Van Gaal: FA Cup victory big for whole club 9:19 PM GMT Arindam Rej Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said sealing a place in the FA Cup semifinals was not important for him personally -- but was for the club as a whole. Van Gaal's United went into the quarterfinal replay against West Ham on the back of a 3-0 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday, but responded with a 2-1 win at Upton Park to … [Read more...]

Hat-trick king Cristiano Ronaldo silences big game critics “Goals are in my DNA,” concluded Cristiano Ronaldo after spearheading a famous Real Madrid comeback with a hat-trick to see off Wolfsburg and reach the Champions League semi-finals for a record sixth straight season. The three-time World Player of the Year’s self-appraisals are rarely humble. It is just six weeks […] Photo credit: … [Read more...]

Pellegrini getting the most out of his broken Man City squad as a lame duck manager Escaping narratives is difficult. They’re ever-present and often times inescapable. So is the case with Manchester City’s 2015-16 campaign, and particularly their departing manager Manuel Pellegrini. He won the League Cup and Premier League in his first campaign, dropped quite a bit in form last season, and will … [Read more...]

Bale rejects new Madrid deal, alerts Manchester 11:11 PM 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: Bale rejects new Real Madrid deal, alerts Manchesters United and City Gareth Bale is set … [Read more...]

Everything you need to know about this summer’s Euro 2016 competition We’re just a few months away from the soccer tournament of the year: Euro 2016, often touted as a sign of things to come in the World Cup which usually follows two years later, Euro 16 brings together the best of top flight European football for four weeks of excitement […] We’re just a few months away from the soccer … [Read more...]

Date proposed for start of FIFA trial to be held in New York City US prosecutors on Tuesday set a February 2017 target date for the start of the huge FIFA corruption trial that has ensnared dozens of world soccer’s top executives. “The proposed schedule set forth below contemplates that jury selection would commence on February 27, 2017,” prosecutor Robert Capers wrote in a […] Photo credit: … [Read more...]

Heat on Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic to turn tables on Wolfsburg and Manchester City Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain will look to their superstar strikers Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in desperate bids to clinch Champions League semi-final berths against Wolfsburg and Manchester City on Tuesday. The Parisians were held 2-2 at the Parc des Princes last Wednesday when Ibrahimovic missed … [Read more...]

Manchester City seek to seize moment against PSG European expansionists Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain resume their pursuit of new frontiers on Tuesday with their Champions League quarter-final delicately balanced at 2-2 following last week’s first leg. Both clubs are fueled by vast Middle Eastern wealth and both have landmarks in sight: for Qatar-backed PSG, a first semi-final […] … [Read more...]

US women raise prospect of Olympic soccer boycott The United States women’s soccer team could boycott the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro if demands to be paid the same as their male counterparts are not met, World Cup winner said. Sauerbrunn, a member of the USA team that lifted the World Cup in Canada last year and […] Photo credit: AFP The United States women’s soccer team could boycott … [Read more...]

Leicester could be the first minnow of many to challenge giants of Premier League “Doing a Leicester City” is already a phrase that’s made its way into general soccer parlance. The meaning of the term, of course, is for a team that’s beyond the established elite to propel themselves to a position in the table that few would have anticipated they’re capable off. It’s fair […] “Doing a … [Read more...]