FIFA told to get tough with World Cup rights abusers FIFA must show that it respects human rights and brandish the threat of withdrawing a World Cup to prove it means business, an independent review of football’s world body said Thursday. The report by former UN special representative on human rights and business John Ruggie is likely to intensify pressure […] Photo credit: AFP. FIFA must … [Read more...]

Draw announced for Europa League semi-finals Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will play Villarreal in the Europa League semi-finals while defending champions Sevilla face Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk. Liverpool, who hit back from 2-0 and 3-1 down to beat Klopp’s former club Borussia Dortmund 4-3 and progress into the semis 5-4 on aggregate, have never played Villarreal before. Sevilla […] Jurgen … [Read more...]

Arsenal eye Ajax wonder kid Bazoer 12:37 AM GMT The summer window will be opening before you know it, and rumours around the world are picking up steam. As always, Transfer Talk has its finger on the pulse when it comes to the latest gossip. See the latest deals here. TOP STORY: Gunners gaga over Ajax wonder kid Bazoer Arsenal's interest in Ajax's Riechedly Bazoer has gathered steam, with chief … [Read more...]

Key areas that Arsenal need to address in central defense before 2016/17 season The 2015/16 season has been a bit of a strange one for the Gunners.  It seems as if the north London club are always either in the middle of a high-scoring shootout, or fighting to a 0-0 draw.  There hasn’t been much in between.  In fact, Arsenal have been a […] The 2015/16 season has been a bit of a strange one … [Read more...]

Daily Fantasy Soccer: DFS Soccer Week 34 Thursday, April 14, 2016 Hello everyone!  Hope everyone is doing well. I’m back at it again with the Premier League prep and hoping to get everyone prepared for the upcoming week!  We have a headlining match this week of Chelsea – Manchester City, which should be action packed despite Chelsea’s struggles this season. Let’s look at all the matches: … [Read more...]

Manchester United’s Van Gaal struck by rational Rashford Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal hailed Marcus Rashford’s startling self-awareness after the 18-year-old striker’s memorable goal inspired his side to FA Cup victory at West Ham United. Rashford broke the deadlock in the 54th minute of Wednesday’s quarter-final replay, shimmying inside James Tomkins and arcing an unstoppable shot … [Read more...]

Weekly Picks: Fuzzy Logic: Week 34 Rankings Oh Romelu, Romelu. Wherefore art thou Romelu? There is a reason most FPL managers elect to field a 3-5-2 formation just about every week. Attacking players generally yield more lucrative point totals than defending players. The top six players in the FPL game are either midfielders or forwards when it comes to total points this season and no one can … [Read more...]

EPL GW 34 preview and Champions League review; World Soccer Talk Podcast On this edition of the World Soccer Talk Podcast, Richard Farley returns along with Kartik Krishnaiyer to review an upending week in Europe, where the Champions League’s holders were seen out of the competition after a Wednesday loss at the Vicente Calderon. Your hosts also preview Thursday’s Europa League action […] … [Read more...]

Chelsea, Arsenal eye Kante's &pound20m clause 12:37 AM GMT Jack Rathborn The summer window will be opening before you know it, and rumours around the world are picking up steam. As always, Transfer Talk has its finger on the pulse when it comes to the latest gossip. See the latest deals here. TOP STORY: The chase for Kante heats up N'Golo Kante has a £20 million buy-out clause in his … [Read more...]

France’s Karim Benzema to miss Euro 2016 Embroiled in the Mathieu Valbuena sex-tape scandal, France forward Karim Benzema will not be selected for Euro 2016, the player and the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed on Wednesday. “Unfortunately for me and for those who have always backed me and supported me, I will not be selected for our […] Photo credit: AFP Embroiled in the Mathieu … [Read more...]