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Likeable, genuine and probably the best player the Premier League has seen. These are the words I would have used to describe Thierry Henry before Wednesday night’s crucial World Cup play-off between France and Republic Of Ireland.
Now he is being branded a cheat after blatantly ...
Soccer
World Cup
Liverpool are considering making a bid for out-of-favour Juventus star Sebastian Giovinco, according to the Corriere dello Sport.
Reds boss Rafael Benitez is believed to have joined Arsenal and West Ham in the race to sign the 22-year-old in the January transfer window.
Giovinco has ...
Soccer
Liverpool
Serie A
Argentine defender Gabriel Milito returned to action after an 18-month injury lay-off on Wednesday as Barcelona defeated Bolivar CF of Bolivia 4-1 in a friendly match.
“It’s a very special day for me,” said the 29-year-old Milito, who suffered knee ligament damage in the Champions League ...
Soccer
Croatia striker Eduardo has signed a new “long-term” contract with Arsenal after making a successful comeback from a horrific injury which sidelined him for almost a year, the club announced.
The Brazilian-born forward broke his leg and dislocated his ankle in February 2008 but has this year ...
Soccer
Arsenal
Premiership
Glasgow giants Celtic could be without five first-team players for the trip to fourth placed Dundee United on Sunday.
The Hoops are definitely without injured trio of goalkeeper Ar-tur Boruc, midfielder Scott Brown and forward Shaun Maloney.
Joining them on the sidelines will be suspended ...
Soccer
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is on course for a return to action against Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday after recovering from a groin injury.
The England midfielder used the international break last weekend to further rest the injury and he now believes that he has put ...
Soccer
Liverpool
Premiership
Steven Gerrard
VfL Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko expects to play for AC Milan next season. The Bosnia-Herzegovina international has already informed his German club.
“I recently spoke to Wolfsburg executives about it and they know that I would like a transfer next summer,” Dzeko told La Gazzetta dello ...
Soccer
Serie A
Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez claims his protracted contract negotiations are close to reaching a conclusion.
The Mexican centre-back has been in talks with the Catalan giants for some time, without actually signing any paperwork and it is believed that the length of the terms on offer ...
Soccer
Spain
Robin van Persie has been ruled out of action for Arsenal until the end of the year after suffering damage to ankle ligaments in Holland’s friendly clash with Italy at the weekend, his English club confirmed on Monday.
Van Persie, who has scored eight times for the Gunners this season, will ...
Soccer
Premiership
Arsenal
Spain
Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has rejected a possible move to Tottenham Hotspur by insisting he wants to stay with Serie A giants AC Milan .
The Dutchman has failed to find his best form following his move from Real Madrid over the summer.
The 26-year-old has been linked with a move to ...
Soccer
AC Milan
Serie A
Arsenal ’s out-of-favour defender Philippe Senderos admits he may need to quit the club in order to find first-team football.
The Switzerland international, who spent last season on loan with AC Milan, is yet to make a Premier League appearance this term.
Senderos is frustrated by his lack ...
Soccer
Arsenal
Premiership
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini was taken to hospital on Thursday with what ambulance staff said were “life-changing injuries” after crashing his motorbike.
The Italian shot-stopper hit a car at around 1030GMT in Walthamstow, east London and was then taken to hospital for ...
Soccer
Premiership
Wayne Rooney wants to open talks over a contract extension at Manchester United within the next few months. According to several reports, Barcelona are interested to add the English striker to their already impressive attack but Rooney insists on staying at Old Trafford. “It’s nice to be ...
Soccer
Premiership
Celtic and Rangers will continue to battle it out for the Scottish Premier League crown after talks of a proposed move to England were brushed aside at a meeting between the English Football Association and Premier League earlier today.
The concept of Scotland’s ‘Big Two’ competing for ...
Soccer
Scotland
More problems for Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez: Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera were diagnosed with torn hamstrings that could sideline them for a month.
Benayoun and Riera suffered their injuries during the match against Birmingham City on Monday (2-2). Riera made his return against the ...
Soccer
Liverpool
Premiership
Argentina
Barcelona ’s secretary Txiki Begiristain has played down all speculation linking the European champions with a move to sign Manchester City forward Robinho.
The Brazilian is reportedly unsettled in England and pushing for a transfer from Eastlands in January, although those rumours were ...
Soccer
Robinho
Argentina
German international goalkeeper Robert Enke has been killed after being hit by a train at a level crossing, police said on Tuesday.
Police said that the death could be a suicide.
The 32-year-old Germany and Hannover 96 goalkeeper had been suffering from a mystery ailment recently.
He ...
Soccer
Bundesliga
Barcelona did what it had to do in the Copa del Rey. They moved on to the next round after defeating third division side Cultural Leonesa (5-0).
Before the match there was a minute of silence in memory of Robert Enke. The German goalkeeper, who died on Tuesday night, had a two year spell ...
Soccer
Real Madrid
The Premier League is never dull. This weekend produced yet more surprises, lots of goals and as always a little bit of controversy for good measure.
The game of the weekend came at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea vs. Manchester United. In truth, as is often the case, the match failed to live up to ...
Soccer
Chelsea
Premiership
Kolo Toure has set his hopes on a reunion with his younger brother Yaya at the City of Manchester stadium. The Manchester City defender admitted his brother feels unhappy at Barcelona.
Yaya Toure has courted interest of England’s elite in seasons gone by, with the likes of Arsenal, Manchester ...
