Atlanta United crashed out of the CONCACAF Champions League on Wednesday night against Mexican side Monterrey. Josef Martinez‘s 77th-minute strike for Atlanta United produced the game’s only goal Wednesday, but Mexico’s Monterrey still advanced to the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals. Visiting Monterrey, which beat Atlanta 3-0 in Mexico last week, won the total-goals series 3-1.
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Alejandro Moreno says Frank de Boer’s job is safe at Atlanta United, but he questions if De Boer’s tactics suit the players. Two weeks into the MLS season, Taylor Twellman examines Atlanta United’s woes under Frank de Boer and “special” starts for Seattle and Minnesota. Frank de Boer has apologized for calling Atlanta United fans
PSG correspondent Julien Laurens calls PSG’s capitulation to Manchester United worse than when they lost a 4-goal lead to Barcelona 2 seasons ago. 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. ESPN FC’s Craig Burley doesn’t mince
Jurgen Klopp failed to get one over on former foe Bayern Munich as Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their second round Champions League tie at Anfield. Dan Thomas and Craig Burley make their picks for the first legs of this week’s Champions League, including Liverpool-Bayern and Atletico-Juventus. In
Jack Grealish had a stunner of a day, getting punched by a fan in the first half and then scoring the winner in the second as Aston Villa beat rivals Birmingham City. Following the attack on Aston Villa star Jack Grealish, the FC crew discuss the factors causing a rise in toxic behaviour by fans.
Kylian Mbappe’s 30th goal in all competitions is now just one shy of Lionel Messi for the lead among Europe’s top five leagues. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar is ahead of schedule as he recovers from a foot injury, sources have told ESPN FC. The Brazil international has been out of action since January with a
The Portuguese superstar scored a pivotal hat trick against Atletico Madrid, while Manchester City put seven past Schalke. 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. Jurgen Klopp failed to get one over on former foe Bayern Munich
Wednesday night’s Champions League games are both evenly poised at 0-0 after the first legs, but what will make the difference for the teams that make it into the quarterfinals? BAYERN MUNICH vs. LIVERPOOL It has become part of Liverpool mythology that the Bayern players were singing in the showers of the Anfield away dressing
Manchester City announced details of the scheme on Tuesday. Manchester City have launched a compensation scheme for victims of historical child sexual abuse, the club said on Tuesday. The scheme applies to victims of City’s former youth coach, Barry Bennell, who was jailed in 2018 for 30 years on multiple counts of child sexual abuse.
A FIFA study concluded the 2022 World Cup can expand to 48 teams. A FIFA feasibility study concluded the 2022 World Cup can expand to 48 teams by using at least one of Qatar’s neighbours as an additional host, and found there is a a significant change to the format more than eight years after Qatar