […]

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has been ruled out of action for at least four weeks with a groin injury. Kompany picked up the injury in the game against Newcastle United on Monday night. The news will come as a blow to Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini as he's now missing both his first choice […]

Former Middlesbrough manager and England centre back Gareth Southgate has been handed the tempting but challenging role of putting faith back into the England youth set-up as Under-21 coach. The FA confirmed Southgate will take over from Stuart Pearce immediately following a disappointing European Championship campaign for the Under-21 squad. "I'm extremely excited about the […]

FOX Sports 1 made its soccer debut this week with two live UEFA Champions League matches on the new sports network. On Tuesday, during the live broadcast of PSV Eindhoven against AC Milan, the FOX Sports 1 ticker that ran across the bottom of the screen during the game didn't report any soccer scores from the […]

Manchester United have made an informal inquiry to Chelsea about the possibility of bringing Juan Mata to Old Trafford, two sources have confirmed to ESPN today. The Red Devils have been linked with several midfielders this summer including Cesc Fabregas, Luka Modric, Marouane Fellaini and Claudio Marchisio, but all of those attempts to sign the footballers were […]

Real Madrid are prepared to make a late bid to try to sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, but the Merseyside club are bracing for an offer and are prepared to stand firm once again to try to keep the Uruguayan at Anfield. The Guardian newspaper reports that Liverpool owner John W Henry is still insistent that […]

Arsenal are close to finalizing their second transfer signing of the summer transfer window with the return of holding midfielder Mathieu Flamini to the Emirates Stadium. Flamini, who played for Arsenal from 2004-08, helped the Gunners win the 2005 FA Cup and 2004 FA Community Shield as well as reaching the final of the UEFA […]

In advance of reports that Gareth Bale will join Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow, the official Real Madrid club website has begun selling Gareth Bale shirts. Now that the news has leaked that Real Madrid jumped the gun, the official Real Madrid online store has removed the mention of Bale, but as you can see pictured […]

Chelsea are in talks to sign Brazilian midfielder Willian and are close to agreeing a deal right under the noses of Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham were expected to announce the signing of Anzhi footballer Willian today after agreeing personal terms and the player passing a medical, but Willian was believed to be considering his options before […]

With Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso being ruled out for 2-3 months due to a metatarsal injury, that has impacted Manchester United's chances of trying to secure a deal to sign Luka Modric, according to reports in the English press. Manchester United are still trying to sign a creative midfielder, and Modric would have been […]

West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka has walked out of West Bromwich Albion and has told staff that he's retiring from soccer, just 49 days after joining the club. The moody striker reportedly left West Bromwich Albion's training ground this morning after having discussions with the club's technical director Richard Garlick. He was seen packing […]

In the second episode of This Week In Soccer, we feature a riveting discussion about Financial Fair Play and how the repercussions of the new rulings will morph European soccer into an American closed system where promotion and relegation either disappear or change forever. Plus we discuss FIFA World Cup 2022 and whether it makes […]

If you want to see what the Next-Gen version of FIFA 14 on an Xbox One looks like, watch the video below that was shot at the Gamescon video conference in Cologne, Germany. It's one of the few rare videos that actually shows what the gameplay looks like instead of the replay footage. H/T IGN.

Wigan Athletic have unveiled their third shirt for the 2013-14 season. The Lancashire club, which will be playing in the Europa League this season after winning the FA Cup last year, will be wearing green. Designed by Mi-Fit, the green shirt with white trim is a distinctive color combination. The style of the shirt is […]