Arsene Wenger believes the new £5billion Premier League domestic TV rights deal has provoked clubs in the rest of Europe to demand changes to UEFA's financial fair play rules. UEFA president Michel Platini confirmed on Monday that the FFP rules would be eased – and it is understood that the changes will allow more money […]

Petr Cech is prepared to leave Chelsea after 11 years for a Premier League rival this summer, according to his agent. After a decade as number one, Cech, who is 33 on Wednesday, has found himself second choice behind Thibaut Courtois this season. Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are among the clubs – along with […]

Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez is set to confirm his departure from the Catalan club during a press conference on Thursday, according to the player's father. In recent months, the 35-year-old has been linked with a move to the Major League Soccer franchise New York City FC, as well as the Qatari club Al Sadd. Now, it is understood the legendary […]

This summer features several major soccer tournaments from June through August, but which ones are you most looking forward to watching either on TV or in person? In June, you have the Women's World Cup and Copa America being played throughout the month. July features the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament featuring the US Men's National […]

Manchester City have made an improved contract offer to James Milner as speculation persists over the England midfielder's future. Milner is out of contract in the summer and, throughout the season, has held off signing a new deal that was offered last summer. That has alerted other clubs – and Arsenal and Liverpool have been […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger refused to be drawn on the latest transfer speculation surrounding Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling – and insisted it would be "stupid" to allow anything to disrupt their end to the season. Reports have emerged the 20-year-old England forward wants to leave Anfield this summer, rejecting the offer of a contract extension […]

It takes something pretty special for the average soccer supporter to look forward to Monday nights. With post-weekend blues settling in and the majority of games completed, the working week stands between another chance to sample some domestic action at the weekend. A tough slog indeed. It’s what makes Monday Night Football—the Sky Sports show […]

Splashed across the front pages of Spanish newspapers are stories about possible replacements for Carlo Ancelotti and the overall decline in performance from Real Madrid players this season. Ancelotti has to accept the lion share of the criticism because it was his reluctance to rotate the squad which played a role in the team's fatigue and […]

Here are the 10 things we learned from week eleven of the Major League Soccer season. 1. Seattle Is The Team To Beat The Sounders traveled up to BC Place to take on the front-running Vancouver Whitecaps, replaced Obafemi Martins with Chad Barrett, watched Barrett nab a brace, and returned to Seattle with the Cascadia […]

Following a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Manchester United on Sunday, Arsenal placed themselves in pole position to grab a top three place in the Premier League table. While a potential third place finish at the end of the season is no trophy, it does mean two things – the Gunners would be moving in the […]

The 2015 edition of the Emirates Cup will feature Olympique Lyonnais, Villarreal, VfL Wolfsburg and, of course, Arsenal. The annual pre-season invitational tournament will be the eighth instalment, with every match being played at the Emirates Stadium in north London. The four game competition will be kicked off with Wolfsburg playing Villarreal and Arsenal matching […]

In 2014, after more than six years of playing soccer in Italy, Austria and Guatemala, Vincenzo Bernardo returned to the US. Signed by Miami United FC, Bernardo put together a stellar season for the club during its National Premier Soccer League campaign, scoring seven goals in 12 matches. This season Bernardo became the first player […]

This past weekend, Florida was the showcase home of professional soccer in the United States. On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rowdies defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in front of a near-sellout crowd at the newly renovated Al Lang Stadium in St Petersburg. The next day, Orlando City SC recorded its first home victory in MLS […]

Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling is set to hold crunch talks with manager Brendan Rodgers and chief executive Ian Ayre, where it is expected the 20-year-old will ask to leave the Merseyside club this summer. Last month, the England international reject the notion that he was a "money grabber" during an interview with the BBC, shortly after […]

MLS supporters drool over big names who might one day grace the league. We bicker over managers and, increasingly, about the front office deciders who make the juicy personnel calls. We love to go a few rounds over broadcast talent. These are usually the domestic issues that keep the blogs and their comments sections busy, […]