Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed suggestions he is punishing his Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany for playing for Belgium. Kompany has been on the bench for both City games since Pellegrini expressed frustration that the defender played for his country in a Euro 2016 qualifier last week. The 29-year-old had missed City's previous five games with […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is confident he can find a way to successfully pair strikers Christian Benteke and Daniel Sturridge in the same team – but he needs both to be fit first. Benteke is back in contention after coming off the bench in Thursday's 1-1 Europa League draw with Rubin Kazan after a month […]

Arsenal will be in very high spirits when they play Everton at the Emirates on Saturday (12:30pm ET kickoff, live on the NBC network in the United States). The Gunners have won their last three matches since losing at home to Olympiacos 3-2 in the UEFA Champions League including convincing wins over Manchester United and […]

Sunderland and Newcastle resume derby hostilities on Sunday with the Black Cats desperate to finally claim their first Barclays Premier League victory of the season. Here, Press Association Sport looks at some of the facts and figures surrounding a fixture which matters on Wearside and Tyneside. THE JOY OF SIX? Sunderland head into the game […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger regrets not resting Aaron Ramsey after seeing the midfielder suffer a fresh injury following his return from an intensive spell of duty with Wales. Ramsey faces around a month on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring problem during the second half of the 2-0 Champions League victory over Bayern Munich on […]

At this stage of the domestic season there are regularly teams who have strung together a surprise run of early results. But as we edge closer to November, there seem to be a lot of sides, many who were written off before the campaign got underway, thriving in the upper reaches of the table. Our first […]

Jurgen Klopp's Anfield debut ended in a frustrating draw against 10-man Rubin Kazan as Liverpool registered their third successive 1-1 Europa League draw. With all the focus still on the new manager it was Liverpool's other, somewhat forgotten, German, Emre Can, who delivered with an equalizer just before half-time to cancel out Marko Devic's surprise […]

Following Schalke 04 can be bad for your health. Literally. In September 2011, after just six months as manager, Ralf Ragnick announced his immediate resignation, citing exhaustion as his reason for leaving the club. And no wonder: he’d fought to clean up the mess left from Felix Magath’s departure, but while Ragnick brought Schalke to […]

Tottenham sacrificed an early lead as their Europa League campaign suffered a blow with defeat to Anderlecht. Head coach Mauricio Pochettino fielded a strong side in Brussels and brought Harry Kane off the bench with the scores level after initially resting the England striker as he suffered a knock against Liverpool. Things looked to be […]

There was little flashy about Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday. The Red Devils were supremely organized, tireless off the ball and ruthless in their attacking advances. Anthony Martial offered raw glimpses of his stunning potential, David de Gea made decisive stops when called upon and Chris Smalling continued his recent […]

Say it ain’t so, New York City FC! Say it ain’t so! SI.com is reporting that Jason Kreis’ job may be in peril. If that’s the case – not doubting SI’s reporting, just hedging against the better angles of good sense prevailing – then it says a lot about Major League Soccer’s high profile expansion […]

Manchester City have been reported to UEFA over their fans' continued booing of the Champions League anthem, Press Association Sport understands. Disciplinary proceedings will now be opened by the European governing body and a charge could follow if it is deemed the club have a case to answer. It is understood the matter was reported […]

If there’s any proof that speculation surrounding David Moyes’ potential unemployment is justified, it likely revolves around the numerous votes of confidence he’s received in recent days. It’s a well-known sporting trope, when upper management feels the need to validate your position, it’s likely the beginning of the end. Recently, both Real Sociedad club president […]

Heading into Tuesday’s Champions League clash between Arsenal and Bayern Munich, few people expected the Gunners to take home a victory. The match began as a very entertaining one for fans of either club (or neutrals), as both clubs had their chances to go ahead in the the first half of the match. Bayern controlled […]

One of the most popular idioms in the world is "actions speak louder than words." Neymar has seemed to take the phrase to heart because amidst all the controversy surrounding the 23-year-old, he's just continued by playing some of the best soccer of his Barcelona career. READ MORE: Luis Enrique tight-lipped over Neymar's future at […]