Manchester City and holders Liverpool face tough ties against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Real Madrid will play Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16 while holders Liverpool face Atletico Madrid. The draw in Nyon on Monday brought up some fascinating ties, with the heavyweights from England and Madrid
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1:11 PM ET Eduardo Camavinga scored the only goal as Rennes beat Lyon. Photo by ROMAIN LAFABREGUE/AFP via Getty Images Lyon’s mediocre Ligue 1 season continued when they slumped to a 1-0 home defeat against Rennes on Sunday. Eduardo Camavinga scored the only goal from just inside the box with one minute left to lift Rennes
The FC crew debate which team should be considered the front-runner after the Champions League group stage. The FC crew debate whether Leicester winning the league or Liverpool finishing unbeaten is more realistic. Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG combine for 12 goals to round out the Champions League group stage. For the first time
11:03 AM ET AC Milan had a goal chalked off by the video assistant referee, missed an open goal, were foiled by the goalkeeper and twice hit the woodwork in an extraordinary 0-0 draw at home to Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday. Milan thought they had taken the lead on the half hour when
Craig Burley says Freddie Ljungberg’s management of in-game substitutions for Arsenal has been a mess. LONDON — As half-time approached at the Emirates Stadium, Manchester City fans tucked away in the corner began to sing one of their favourites: “We are not, we’re not really here.” Given their team was already 3-0 down, Arsenal supporters
Omar Gonzalez explains how the U.S. are hoping to win the 2019 Gold Cup and delves into his relationship with Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore at Toronto FC. U.S. international midfielder Michael Bradley has re-signed with Toronto FC, the club announced on Thursday.. Bradley, 32, signed his new contract with the help of Targeted Allocation
5:05 PM ET Alvaro Morata and Atletico Madrid climbed back into the top four with a win on Saturday. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images Atletico Madrid moved back into the top four by earning a commanding 2-0 win at home to Osasuna on Saturday for their first victory in four La Liga games. Diego
Barcelona and Real Madrid climb the latest rankings, but who takes top spot? Steve Nicol firmly believes Karim Benzema is the first name on the team sheet after his display vs. Espanyol. Karim Benzema scored a dramatic late equaliser as Real Madrid grabbed a point in a 1-1 draw with Valencia at Mestalla to stay
We’ve all dreamed of scoring that dramatic, last-minute winner and spinning away to celebrate — but who knew wild animals thought the same? JUMP TO: Antonio makes fun of VAR woes | World chess champion marches on in fantasy The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content
MANCHESTER, England — What a difference a year makes for Manchester United. Ahead of Wednesday’s first anniversary of Jose Mourinho’s sacking and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s arrival, the club sits sixth in the Premier League and Mauricio Pochettino’s name continues to hover over Old Trafford as a potential saviour. At first glance, the picture does not
Manchester United had the feelgood factor going into their game against Everton, following victories over Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, as well as the thrashing of AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League. However, a Victor Lindelof own goal put the visitors in the ascendancy, though there was a degree of controversy due to the pressure
11:09 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to set yet another goal-scoring landmark and help Juventus to a 3-1 home win over Udinese on Sunday that sent them back to the top of the Serie A table. In-form Ronaldo, who has five goals in his last four games, took his tally for the season to
1:18 PM ET Kevin De Bruyne was Man City’s key player in the win against Arsenal. Ben Stansall/Getty Images Kevin De Bruyne ran the show as Manchester City bounced back from their derby defeat against Manchester United by beating Arsenal 3-0. De Bruyne scored two goals and set up another for Raheem Sterling in a first-half
Brazil legend Pele weighs in on the recent incidents of racism in football and explains what needs to change. The ball isn’t kicked for the first minute of the match as Ajax and Heracles stand in protest against racism. Gab Marcotti doesn’t hold back when looking at how Verona handled racist chants directed at Mario
11:33 AM ET BERLIN, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund eased past Mainz 05 4-0 on Saturday to notch their third straight league win and tighten their hold on third place in the Bundesliga. Days after advancing to the Champions League knockout stage, captain Marco Reus put the visitors ahead with a thundering first-half shot,
Ale Moreno says that while Liverpool keep winning, he wonders when they’ll hit the standards expected of them. Alejandro Moreno says Leicester City’s hopes of catching Liverpool were crushed vs. Norwich City. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said he no longer celebrates when his team scores a goal due to the delay caused by VAR.
11:28 AM ET Bayern Munich’s Philippe Coutinho scored a hat trick and Robert Lewandowski added two more goals as the champions demolished Werder Bremen 6-1 on Saturday to impressively bounce back from two straight league defeats. The Bavarians, missing several players through injury, climbed to fourth place on 27 points, four behind leaders Borussia Monchengladbach
1:49 PM ET Marseille celebrate their equaliser on Saturday. Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP via Getty Images Olympique de Marseille substitute Nemanja Radonjic struck again to salvage a 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Metz on Saturday but even his late intervention failed to prevent the end of his side’s six-game winning streak. Serbian midfielder Radonjic scored his
Chelsea’s inconsistent run of form continues as they were beaten 1-0 by Bournemouth in the Premier League on a poor afternoon at Stamford Bridge. The home side were never really able to figure the Cherries out at the back and as the game went on, Eddie Howe’s men grew in confidence. It took until the
2:34 PM ET Sebastien Haller was the hero for West Ham on Saturday. Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images A long-awaited goal by close-season signing Sebastien Haller earned West Ham United a crucial 1-0 win in a Premier League basement battle at Southampton to ease the pressure on manager Manuel Pellegrini. Haller’s well-taken goal in