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. Fair play to Liverpool, who made a mockery of the odds compilers by beating Bayern Munich 3-1 on Wednesday evening to reach the Champions League quarterfinals. There’s another busy weekend of
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Following their Europa League defeat at BATE Borisov, ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner takes Arsenal to task for their less-than-impressive showing. Steve Nicol breaks down Manchester United’s first Premier League loss under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette will be available for Arsenal’s UEFA Europa League round-of-16 second-leg clash against Rennes on
Craig Burley, Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol all agree that PSG deserved the penalty that lead to Manchester United scoring the winner in the Champions League. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has revealed the full wording of the new handball law in an attempt to add greater clarity for players, officials and supporters. The change
FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be pushing for an expanded 2022 World Cup, among other things, when the council convenes on Friday. The FIFA Council is the 37-member assembly that replaced the Executive Committee following the election of Gianni Infantino as the president of the game’s governing body back in 2016. It includes representatives from
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains what Arsenal will have to get right if they want to mount a comeback in their Europa League second leg against Rennes. Arsenal manager Unai Emery says he is relishing the difficult task of attempting to overturn a two-goal deficit in their Europa League last-16 second leg against Rennes on
USSF president Carlos Cordeiro feels that hosting the 2026 World Cup will have a positive impact that can help the United States team challenge for the World Cup. FIFA president Gianni Infantino outlines the tasks facing newly-elected president of U.S. soccer Carlos Cordeiro. Despite CONMEBOL rejecting a proposal from the U.S. Soccer Federation for an
Adelaide manager Marco Kurz has sought contract discussions with Piet van der Pol for weeks but is yet to get a reply from the chairman. Marco Kurz wants to know his future at Adelaide United, but the manager can’t get a response from the A-League club’s chairman. Kurz, who is off-contract at the end of
Western Sydney Wanderers cruised to a 4-1 win at Brisbane Roar, with Oriol Riera scoring twice. Wellington Phoenix ended a four-game winless run by thumping Central Coast 8-2 in Gosford, in a game that equalled the most number of goals scored in an A-League match. Melbourne City blow two goal lead late, settle for draw
The Reds take advantage of multiple errors at the back to secure a crucial three points against Burnley. Steve Nicol examines what is behind Mohamed Salah’s recent struggles and what he and Jurgen Klopp can do to sort the issues out. Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has reported his loan club, Besiktas, to FIFA having allegedly not
11:48 AM ET A late goal left Sydney FC still winless in AFC Champions League matches against Japanese opposition, with Kawasaki Frontale securing a 1-0 home victory over the Sky Blues on Wednesday. Substitute Manabu Saito pounced on a miscued 83rd-minute clearance to squeeze a shot past Sydney goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne. While the timing of