QPR may find it difficult to make Michael Laudrup their "dream manager", according to the Dane's agent. The Hoops, who recorded a first away Barclays Premier League win of the season at Sunderland on Tuesday evening, appear close to appointing Harry Redknapp's successor after chairman Tony Fernandes suggested he has landed his preferred choice. Chris […]

During an interview with FIFA.com, Argentina international Angel di Maria revealed that Manchester United will be the last club he plays for in Europe. Last summer, Di Maria had been linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain while the winger was still signed for Real Madrid. The French champions were holding out hope that a […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was left counting the cost of his side's 2-1 victory over Leicester on Tuesday after both Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey were forced off with injuries. Sanchez, who has only just returned from a two-week lay-off with a hamstring strain, took a knock to his knee in the first half at […]

Tuesday’s news that USL will apply for Division 2 status shook up the US Soccer community. As the former Director of Communications for the North American Soccer League (NASL) when the league battled USL for D2 status in 2010 and early 2011, it is a bittersweet moment. The NASL forced a change in US Soccer […]

According to various reports in Spain, Real Madrid are set to fine Sami Khedira and James Rodriguez for attending Cristiano Ronaldo's 30th birthday party on Saturday night. Madrid officials are not happy that some players and staff chose to attend the birthday bash following Real Madrid's 4-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon earlier that day. But they are […]

Jose Mourinho wants to know why Chelsea are, in his opinion, treated differently when it comes to disciplinary matters after highlighting an elbow incident involving Manchester United striker Robin van Persie. The Blues boss has questioned the consistency of the Football Association's disciplinary department, suggesting had a Chelsea player used his elbow in the same […]

Jordan Henderson feels Liverpool are more than a match for any team in the Barclays Premier League after they continued their excellent recent run with a 3-2 win over Tottenham. The Reds are now firmly in the hunt for a to-four place after extending their unbeaten streak in the league to nine matches. They now […]

Swansea have opened talks to buy the Liberty Stadium, the city council has confirmed. The Barclays Premier League club currently share the council-owned stadium with rugby union side Ospreys through a 50-year lease. Swansea were a third-tier side when the stadium opened in 2005 but they have since established themselves in the top flight and […]

Sam Allardyce is hopeful of signing former Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra after confirming the France international is training with the Hammers. Diarra, 29, has been without a club since leaving Lokomotiv Moscow in August but is not too far away from match-fitness and could be turning out for West Ham inside a fortnight if […]

Jose Mourinho has questioned the consistency of the Football Association's disciplinary department, suggesting had a Chelsea player used his elbow in the same way Robin van Persie did at West Ham last Sunday he would have been banned. The Chelsea boss was fined £25,000 last month for saying there was a "clear campaign" against Chelsea […]

Speaking ahead of his side's Copa del Rey semi-final against Villarreal tomorrow, Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has praised under-fire striker Luis Suarez for his contributions to the team. The Uruguayan's lack of goals for La Blaugrana has been constant;y harped on by pundits and a section of the club's supporters. But Enrique shrugged off questions about whether […]

Louis van Gaal pulled out a dossier full of statistics at his press conference as he hit back at Sam Allardyce's claim that Manchester United are long-ball merchants. West Ham boss Allardyce described Van Gaal's team as "long-ball United" after they scraped a 1-1 draw at Upton Park on Sunday. But Van Gaal said Allardyce's […]

Arsene Wenger feels Alexis Sanchez has both the work-rate and the enthusiastic personality to help fire Arsenal to a successful campaign – just like former club favorite Ian Wright. Sanchez has been forced to sit out the last two matches because of a hamstring strain and Wenger admitted the industry of the Chile forward was […]

Tottenham Hotspur travel to Anfield on Tuesday evening as the race for the Champions League places heats up. For viewers in the United States, the match will be shown live on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra at 3pm ET/Noon PT. The Lilywhites are in fifth position, just a point behind fourth placed Manchester United […]

Manchester United defender Paddy McNair has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until June 2017, with an option to extend for a further year. The 19-year-old has risen through the ranks at Old Trafford, after first being discovered by United's Northern Ireland based scout Tony Coulter. The teenager began his career […]