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Former Premier League tactician Jesse Marsch was named head coach of the Canadian men’s national team on Monday. The American joins Canada Soccer in time for June’s Copa America on U.S. soil with a contract that will keep him at the helm through the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States. […]

Real Madrid are looking for a ninth consecutive La Liga win on Tuesday when Alaves visit the recently crowned Spanish champions. Carlo Ancelotti’s men thumped Granada last time out while the visitors drew with Girona in their most recent game. Real lead the league with 90 points and now have a UEFA Champions League final […]

Aston Villa can clinch their first UEFA Champions League berth in more than four decades on Monday, but they will have to get past Liverpool — and their own recent dip in form — to do so. Villa sit in fourth place and come into the match with a four-point lead over Tottenham Hotspur, who […]

Aston Villa will look to wrap up a top-four finish on the table and qualify for the Champions League for the first time when they battle Liverpool in English Premier League action on Monday. The Villans (20-7-9), four points clear of Tottenham Hotspur for fourth place, have lost all three matches in May, including both […]

On a day where so many of Arsenal’s greatest technical qualities deserted them, William Saliba showed the steel of champions. A fearless, purposeful and youthful Manchester United approached their task with admirable purpose. They just never really got a sniff. On so many trips to Old Trafford since Sylvain Wiltord won the league in 2002, […]

Getty Images With the Scottish Premiership title hanging in the balance, this will be quite an Old Firm for Celtic and Rangers. Last facing off in an electric 3-3 draw to kick off April, Celtic has been unbeaten in their matches since while Rangers dropped critical points to Ross County that they may come to […]

Manchester United take on Arsenal in a key English Premier League matchup on Sunday. The Red Devils (16-6-13), who are eighth on the table, come in after being crushed 4-0 by Crystal Palace on Monday. The Gunners (26-5-5), who are on top of the table but have played one more match than second-place Manchester City, come in […]

Getty Images Despite dealing with a concerning challenge on Lionel Messi late in the first half, Inter Miami stretched their MLS winning streak to five games on Saturday night with a 3-2 come-from-behind victory at CF Montreal. Messi was on the wrong end of a tough challenge as the game approached halftime and was on […]

Perhaps the game of the Premier League era looms large on the horizon and for once the pre-match talk is not dominated by talk of fallen giants plural. Just singular. While Manchester United are a shadow of the side that duked it out with Arsenal in the late 1990s and early 2000s, their visitors arrive […]

Getty Images The final few weeks of the European soccer season rarely sees any dead rubber games or dull moments and this weekend promises to be no different. La Liga could see its champion crowned while European places are getting locked up by the round and relegations have started to creep up on teams too. […]