Chelsea secured themselves safe passage into the semifinals of the Europa League on Thursday night with an entertaining win over Slavia Prague. Already leading 1-0 from the first leg in the Czech capital, the Blues got their scoring done early to muster a 4-3 win in the second at Stamford Bridge. On a personal level,
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ESPN FC’s Craig Burley believes Manchester United got a dose of reality following their three-goal defeat in Barcelona. MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned his squad there is “no hiding place” at Manchester United while adding some of his players need “a reality check.” United head to Everton on Sunday having lost five
Liverpool have taken a cue from Manchester United and hiked prices for away supporters when they host Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals to subsidise tickets for own fans travelling to the Nou Camp. United increased prices for their quarterfinal tie with Barca when the Spanish club charged £102, which British media reported was the
Shaka Hislop calls on UEFA to do more than assessing a monetary fine, following alleged racial abuse directed at England players in Montenegro. Callum Hudson-Odoi calls on UEFA to take action and condemns the fans responsible for the monkey chants he heard during England’s win over Montenegro. Gareth Southgate is deepy saddened after hearing monkey
Tottenham advanced to the Champions League semifinals courtesy of an added-time VAR decision while Liverpool marched past Porto. The FC panel credit Mauricio Pochettino and his Tottenham side for the way they handled adversity in the second leg against Manchester City. Tottenham midfielder Lucas Moura has told ESPN Brazil that Spurs’ wild Champions League quarterfinal
ESPN FC’s Craig Burley believes Manchester United got a dose of reality following their three-goal defeat in Barcelona. Alejandro Moreno delves into all the hurdles Barcelona will have to cross to have a chance at landing Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford. What a rollercoaster few days for the column. We correctly called Ajax turning Juventus over
The FC crew argue the referee was not provided the proper angles to see whether or not a handball was committed on Tottenham’s third goal. In a perfect world, we would have been talking only about four goals in 11 minutes, one of the wildest quarterfinal matches in history, how Manchester City’s season is reduced
Shaka Hislop calls on UEFA to do more than assessing a monetary fine, following alleged racial abuse directed at England players in Montenegro. Gareth Southgate is deepy saddened after hearing monkey chants directed at his players during England’s Euro 2020 qualifying match against Montenegro. Callum Hudson-Odoi calls on UEFA to take action and condemns the
It’s a cliche because it’s true. With just 270 minutes (plus extra time) left to play, anyone can win the Champions League. Liverpool were in the final just a year ago and Barcelona were the last team not named Real Madrid to actually win it. Ajax and Tottenham look like the longshots but have earned
U.S. Head Coach Gregg Berhalter joins the Heineken ESPN FC Boot Room to talk all things Gold Cup and his ambition to win the tournament. Peter Vermes explains to ESPN FC why USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter’s system needs to be implemented throughout the U.S. men’s youth program. The United States will face Venezuela at Cincinnati’s