Europe’s top clubs have said they will boycott FIFA’s proposed new Club World Cup in a major blow to Gianni Infantino’s plans to revamp the competition. The FIFA president had hoped to get backing for a “pilot” edition of the new 24-team tournament in 2021 alongside a new worldwide Nations League for national teams. FIFA
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Alexis Nunes and Paul Mariner predict La Liga’s notable fixtures from this weekend, but will Real Madrid get back on track under Zinedine Zidane? Sid Lowe explains how Real Madrid convinced Zinedine Zidane to return as manager and how he and the club plan to navigate their current issues. ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno explains who
Paul Mariner and the FC panel agree that Arsenal kept their momentum going from their weekend win over Man United against a lacklustre Rennes side. Arsenal have been handed a difficult draw against Serie A side Napoli in the quarterfinals of the Europa League. The Gunners were due to have the second leg at the
The Exploding Heads review the weekend in the Premier League, from Arsenal beating Man United to a win for Liverpool and three-armed Jurgen Klopp. Arsenal overtake Manchester United for the 4th spot in the Premier League table after beating them 2-0 at the Emirates. The Gunners hand Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his first domestic loss as
After playing in the Milan derby (AC vs. Inter), the Derby of Italy (Juventus vs. Inter), the Manchester derby (United vs. City), the Merseyside derby (Liverpool vs. Everton) and the Derby de la Cote d’Azur (Nice vs. Monaco), Mario Balotelli will experience Le Classique on Sunday as his Marseille team travel to PSG. The Italian
Gab Marcotti believes that Cristiano Ronaldo’s stellar performance against Atletico Madrid only begins to justify the huge sum Juventus paid for him. Steve Nicol credits Liverpool for their return to the final eight of the Champions League, despite not playing to the high standard they set last season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will return to the
7:09 AM ET Diego Castro and Andy Keogh scored as Perth Glory secured a 2-0 away win at Adelaide United to continue their march towards the Premiers Plate. Castro’s deflected first-half strike was followed by substitute Keogh’s clinical second-half finish at Coopers Stadium on Friday. Perth’s comprehensive triumph extends their lead at the top of
3:50 PM ET Olivier Giroud had a hat trick as Chelsea demolished Dynamo Kiev 5-0 in their Europa League round-of-16 second leg to win the tie 8-0 on aggregate. Chelsea took a 3-0 first-leg lead into the match in Kiev and added an away goal inside of five minutes when Giroud pounced on a Ruben
Steve Nicol can’t figure out whether Manchester City were just that good or Schalke just that bad in City’s 7-0 win in the second leg. Schalke have sacked Domenico Tedesco as coach and brought back Huub Stevens to oversee their next game. Schalke, who were routed 7-0 by Manchester City in the Champions League on
3:18 AM ET March 14 (Reuters) – Chelsea Maurizio Sarri has expressed unhappiness with the pitch at Kiev’s NSC Olympic Stadium ahead of his team’s Europa League last-16 second leg tie later on Thursday. Chelsea, who won last week’s first leg in London 3-0, trained at the stadium on Wednesday. “The pitch is not good