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New York City — Spacing is important to everything that Ronny Delia and New York City FC do. From Maxi Moralez floating into pockets to Talles Magno’s devastating dribbling and Valentine Castellano’s lethal finishing, players creating space makes NYCFC’s up tempo attack tick. It was on display during Sunday’s 3-0 victory over the San Jose […]

In a two-minute span, Manchester United fullback Diogo Dalot perfectly encapsulated what the 2021-22 campaign has been like for the Red Devils — full of miscues. United were sitting there inside the Theatre of Dreams, holding a one-goal advantage over Brentford in a Premier League match that really didn’t mean all that much in the […]

After being runner-up in the English Premier League last season, Manchester United will need tremendous luck in order to finish as one of the top four teams in 2021-22. Man United is sixth in the EPL standings with 55 points, eight behind fourth-place Arsenal, which has four matches remaining to the Red Devils’ three. Manchester […]

Getty Images Everton will hope that Chelsea’s recent struggles will offer them a chance to inch closer to safety. Chelsea have only won two of their last five matches and are running out of motivation for things to play for in the Premier League as a FA Cup final date looms versus Liverpool on May […]

Getty Images AC Milan host Fiorentina at San Siro for one of the most important matches left this season. Stefano Pioli’s side will face the Viola after Inter Milan’s loss against Bologna during the week let the Rossoneri open up a two point lead over their rivals with four games to go. Fiorentina are struggling […]

RB Leipzig and Rangers F.C. will meet for the first time on Thursday in the first leg of the 2022 UEFA Europa League semi-finals. This is RB Leipzig’s second semi-final appearance in five seasons of European play, having made their first appearance in 2020 and losing to Paris Saint-Germain, while Rangers has reached the semi-finals […]

Getty Images West Ham’s first run deep into European competition for a generation sees them pitted against familiar foes in the Europa League semifinals as Eintracht Frankfurt travel to east London in a repeat of the 1976 Cup Winners’ Cup semifinal. On that day the English side emerged victorious in one of the greatest nights […]

Getty Images Manchester City’s 4-3 victory over Real Madrid was not without controversy. Real were awarded a penalty due to a hand ball by Aymeric Laporte. Karim Benzema, in complete Karim Benzema style, converted with a chipped panenka to bring Real Madrid within one goal, but the lingering question about whether the penalty was correctly […]

Since the Concacaf Champions Cup was reformatted to become the Concacaf Champions League in 2008, an MLS side has never lifted the title, finishing as runners up four times. Liga MX sides, on the other hand, have been dominant, winning 12 times with Monterrey themselves hoisting five titles. But the Seattle Sounders have a great […]

The Champions League semifinals begin as four teams remain in pursuit of continental glory. The action starts on Tuesday when Real Madrid head to Manchester City for the first leg. It will be Liverpool and Villarreal on Wednesday in the other semifinal. Tuesday’s clash at the Etihad features a club in Real that have won the […]