Real Madrid star Gareth Bale says their El Clasico win over Barcelona has given the Spanish giants the perfect confidence booster for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final, first leg at Wolfsburg. Real used to have a terrible record away to German opposition in Europe, but their run to the 2014 title, when they claimed their tenth […]

The history of the evolution of soccer in the United States is a fascinating journey that's awash with acronyms. MLS, NASL, USL, USSF, APSL, NPSL and MISL are just a small number in a long list of soccer organizations that have tried to grow the game on these shores. Nowadays, three acronyms that interest many soccer […]

With Leicester City’s title hopes squarely on the line Sunday, the Foxes captain Wes Morgan rose to the occasion, thumping a header past Southampton keeper Fraser Forster. Morgan’s goal sent Leicester seven points clear atop the Premier League a year to the day the club sat buried seven points from safety at the bottom of […]

The signature of new FIFA president Gianni Infantino has cropped up in the so-called "Panama Papers" in connection with questionable TV rights sales in South America, the German newspaper behind the mass leaks reported on Tuesday. Swiss-Italian lawyer Infantino, 46, succeeded the suspended Sepp Blatter in February as the head of FIFA, which is reeling […]

The race to be crowned champions of English football's second-tier Championship took a new twist on Tuesday when Burnley's lead at the top of the table was cut to a point. Championship leaders Burnley could only manage a goalless draw at home to Cardiff as nearest challengers Middlesbrough and Brighton both won. The Clarets now […]

Both Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are bidding to reach the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever after unsuccessful attempts in the recent past. For the French champions, this is their fourth successive quarter final appearance in the Champions league but they were eliminated on the three previous occasions by Barcelona […]

Fallen Scottish football giants Rangers have ended their four-year absence from the Scottish Premiership after their 1-0 win at home to Dumbarton clinched the Championship title for the Ibrox club. A goal from James Tavernier sent the Gers 17 points clear of Falkirk in second place with four games remaining while third-placed Hibernian, who have […]

Arturo Vidal gave Bayern Munich a slender 1-0 lead for their Champions League quarter-final return leg at Benfica next week, after hitting the winner just 109 seconds into Tuesday's first leg. Bayern produced an off-key display at Munich's Allianz Arena and their fifth straight appearance in the Champions League semi-finals is far from assured. "Benfica's […]

Atletico Madrid were left to rue Fernando Torres's first-half red card as Luis Suarez's double handed Barcelona a 2-1 lead on Tuesday heading into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Torres got Atletico off to the perfect start as he slotted home Koke's through ball for a vital away goal on 25 minutes, […]

Attendances in Major League Soccer always have to be taken with a grain of salt. While teams such as Seattle Sounders and Orlando City generate impressive numbers that can't be denied, there are always some teams that report home attendances that are considerably more than what we can see in the stadiums and on television. […]

Amazing facts about Leicester City are to be expected considering the remarkable story from the title-winning side. Hundreds of column inches have been written in recent months on Leicester City’s monumental rise from relegation fodder to title favorites in the space of twelve months. Nevertheless, it still seems so surreal. Out of nowhere, Claudio Ranieri’s boys […]

Moscow (AFP) – Russian Premier League leaders CSKA Moscow hope to bounce back from Monday's 4-1 defeat to Zenit St Petersburg in the domestic cup final when they host Terek Grozny on Saturday. The Red Army side moved top of the table following a 3-0 win at Ural Yekaterinburg last week but are just two […]

Napoli's Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain has been hit with a four-match ban following his sending off in Sunday's 3-1 defeat to Udinese, a blow for his team who are battling with Juventus for the Serie A title. Higuain was shown his second yellow card for kicking out at defender Felipe, prompting the striker to launch […]

French emergency services carried out terrorist attack simulation exercises on Monday at selected fan zones and venues two months ahead of the 2016 European Championships. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and Health Minister Marisol Touraine both assisted at the exercise at a fan zone in the western city of Bordeaux which mobilized 600 fire fighters, police, […]

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw returned to training on Monday for the first time since suffering a horrendous double fracture in his leg last September. England international Shaw, 20, was training with a United physio as he enters the final stages of a long rehabilitation period from the injury he sustained in a Champions League […]