Manchester United are reportedly making a strong push to acquire Gareth Bale this season, but Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insisted they are planning to keep the Wales international.
Anytime that the idea of best player in the world is brought up the list starts and ends with two names - Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. When looking at 2014, picking the top player between Messi and Ronaldo seems like a futile and uninteresting task. So instead, Latin Post.com's David Salazar and Edwin Molina, as part of our Best of Soccer in 2014 feature series, are looking at players not named Ronaldo or Messi, who deserve some credit in 2014.
The 2014-15 La Liga season is 16 weeks complete, and multiple storylines have stood out. We've seen amazing goals, records broken and big disappointments. Latin Post.com lists the five biggest stories of the season so far.
Gareth Bale is also the man dominating rumor mills and is seen as one to exit Madrid as soon as January. That would be a massive mistake. This has been discussed over and over, even on this website, but once again, here are the main reasons why Gareth Bale should be nowhere near the exit doors of the Santiago Bernabeu.
Sami Khedira will be entering the final six months of his contract with Real Madrid, creating speculation that the Germany international will move to another team in the summer.
The soap opera that is sports always rivets for what takes place on the battle field. But often times the stories that take place far away from the pitch are just as unique and special. They make for some interesting conversation and add an element to the world of sports that moves into the social, political and economic realm.This year featured a number of off-pitch events that continued to elevate the dynamics of soccer and add new elements that are rarely discussed. As part of our Best of 2014 feature series, writer David Salazar and Edwin Molina look at two off-pitch events that really brought the soccer conversation to a new level.
Chelsea maintains their lead in the English Premier League (EPL) after 1-1 draw against fourth-place Southampton while second-place Manchester City and third-place Manchester United fail to make up ground in the standings. Arsenal managed to creep into the top five with a key victory on the road against West Ham United.
Mario Balotelli has yet to find his mark for Liverpool in the Barclays Premier League, creating speculation that his current club will eventually decide to sell him in January.
Chelsea celebrated Christmas in victorious manner by defeating West Ham United, 2-0, keeping their lead in the English Premier League (EPL) staying three points ahead of second-place Manchester City and ten points over third-place Manchester United.
Manchester United are reportedly willing to spend big to acquire Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, who is reportedly being shopped by the Spanish powerhouse club.
Everyone loves to honor the individuals. But ultimately, the collective may be even more important in some cases and nowhere is this more apparent than in soccer. As part of the Best of Soccer in 2014 feature series, writers David Salazar and Edwin Molina now highlight their team of year.
The 2014 English Premier League season has reached Week 18. This week has 10 games for soccer fans to watch on Boxing Day, and Latin Post.com previews them all.
With sales of Electronic Arts (EA) Sports "FIFA 15" continue to grow in North America, particularly during the holidays, a recent study showed that the video game draws new fans to the sport of soccer.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho denied reports linking the Blues to a possible lucrative transfer deal with FC Barcelona to acquire superstar forward Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi and Barcelona defeated Córdoba to win their 12th game of the season. With that victory, Barcelona is just one win behind Real Madrid in the La Liga standings. The defending champions, Atletico Madrid, had a great week as well.
One of the best soccer players in the world today, Cristiano Ronaldo, recently had a statue of himself portrayed in Madeira, Portugal. The Real Madrid superstar is considered by many to be the greatest player in the world today.
One more time and this time with some feeling. All year round, the world monitors the performances of the two best players in the entire world. Lionel Messi's rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo probably spurs more arguments than any other topic in the world with two rather decisive camps. But when all is said and done, the numbers and results do not lie. One player and one player only had the better year in the 2014.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will likely finish the season at Stamford Bridge, but his agent revealed that they could strike deal with Liverpool or Arsenal next summer.
There are hundreds of soccer games a year and it is virtually impossible to truly catch every single one. In a shocking turn of events both writers David Salazar and Edwin Molina picked the same game as the standout to kick off this year's "Best in Soccer" feature series. Here are their takes on the same event.
Making his second start of the season, Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, on loan from French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco, scored his second goal of the season for Manchester United, bailing them out after falling behind to Aston Villa on Saturday.
