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If you missed any of the highlights from Newcastle United's match against Benfica today in the Europa League, here you go. Newcastle was the only Premier League team to play away today in the Europa League. Plus, arguably, they faced the toughest opposition out of all three English sides. Here are the highlights from Benfica […]

Tottenham Hotspur played against FC "Are you Barcelona in disguise?" Basel this evening on a cold night at White Hart Lane. The match was played at a blazing pace with plenty of goals scored, and a hatful of incidents. Here are the match highlights from the Europa League quarter-final, first leg, between Spurs and Basel. […]

Guess who's back? Back again! The one and only Fernando Torres who featured prominently in Chelsea's match today at Stamford Bridge against the club based in the city of Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan. Here are the highlights of Chelsea against Rubin Kazan in the Europa League quarter-final, first leg: Video: Chelsea v Rubin […]

After Sir Alex Ferguson retires, he should consider being a professor in England or the United States, teaching a class on manipulating the media. He is that good. During today's press conference with Ferguson, the Manchester United manager was asked about the 6-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City. Here's how the incident unfolded, according to The […]

The interesting thing about most statistics is that they often reveal remarkable facts that you otherwise wouldn't know. At least the ones that are published do. This week, we've looked at the footballers who have the best win percentages for their Premier League club as well as which Premier League clubs have the squads with […]

Gareth Bale was stretchered off the pitch tonight after suffering an ankle injury in the 92nd minute of Tottenham's match against Basel in the Europa League quarter-final. The collision with the Basel player looked like a harmless 50-50 ball as both players tried to gain possession. But as can be seen from the video and […]

Poor Scott Parker. The Tottenham midfielder had a golden opportunity to score for Tottenham Hotspur against Basel today in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, but somehow he managed to completely miss the net. Oh Scottie, what were you thinking?!

Stoke City's chief scout recently said that the club had a chance to sign Emmanuel Adebayor for £3 million. "I remember one of the first names I gave to Tony [Pulis] at Stoke was a lightning-quick, 6ft 4in striker called Adebayor. But we were in the Championship and we were told the fee of £3m […]

Three Premier League sides are in action today in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. All three first leg matches are being shown live on US television and/or Internet. Here's the schedule for today: Chelsea vs Rubin Kazan, 3pm, FOX Soccer, ESPN Deportes and FOX Soccer 2Go Spurs vs Basel, 3pm, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer […]

Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Thierry Henry and Alex Song will be playing in a friendly game this summer in Chicago to raise money for charity. Dubbed "Messi & Friends," the exhibition match is being organized by Messi and will feature 36 world stars. "This event will feature the world's greatest players in a festival of […]

Which player has the best win percentage at every Premier League club that has played in the top flight of England from 1992-2013? Some of the findings may surprise you. Out of the 45 teams who have played in the Premier League since it was founded, there are memorable names from the history of British […]

Yaya Toure has signed a new contract at Manchester City to keep him at the club until 2017. The new contract is worth approximately £11 million a year according to The Sun. The new deal was signed today after his agent warned a fortnight ago that Toure would leave Manchester City if no agreement was reached. “I […]

Everton manager David Moyes has set a target of reaching 60 points to secure European qualification. Everton currently has eight matches remaining this Premier League season for an opportunity to win 24 points. Everton sit in sixth position with 51 points, so nine points from their next eight games seem very do-able. First up for […]

Look who has the best conversion rate among strikers at Manchester United. While Chicharito has played far fewer matches than Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, it still shows how clinical Javier Hernandez is in front of goal for Manchester United. And if Petr Cech hadn't been two spectacular saves in the FA Cup replay […]