Defending champions Barcelona are looking for a 16th successive La Liga victory when they host Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Barca equalled the record of 15 consecutive wins set by Real Madrid during the 1960/61 season…
A terrible error by Robert Green allowed the USA to hit back to draw 1-1 with England in the World Cup's opening Group C game in South Africa. Fabio Capello's side had taken an early…
Football at the summer Olympic Games has long been undervalued by many across the globe. But since the competition turned professional in 1984 it has played host to some of the first international steps of…
Fernando Torres has stated that the signing of Juan Mata will help to inject some pace into the Chelsea team, and help him to find the back of the net on a more regular basis.…
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has retired with immediate effect. The 35-year-old revealed his decision on Wednesday, bringing to a close a 602-game career at Old Trafford that included a Champions League title, eight…
Over the last week Leeds fans experienced a feeling that we hadn’t felt for a while, optimism. Sure, we’ve been optimistic that the takeover would happen and that Bates would leave, but in regards to…
Sir Alex Ferguson is happy to put his faith in youth in light of the growing injury problems at Manchester United. Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand are the latest two to pull out, opening the…
Iran against South Korea is the heavyweight meeting of the four Asian Cup quarter-finals and arguably the hardest to call. Both teams emerged from their groups as undefeated winners and each have undeniable pedigree in…
Manchester City have announced that manager Roberto Mancini has put pen-to-paper on a new contract, keeping him with the English champions until 2017. Speculation has been rife that the Russian FA had identified the Italian…
Ambitious Roma have netted Dutch World Cup goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg from Ajax Amsterdam."Ajax and AS Roma have reached an agreement concerning the transfer of Maarten Stekelenburg," the Dutch club said on their website."The agreement with…