Earlier this month, it was reported that right-back Martin Montoya had informed Barcelona officials that he wanted to leave the Catalan club in January. Despite recently featuring in manager Luis Enrique's side during an 8-1 win over Huesca in the Copa del Rey, as well as Barcelona's final league match of 2014 against Cordoba, the 23-year-old […]

According to the Spanish publication AS, an announcement from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Barcelona's appeal of their FIFA-imposed transfer ban has been delayed after the court requested further documentation from the Catalan club. It was believed the CAS were prepared to hand down a decision on Barcelona's appeal before Christmas, but that […]

Neil Warnock became the first managerial casualty of the Premier League season as Crystal Palace wielded the axe on Saturday. Here, Press Association Sport's Simon Peach looks at five managers the south Londoners may be looking at to replace him with. Tim Sherwood The former Tottenham boss was swiftly installed as the bookmakers' favorite to […]

Neil Warnock has become the Premier League's first managerial casualty of the season, with Crystal Palace sacking him on Saturday morning. The 66-year-old only started a second spell at Selhurst Park on August 27, but has failed to carry on the stellar work done by predecessor Tony Pulis. Pulis walked out ahead of the season […]

Fernando Torres' return to Atletico Madrid is being held up by midfielder Alessio Cerci's determination to join Inter Milan. Torres was understood to have been preparing for a trip home to Spain, but has now rejoined his AC Milan teammates as they prepare for their friendly against the newly crowned FIFA Club World Cup champions […]

If anyone suggested that Paris Saint-Germain would be sitting in second let alone third going into the winter break they certainly would not have been met with a gallic shrug, quite the opposite in all likelihood. But that’s the state of play in Ligue 1 which is shaping to be the most keenly contested league […]

A triumphant Steve Bruce left Wearside wondering if Sunderland fans might finally accept he did a decent job for them after masterminding Hull's fourth successive victory over the Black Cats. The former boss at the Stadium of Light saw his team recover from a dreadful start – they fell behind with just 30 seconds on […]

Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock says he is happy to accept the fans' criticism after the Eagles' 3-1 defeat at home to Southampton in the Barclays Premier League. Goals from Sadio Mane, Ryan Bertrand and Toby Alderweireld secured victory for the visitors before Scott Dann headed in a late Palace consolation. Warnock's decision at 3-0 […]

Everton boss Roberto Martinez was critical of referee Lee Mason after the Toffees' 1-0 home loss to Stoke and hinted he felt the official should be dropped. Martinez hit out at Mason's decisions to only yellow-card Jonathan Walters for pulling back Leighton Baines in the first half and then award a penalty to the visitors […]

Arsenal survived the sending-off of striker Olivier Giroud for a reckless headbutt to beat QPR 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium and close back up on the top four of the Barclays Premier League. The Gunners were in cruise control following Alexis Sanchez's 10th league goal on 37 minutes, the Chilean having seen a tame early […]

Diego Costa was on target in a 2-0 win as Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea proved a barrier too far for West Ham. The Hammers, who began the day in fourth place, have been transformed since being criticized by Jose Mourinho for playing "football from the 19th century" last season and joked on Twitter they […]

West Brom boss Alan Irvine conceded his job could be on the line after his side were well beaten by champions Manchester City in the Boxing Day snow. City ran out comfortable 3-1 winners at The Hawthorns with all their goals coming in the first half after they raced out of the blocks to take […]

Wayne Rooney admitted there was a touch of Paul Scholes about his performance as he ran the midfield in Manchester United's easy win over Newcastle. Rooney scored twice and set up the other goal in United's 3-1 victory at Old Trafford. The United skipper, playing in midfield, timed his run from deep to perfection to […]

The decline of Premier League as a force in European football has been on display for the world to see since the 2009-10 season. That campaign was also the final season in a three-year run where Martin O’Neill guided a largely English Aston Villa side into the top six of the Premier League. With the […]

This season’s Bundesliga looks more of a procession than anything else. Bayern Munich are running away with the league and only a catastrophic collapse could see even a semblance of a title race. The chances of that happening with Pep Guardiola at the helm range from slim to none. Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost […]