It wasn't quite an action replay -- the departing star bade farewell to Liverpool rather than London and he was headed for Barcelona, not Madrid. Otherwise, it was a case of deja vu: For the second successive summer, the Premier League lost the reigning Footballer of the Year. For Gareth Bale in 201...
Is it conceivable that the final of Europe's Champions League could be between two clubs that had never won the trophy?
It probably is. Manchester City against Paris Saint-Germain, for example, would be an easily imaginable conclusion -- because both clubs now have such financial force behind them t...
Retirement is a dirty word for some players, especially those who have thrived by refusing to accept limits.
For Rafael Marquez, a renaissance return to Mexico's national team in late 2013 led to a fourth World Cup appearance. In Brazil, he captained El Tri on a run to the round of 16, where Mexico ...
Posted by Kevin Hughes
Lessons from last season
These are challenging times for Aston Villa, with a series of surprising events unfolding since the end of the 2013-14 season. Randy Lerner's admission to searching for a buyer to end his eight-year ownership of the club briefly raised supporter hopes of fresh investment an...
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Are Arsenal going to continue their spending? Will Barcelona get another defender? Who wants Tom Cleverley? It's all here in Transfer Talk...
09.20 BST A billionaire Hamburg fan has loaned the Bundesliga club 17 million euros to help them finance their summer squad building.
International tran...
This year, the Premier League welcomes Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers back into its profitable embrace. But how will they survive against the big boys? Iain Macintosh offers five helpful tips.
Don't panic
Contrary to popular opinion, newly promoted teams actually have a good chance ...
