From another Lionel Messi masterpiece to a dramatic and bizarre Carabao Cup final, here’s how Europe’s top clubs fared at the weekend. Manchester City have successfully defended their Carabao Cup title, defeating Chelsea 4-3 on penalties in a thrilling final at Wembley. Manchester City retained the Carabao Cup after Raheem Sterling capped off a dramatic
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Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri isn’t sure whether goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga will start against Tottenham after he refused to be substituted during the Carabao Cup final. Ian Darke weighs in on how Chelsea will approach their midweek fixture against Tottenham and what it could mean for Maurizio Sarri’s future. Shaka Hislop believes the incident between Kepa and
5:23 PM ET PARIS, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Holders Paris St Germain eased into the French Cup semi-finals after two goals from Angel Di Maria and another by Thomas Meunier gave them a 3-0 home win over Dijon in an action-packed last-eight clash on Tuesday. PSG were without their potent three-pronged attack of Edinson Cavani,
5:12 PM ET * Newcastle enjoy fourth straight home win with 2-0 victory over Burnley * Fabian Schar blasted Newcastle ahead in the 24th * Magpies keeper Martin Dubravka saved well from a Chris Wood volley * Sean Longstaff drove in his first goal for Newcastle to make it 2-0 * James Tarkowski missed a
Brendan Rodgers is back in the Premier League after leaving Celtic for Leicester. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has been given permission to speak to Leicester City over their vacant managerial position following the sacking of Claude Puel. A statement from the Scottish Premiership club read: “Celtic today confirmed that it has been approached by Leicester
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was coy about his injured squad but did mention some young reserves might be called on for their midweek game at Crystal Palace. The Exploding Heads bring you all the best bits from an action-packed Premier League and Carabao Cup weekend in a convenient 90-second (plus stoppages) package. MANCHESTER, England — Manchester
Jose Mourinho described former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as of the ‘best managers in football history’ and admitted he enjoyed the challenge of facing his sides. Jose Mourinho has told the Daily Telegraph he could drop down a level when he decides to return to management and said he is not looking to get into conflicts when
Bob Bradley or Michael Bradley? Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad? We put USMNT and Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore on the spot in our latest edition of “You Have To Answer.” Toronto FC has signed former United States youth international goalkeeper Quentin Westberg from French second-division side Auxerre, the club announced on Monday. Westberg, 32,
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino reflects on his side’s surprise loss to Burnley and the post-match incident with referee Mike Dean. Tottenham missed out on an excellent opportunity to make up ground at the top of the table after they were beaten 2-1 at Turf Moor by Burnley. Tottenham missed out on an excellent opportunity to
It feels weird to start not with a game itself but with an attempted substitution that never came to pass, but this was the big talking point of the European weekend and there’s no escaping it. I’m talking, of course, about the end of extra time in the Carabao Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester