With a UEFA Champions League place available for the first time for the winners of the Europa League this season, the often-ignored tournament has taken on a whole lot more relevance given that the stakes have been raised. There are so many European heavyweights left in the tournament that it's going to be difficult to […]

Chelsea Football Club have suspended three fans for their alleged involvement in the racial incident which took place in a Paris train station earlier this week. Following the club's hard-fought 1-1 draw with French champions, Paris Saint-Germain, a shocking video went viral showing a group of Chelsea fans preventing a black man from boarding a train. […]

Luka Modric returned to first team training today during a condensed session that followed Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Schalke 04 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 on Wednesday. Modric has been missing from the squad ever since the Croatia international picked up a hip injury during his country's Euro […]

Arrigo Sacchi’s comments that “there are too many colored players” in Italian youth teams is the latest in a series of racism cases that have emerged in Italian soccer but it is arguably the most revealing. The Italian game is in the midst of a dramatic decline and it is sometimes easy to forget that it […]

Former Ballon d'Or winner Luis Figo released his manifesto at a Wembley press conference today as he prepares to challenge Prince Ali Bin Hussein, Michael van Pragg and incumbent Sepp Blatter for the presidency of FIFA. During his press conference, the ex-Barcelona and Real Madrid player stated he would like the World Cup format to be […]

No team has encapsulated the re-energized transformation a new year can bring quite like Liverpool have in recent weeks. The revitalized Reds are the only unbeaten Premier League team in 2015 and have claimed 14 of a possible 18 points – one more than current league leaders Chelsea and five more than second placed Manchester […]

Today's episode of Soccer Morning features guests David Cartlidge and James Montague to discuss the latest soccer news and talking points. Cartlidge will discuss Real Madrid's 2-0 win against Schalke in the UEFA Champions League among other topics, while Montague discusses the increase in soccer violence in Egypt, and the mess that the country's top […]

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has distanced himself from speculation linking him with a move back to the MLS this summer. The 35-year-old caught the imagination of American fans and pundits with a series of eye-catching displays for the United States at last year's World Cup. Howard's heroics were not enough to prevent his side bowing […]

Speaking ahead of his side's Europa League Round of 32 encounter with Zenit St Petersburg, PSV Eindhoven manager Phillip Cocu has admitted that winger Memphis Depay will leave the club this summer. Depay has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League, with Manchester United reportedly being tipped to sign the talented 21-year-old Holland […]

Burnley striker Danny Ings is Real Sociedad coach David Moyes' number one transfer target, and the Scottish manager is currently leading the race to sign the talented 22-year-old goalscorer. According to numerous reports, Ings is being tracked by a host of Premier League clubs – including Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham – but Moyes has already flown […]

After the departure of top scorer Wilfried Bony to current champions Manchester City, the Swans have struggled to score goals. In fact, in their last 12 matches, Swansea City have not scored more than one goal during a match, scoring only three times in their last five matches. So who can provide the goals now […]

Despite the public display of opposition to the television model used by the Premier League by supporters of FC Bayern Munich this past weekend (see below), it now appears that the German Bundesliga is contemplating a scheduling change to compete with England's top flight. According to a report published by ESPN FC, the Bundesliga are looking at ways they […]

Former England boss Fabio Capello defended the tactics used by Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid by saying the reigning La Liga champions were not a "violent" team and that the sport is not for "wimps." The comments come during an interview with Spanish radio. Capello, who is currently the coach of Russia's national team, has […]

A quick look at the teams involved in the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League this season and you’d be forgiven for thinking this was a Champions League draw. While the top tier of European soccer will rightly hog the spotlight in the days to come, the Europa League represents an intriguing sub-plot. And although […]

Leighton Baines and Aiden McGeady are among eight Everton players not to have made the trip to Bern for Thursday's Europa League last-32 first leg against Young Boys. As well as Baines and McGeady (both knee), the traveling party is also missing Leon Osman, Steven Pienaar and Arouna Kone – a trio in action for […]