After another action-packed weekend in soccer, Gab Marcotti reflects on the big talking points in his latest edition of Monday Musings. Jump to: Valverde’s magic | Top four race | Dortmund’s derby woe | New low for PSG, Neymar | Aguero the hero | Inter vs. Juve | Allegri loses his cool | Bayern aren’t champs yet
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After another David De Gea blunder against Chelsea, Craig Burley examines the Man United keeper’s struggles and ponders his frame of mind. Ian Fiveankles is not happy with this year’s picks for PFA team of the season and provides his own alternative XI. Eric Bailly could be fit for the start of next season after
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino discusses how his side will pick up from their loss to West Ham ahead of Tuesday’s match against Ajax. Frank Leboeuf explains how Christian Eriksen’s qualities have put Tottenham in a comfortable position in the top four race. Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said regular participation in the Champions League would
USMNT’s Gregg Berhalter praises the Mexican Federation for their success in CONCACAF and says they’ve set the benchmark for MLS and U.S. Soccer. PSV became the first team in Eredivisie history to score a goal in each of the first 32 matchdays as they equaled Ajax on 80 points with a win over Willem. Herculez
After a poor start to the second half, Zlatan Ibrahimovic put the LA Galaxy on his back and secured a win for the home crowd at Dignity Health Sports Park. Major League Soccer: LA Galaxy Zlatan Ibrahimovic (78′) 2-1 Real Salt Lake Nedum Onuoha has rejected an apology from striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the two
Josef Sural earnt 20 caps for the Czech Republic. Czech Republic international Josef Sural was killed after a minibus carrying players from Turkish top tier club Aytemiz Alanyaspor crashed while returning from an away match, the club confirmed on Monday. Sural died at the hospital where he and six of his teammates were taken after
12:51 PM ET April 28 (Reuters) – Getafe missed a chance to strike a huge blow in their bid to qualify for the Champions League, losing 2-1 at Real Sociedad on Sunday after having two penalty appeals turned down as their two biggest rivals for fourth spot also suffered surprise defeats. Getafe are still clinging
Manchester City scraped to a narrow 1-0 win at Burnley to return to the top of the Premier League. ESPN FC’s Craig Burley says that despite the tight scoreline, Manchester City were in complete control even if their attack wasn’t firing on all cylinders. Manchester City scraped to a narrow 1-0 win at Burnley to
Jonathan Viera’s treble maintained Chinese Super League leaders Beijing Guoan’s perfect start. Beijing Guoan continued their perfect start to the Chinese Super League campaign on Sunday as a Jonathan Viera hat-trick earned the leaders a 4-1 win over Dalian Yifang. Viera’s treble steered Roger Schmidt’s side to their seventh straight win since the season kicked
11:44 PM ET Zlatan Ibrahimovic showed his scoring prowess yet again, delivering in the 78th minute as the LA Galaxy remained undefeated at home with a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake. Uriel Antuna also scored a first-half goal for the Galaxy, his first in nine MLS games, as Los Angeles improved to a perfect