Police are investigating reports Mario Balotelli threatened a woman said to have taken photographs of his Ferrari vehicle. The Liverpool striker is understood to have been visiting his mother's home in Manchester today when the alleged incident took place. The woman called police at 3.05pm to report the Italian had approached her in "a threatening […]

Saturday's el Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona promises to be a scintillating game featuring the best players in the world on one pitch — Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Suarez and others. Programming note: If you live in the United States, the game is being televised on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS Español as well as being streamed […]

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes is to train with Manchester United, the club have announced. The 32-year-old, a free agent after leaving the Nou Camp in the summer, will first continue his recovery from a torn cruciate ligament at United before training with the first team. A statement from the Old Trafford club said: "Manchester […]

The first el Clásico of the season kicks off on Saturday at Noon ET with both Real Madrid and Barcelona looking to take the first set of points off their most fierce rival. The match itself comes quite early in the campaign with neither team having settled into a rhythm just yet. However this clash is […]

Arsenal vice-captain Per Mertesacker accepts the Gunners are still misfiring despite pulling off a dramatic late 2-1 win over Anderlecht in Brussels to stay on course for the Champions League knock-out stage. The Gunners got away with a largely average display at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, where a second-half header from Andy Najar looked to […]

Beginning this Saturday, NBC Sports Radio will debut a new weekly soccer show featuring Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe, two of NBCSN's soccer analysts. Entitled The 2 Robbies 'Football' Show, the live show kicks off at 5pm ET and will be available on NBCSportsRadio.com and the NBC Sports Radio mobile app. Replays will be available […]

Luis Suarez's four-month long ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup is almost up and with that the Uruguayan forward will be able to make his competitive debut for FC Barcelona this Saturday (Noon ET kickoff on beIN SPORTS and DishWorld) in the most appropriate of fixtures, the first Clásico of the season at […]

The Football Association has contacted Swansea City manager Garry Monk to seek his observations in relation to post-match comments he made following his side's 2-1 loss to Stoke City on Sunday. Following the match, Monk branded referee Michael Oliver's decision to award Stoke City a penalty "a disgrace" after it appeared Victor Moses had dived, […]

“APOLOGISE” read the headline on the back page of the Liverpool Echo, as the newspaper demanded that Mario Balotelli says sorry to the Liverpool supporters after swapping shirts with Pepe at half time against Real Madrid. It's a sensationalist claim, and taking a quick glance at the back page of the paper, you probably wouldn’t […]

According to reports out of England, Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been battling an illness that forced him to spend time in the hospital after returning from international duty with Spain. Costa had already been struggling with a recurring groin injury, but it has now surfaced that the former Atletico Madrid striker has also been […]

Head coach Mauricio Pochettino accepts Tottenham are going through a "very tough period", but believes something special is in the offing – with silverware not too far away. The past few seasons have been turbulent at White Hart Lane, thanks in no small part to the club's frantic search for a return to the Champions […]

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a sublime goal for Real Madrid against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday to open up the scoring at Anfield. Ronaldo netted the goal in the 23rd minute at Anfield to score his first-ever goal at the stadium. With Liverpool looking more threatening in the first 20 minutes, Real Madrid's […]

According to the Italian publication Corriere della Sera, AC Milan striker Robinho (who is currently on loan at Santos FC in Brazil) is under investigation for his alleged involvement in the group sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman. The teenager reported the attack six months after it took place, the publication stated, adding that there were […]

Cristiano Ronaldo will rock up on Merseyside this week boasting a phenomenal strike rate for the 2013/14 season. The Portuguese sensation has 17 goals in nine appearances in domestic and European competition at the time of writing, and such is the standard of the Real Madrid man’s remarkable goalscoring feats, questions will be asked about […]

Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has backed the "formidable" Louis van Gaal to restore the club's fortunes. The 63-year-old Dutchman is currently attempting to revitalize United after replacing David Moyes at Old Trafford in the summer. Writing in his updated autobiography, Ferguson described Van Gaal as "a good choice". He said: "Louis, who […]