Forget the false nine. Traditional No. 9's are back in vogue in Serie A. From Romelu Lukaku to Ciro Immobile and Andrea Belotti — and even the new-look Cristiano Ronaldo — old-fashioned center forwards are grabbing the spotlight as the Italian League approaches its midway ...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic embraces 'top-level challenge' at AC Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is giving himself six months to see if he can still play elite-level soccer with one of Europe's storied clubs. The 38-year-old striker was presented by AC Milan on Friday after signing a deal until the end of the season with an option ...
Barton banned while gambling sponsors permeate game
It has not been a good week for the beautiful game. Joey Barton was banned for 18 months for gambling, Newcastle United and West Ham United were raided by the tax man and David Moyes was charged for possible "threatening behavior" toward a female reporter. Football ...
Manchester United's struggle to achieve a top-four finish continued on Tuesday as Zlatan Ibrahimovic came to the rescue with an added-time penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw against Everton in their Premier League clash at Old Trafford. Manager Jose Mourinho had to preside over another ...
FIFA must address disparity in sanctions for offenses
Which is worse — being sworn at or being hit? Being called an obscenity or off work for a few weeks as a result of an injury sustained? Silly question on the face of it and the law in most countries would consider violence of the ...
The goals continued to flow for Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AS Roma's Edin Dzeko as they bagged hat-tricks to help their teams take commanding leads in the first legs of their Europa League last 32 ties on Thursday. United swept aside St. Etienne 3-0 ...
