The Professional Footballer's Association has announced its nominees for the top players in English soccer. The nominees are voted on by the players themselves and this year's finalists include Diego Costa, Philip Coutinho, David De Gea, Eden Hazard, Harry Kane and Alexis Sanchez.
A look at why Arsenal has turned its season around. On Feb. 7, after losing 2-1 at Tottenham, Arsene Wenger and Arsenal were under fire. The team was sixth in the league and looked lost in its hopes of finishing in the top four.
Goaltending controversies are among the most interesting in all of. The goalie is in many respects the symbol of a teams stability and having a main man gives teams confidence. The lack of a main man however can create other kinds of issues.
Winning the Ballon d'Or is the dream of every soccer player in the world. And why wouldn't it be? To win the award is to be recognized as the finest soccer player in the entire universe.But the problem is that the award is tough to get and the last few years have required superhuman feats to claim ownership of the trophy. Exhibit A: Lionel Messi. Exhibit B: Cristiano Ronaldo.In essence, to win the award these days you have to overcome either of those two titans.Which makes the follow proclamation from Mesut Ozil rather shocking.
In 2012-13, Arsenal and Manchester United were both knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16, leaving England with no representative in the quarterfinals for the first time since 1999-2000.
The UEFA Champions League is without a doubt one the single biggest soccer tournaments in the world. Every year European teams battle it out to be named the single best squad of the continent. There are just eight teams remaining, and all English Premier League teams have been eliminated.
In the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, Arsenal created a massive hole for itself to get out of. Despite being home against a "weak" Monaco side, the team wound up losing 3-1 and found itself with only one possibility toward advancing -- 3-goal victory or bust. Here is what we learned from the thrilling knockout match.
The Champions League resumes on Tuesday with two of the most suspenseful games of the round of 16. The 2015 edition of Champions League resumes on Tuesday with two of the most suspenseful games of the Round of 16.
Year in and year out the world expects a surprise. And yet every year the same teams continually make reappearances in the latter stages of the Champions League. But for once, the 2014-15 UCL is threatening to show a new level of excitement as the first host of matches have featured some tremendous shockers.
Real Madrid and Barcelona continued their winning ways in this tournament, the latter doing so at the expense of a suddenly mediocre Manchester City. However, there were some other puzzling situations that have left the second legs with tremendous amounts of tension. Here are some of the big shockers of the UCL round of 16's first legs.
Poor Arsenal fans. There must be no other crowd of fanatics in the entire sports universe that endures as much disappointment as those who support the Gunners year after year.
Spanish League soccer clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona are by far the two most popular sports franchises in the world today on social media. The two Spanish clubs are also the most valuable franchises in sports.
Luis Suarez's time in Barcelona has not been what most have expected. And as a result, the Uruguayan, who already has a target on his back every time he steps on the pitch for his biting antics, is under ever increasing scrutiny at one of the most challenging places to play in the world - the Camp Nou.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Round of 16 in the Champions League is arguably one of the most entertaining in soccer. This year's Champions League Round of 16 draw took place on Monday and brought up about some unique matchups that feature a number of major winners and losers. Here is a look at those smiling and those crying after Monday's draw.
Cristiano Ronaldo passed Raul on the UEFA Champions League all-time scorers league as he tries to catch Lionel Messi who currently holds the record. Meanwhile, Liverpool failed to qualify into the Round of 16 of the tournament, eliminated by FC Basel after 1-1 at Anfield.
Also, Manchester City cuts down Chelsea's lead in the English Premier League (EPL) standings beating Everton but pays a heavy price after Sergio Aguero goes down with an injury and Arsenal gets embarrassed by Stoke City by a score of 3-2.
The rumor mill is in full flight as the world of soccer anticipates the turn of the calendar year. One of the major subjects to fly around the rumor mill has been Iker Casillas. Real Madrid's No.1 has been reportedly linked with Liverpool and Arsenal in recent weeks. Will the star player move?
