Man United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reacted to Fred scoring twice in a 5-0 win over Club Brugge. Steve Nicol understands why Manchester United would be after West Ham’s Declan Rice. Manchester United have been drawn against Austrian side LASK in the Europa League round of 16. United beat Club Brugge 6-1 on aggregate in the
Sunday will see the first major trophy of the English season awarded, as Manchester City aim to lift the Carabao Cup — named after a Thai energy drink, in case you wondered! — for a third straight year when they face Aston Villa at Wembley (Stream LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S. at 11:25 a.m.
The first warning sign came in the prematch warm-up at the Groupama stadium in Lyon, France. Leonardo Bonucci did not like what he was seeing. The intensity he expects, particularly on a Champions League night, was missing from Juventus’ backups. To his mind, they were too casual, and he didn’t hesitate to tell them in
Duos are dying. Back when everyone played a 4-4-2, there were pairs everywhere. You had two centerbacks, wingers and full-backs, two midfielders and two strikers. The treble-winning Manchester United side of 1998-99 played Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole up front, and they combined for 52 goals across all competitions. A few years later, Arsenal went
The FC guys say VAR is what needs to be fixed, not the offside law. FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he is open to changes to the offside law to help address problems that have arisen since the introduction of VAR video reviews. Football’s law-making body and the International FA Board (IFAB) will meet on
LONDON — There is something particularly brutal about a heavy defeat in the Champions League. Nothing exposes a team’s weaknesses quite like a dismantling by a side from another league, and Chelsea know precisely how that feels after being given a lesson by Bayern Munich at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. This was the moment
The FC guys say VAR is what needs to be fixed, not the offside law. Restrictions on the international loan of players are set to come into force in July as part of a wide-ranging reform of the transfer system, FIFA said on Thursday. The global soccer body said it would also establish a new