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Although it felt a bit touch and go for a while and Wojciech Szczesny's early second half save proved hugely important in the overall scheme of things, I think it's fair to say Arsenal thoroughly deserved their 4-1 win over Wigan last night. - Lim...

That Robin van Persie is a good sort. Having already bagged a shed-full of goals on his way to procuring the Premier League title in his maiden year at Old Trafford, the Dutch striker has done United fans another solid by reneging on the option of sw...

Jose Mourinho has finally admitted what we have long suspected. All he ever wanted was to be loved. The Italians, apart from the ones who follow Internazionale, don't love him. The Spaniards, save for the lingering band of loyalists who don't yet...

It would be easy to focus on Luis Suarez. It would be a simple task to roll eyes, shake heads and wag fingers with a fearsome thrust. There is no excusing the inexcusable, after all. But there is also little point in adding a boot to the reputati...

With one winning Stephane Sessegnon strike and one desperate Simon Mignolet save from his own teammate's bizarre backpass, Sunderland handed Paolo Di Canio victory on his home debut as head coach. Much more important, though the importance of PDC...

It feels a bit like Arsenal got out of jail, but a 3-1 win against Norwich moves them into third place in the Premier League. It was late and not exactly great, but the Gunners did enough in the end, and although obituaries were probably being wri...

Amid all the controversy about minutes of silence, the return of former manager Brendan Rodgers, sacked by Reading in December 2009, went largely unmentioned. But Royals took their first point from a Rodgers team since then, thanks to a spirited seco...

Shaun Maloney's super strike from a free kick in the last minute of added time spared Wigan's blushes and pushed QPR firmly towards the trap door of relegation in a 1-1 draw at Loftus Road Sunday. Despite the home team having to play with 10 men sinc...

A match between top and bottom, the only prediction one could possibly imagine was a convincing win for the Italian Champions. Yet, despite the 31 shots on goal, the Old Lady's squandering abilities combined with terrific saves from the goalkeeper al...

Over in the Portuguese regional leagues this weekend, semi-pro goalkeeper Bruno Fonseca proved that his side, Aguias da Musguera, are nothing but a one-man team when he managed to save a penalty and score a goal against opponents Lourel within the sp...

If Arsenal are to mount yet another late charge for a top-four finish, they must win on Saturday. Last season, the Gunners won nine out of 10 Premier League games from Feb. 4 to April 11 to reel in Tottenham Hotspur and snatch third place. They've le...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Revolution failed to a find the back of the net for the second straight game in Saturday's 0-0 draw to Sporting Kansas City at Gillette Stadium. New England's Matt Reis made four saves to earn his second straight shutout o...

Surely, surely 'Arry can't save QPR, can't he? This is the question on the lips of many a football fan today, after an unexpected happy return to St Mary's for the Rs boss at the weekend. Given a hostile reception on his old stomping ground, Redknapp...

There has been a buzz about Raheem Sterling for a long time now and rightly so. Having flourished since signing as a prodigious 15-year-old from Queens Park Rangers just over three years ago, there was talk of how Liverpool had finally found a cur...

"Welcome to Hell" is synonymous with the cauldron of football on the European side of Bosporus - and is hardly an ideal location for Jens Keller to save his coaching reputation. The 42-year-old's spell as interim manager of FC Schalke 04 has been...

It's news that satisfies no one, save perhaps Landon Donovan himself, but the erstwhile L.A. Galaxy and USMNT midfielder now has an estimated time of arrival back into the American soccer scene. Per a club release Sunday, the Galaxy expect Donovan to...