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LONDON — When Manchester United conclude their next round of redundancies, the second of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s brief tenure as a majority shareholder plus human shield for the Glazers, you will not see Casemiro’s name among the soon-to-be unemployed. The scouting department might be scoured, the back offices bulldozed in the name of cost savings.  […]

A spot in the round of 16 is on the line in the UEFA Champions League this week when the knockout round playoffs come to a close with several ties still hanging in the balance. There was a winner in each of last week’s eight games, but six teams carry just a one-goal advantage into […]

Getty Images Liverpool notched yet another win as their quest to win the Premier League continues, though Sunday’s 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers was surprisingly close for comfort. The Reds went up 2-0 before halftime thanks to Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah, with the Egypt international scoring his 28th goal of the season via a […]

Getty Images While Arsenal struggled to defeat Leicester City in Premier League play, winning 2-0 away at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, a standout was super sub midfielder Mikel Merino. With injuries to Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus, the Gunners didn’t have many attackers to get past the Foxes which led to Mikel Arteta […]

The Bundesliga title race could take a definitive turn this weekend as Bayer Leverkusen welcome Bayern Munich to BayArena on Saturday. Xabi Alonso’s men are second in the standings with 46 points while Vincent Kompany’s side are eight clear of their hosts after beating Werder Bremen while Die Werkself were held by Wolfsburg. It was […]

Happy Friday! Another exciting weekend of action across Europe awaits, with opportunities for some UEFA Champions League teams to reset – or course correct – ahead of a consequential week. I’m Pardeep Cattry with your end-of-week update. 📺 Footy fix All times U.S./Eastern Friday, Feb. 14🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EPL: Brighton vs. Chelsea, 3 p.m. ➡️ USA Network […]

Getty Images The preseason is coming to a close for Inter Miami with a rivalry match against Orlando City SC. While these are called friendlies, this Florida derby will be a friendly in name only. These teams play tight fixtures and as Inter Miami will kick off Concacaf Champions Cup play on Tuesday against Sporting […]

The new Major League soccer season is around the corner and teams are greeting the new season with new jerseys. Inter Miami and San Diego FC were the only teams to release fully new kits, but ahead of the league’s 30th season, some teams have taken some ambitious swings when it comes to designs, while […]

The second legs of the Europa League’s playoffs will take place on Thursday February 20 Feb 14, 2025 at 7:06 am ET • 2 min read Getty Images It was an exciting first leg of the UEFA Europa League playoffs as 16 teams competed to advance to the Round of 16 of the tournament. With […]

Kai Havertz will undergo surgery on his torn hamstring in the coming days, Arsenal have announced, with his rehabilitation program due to carry through into the 2025-26 preseason. Havertz suffered the injury at his side’s warm-weather training camp in Dubai last week but the full extent of the injury only became apparent on returning to […]