Opinion

The January transfer window has slammed shut for clubs in Europe and some top teams in Spain and England chose to remain largely inactive

The Mexico coach has little to lose in a friendly against Iceland but took a conservative approach to the squad, rather than bring in new faces.

The goalkeeper was caught completely cold for David Luiz's opener, but ensured a point for Liverpool late on by thwarting a Diego Costa penalty

The league moved away from recent precedent when putting together its 2017 national TV schedule. Will it deliver better ratings?

The Reds will want to end a disastrous month by creating problems for the west Londoners, who have an enjoyed a largely comfortable league season

Goal takes a look at a handful of players who have stood out in Liga MX early in the Clausura and could see action in next week's friendly.

The German coach is enduring the lowest period of his Anfield reign to date, with his intensive tactics proving too much of a strain for a weak squad

Xolos stayed atop the league with a mix of attack and defense while Pumas showed resilience. Goal looks at that and more from the weekend in Liga MX.

The Americans didn't find a goal in their first match of the year, but there were still some bright spots in the draw against Serbia.

Leonardo Jardim has his side in rude health ahead of their Champions League last-16 tie as they took control of Le Championnat with a draw

The Portuguese was whistled by the crowd on two occasions in the first half but his fine finish helped Los Blancos secure a vital victory

The German midfielder returned with a bang and United finally saw off Wigan in the FA Cup with something to spare

The Catalans were denied by poor officiating in the draw at Betis, but were extremely disappointing without their two Spain midfielders in Seville

After overcoming sever injury problems, the striker proved he can contribute to the Gunners with his first goals since April in a tremendous display

Pep Guardiola picked a strong line-up led by three extremely promising young players, though there was no room for any academy graduates

The Blues beat Brentford in an impressive display featuring some of their young players and are now oozing confidence ahead of vital games to come

Three home defeats in quick succession and two tournament exits in what has been a horrid January, the Reds' season is in danger of unravelling

The world governing body's decision only to count recent successes is a shameful rewriting of the books that discredits the greats involved

Goal looks at the weekend's biggest storylines including Monterrey's manipulations and two top-three teams looking to return to good form.

The Welshman has been sidelined since late November with an ankle injury and his return will be key to Real's hopes of claiming major titles this term

The 24-year-old is a fine player but he is not yet good enough to feed Barcelona forward trio Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez

Luis Enrique's side swept aside Real Sociedad in a 5-2 win at Camp Nou on Thursday as the Catalans sealed their place in the last four

The Brazilian's move to Los Blancos has been a nightmare and took another turn for the worse with an own goal in his side's Copa exit on Wednesday

In light of Ghana’s progress to the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations, Goal profiles one of the Black Stars’ greatest talents

Los Blancos were unable to overturn the 2-1 deficit from the first leg against Celta Vigo and are out of the cup as their blip in form continues

Southampton shut the Reds out for a third time in the campaign to compound their recent misery, while deservedly reaching the League Cup final

Both Los Angeles-based MLS teams have been linked to Mexican star Javier Hernandez, and we could be in for a rare bidding war in Major League Soccer.

Two of Mexico's most prominent coaches are batting the question around, but ultimately growth most happen incrementally.

The U.S. international catches up with Goal, after leaving the Bundesliga giant for an opportunity to help Stuttgart move up to the first division.