Following an extremely underwhelming Champions League performance against Monaco on February 25th (a match that could have been Olivier Giroud’s worst match in an Arsenal kit), Arsenal have gone on an absolute tear, winning six straight games in all competitions. A significant chunk of the reason why the Gunners are firing on all cylinders at […]

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick believes the team has started to fulfill its potential and is confident they are moving in the right direction. Since their surprising 5-3 defeat to Leicester City on September 21st, United have lost only three times in 25 league matches leaving them in fourth place in the BPL with nine games to play. […]

Although a date hasn't been completely finalized, the bidding for the US TV rights to the Premier League for seasons 2016-2019 is expected to take place this May or June. TV and Internet rights for the Premier League are currently owned by NBC Sports. Given the critically acclaimed coverage by NBC, which has given the league […]

James Rodriguez has begun the process of returning to the Real Madrid lineup after the midfielder took part in training earlier today. Back in February, the Colombian was ruled out of action for two months after scans revealed a break in the fifth metatarsal of the right foot. The injury occurred during the 26th minute of Real […]

Manchester City have denied making an offer to, or being interested in, Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone. With City looking set to go trophyless this season, there has been plenty of talk of late about the prospect of manager Manuel Pellegrini being replaced in the summer. Simeone – who Atletico on Tuesday confirmed had signed […]

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has denied a Football Association charge of violent conduct for standing on Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea. Video evidence was used to charge the center-back, currently away on international duty with Slovakia, after television pictures highlighted the incident – missed by referee Martin Atkinson – in the last seconds of […]

Martin Odegaard is training with the Norway national team ahead of this weekend's Euro 2016 qualifier against Croatia. Despite not featuring for Real Madrid since his signing in January, Odegaard is expected to feature for Norway in Zagreb on Saturday. The 16-year-old prodigy already has three caps after making his international debut for Norway in August 2014. National team […]

A lot of us in soccer media have said this already. For years, in fact. But we keep saying it because … well, because it deserves to be said. Again and again until something changes. MLS is about to plow through a FIFA fixture window, and every time it happens we mark it down under […]

Louis van Gaal, on his appointment as manager of Manchester United, claimed that the system – that is, the formation or what he himself often refers to as “shape” – is basically unimportant. What matters, Van Gaal said, was the philosophy. This, I would argue, is a load of rubbish – and deep down the […]

More than 2 million soccer fans watched the first 2015 edition of el Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid on Sunday across beIN SPORTS. The impressive number combines the 1.353 million who watched the game live on beIN SPORTS en Espańol and the 767,000 who watched the game on the English-language broadcast on beIN SPORTS. […]

Diego Simeone is excited about the future of Atletico Madrid and is happy with the club's continued commitment to growth. Earlier this morning, news broke of Simeone's contract renewal with the Spanish champions. The deal will see the 44-year-old remain with Atletico Madrid until June 2020, and makes him the highest paid member of the […]

Karim Benzema says Real Madrid has regained its confidence despite this weekend's defeat in El Clasico. The France international went on to say Madrid have not thrown in the towel, and is maintaining belief they can catch league leading Barcelona with ten matches to play. La Blaugrana now hold a four point advantage over Madrid after Sunday's 2-1 victory […]

Today's episode of Soccer Morning features guests David Cartlidge and Kris Heneage. Hosted by Jason Davis and produced by Trevor Hayward, Soccer Morning features interviews with prominent journalists, players and coaches in addition to taking listener calls. David Cartlidge will be on-air to discuss el Clasico as well as Diego Simeone signing a new contract at […]

Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao is looking for consistent playing time next season. Whether or not it will happen with Manchester United is yet to be seen. The Colombia international has struggled in recent months for continuity under manager Louis van Gaal. Just last week, Falcao's former agent Silvano Espindola told a Colombian newspaper the striker's […]

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) have issued a statement confirming striker Diego Costa has left the national team squad due to injury. The Chelsea player was assessed by the RFEF's medical staff and it was determined the striker has suffered a level 1 hamstring tear on the biceps femoris of the left thigh, which was previously […]