Emre Can rips 'soft' Dortmund after Barça mauling

Dec 21, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Erling Haaland criticised himself after Manchester City fell to another chastening defeat on Saturday but said the players are still backing manager Pep Guardiola. City looked devoid of confidence, ideas and fight in a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa which deepened their surprising crisis. The reigning four-time Premier League…

Mar 27, 2025, 10:22 PM ET Brazil’s two-time World Cup winner Ronaldo Nazario will lead a special task force created to try to eradicate racism, discrimination, and violence in South American soccer, the sport’s continental governing body said Thursday. “Its mission will be to design policies and establish prevention and sanction mechanisms that contribute to…

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Both sets of fan at the Vitality Stadium were up in arms during Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash between Bournemouth and Wolves after the newly-introduced semi-automated offside system did not work, leading to an eight-minute VAR check. Hosts Bournemouth were already a goal up just around the half-hour mark when Milos Kerkez extended their advantage…

Dec 30, 2024, 04:33 AM ET Arne Slot has weighed in on Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s pointed goal celebration against West Ham United on Sunday and said that it “tells you enough” about his contract situation at the club. After scoring Liverpool’s fourth goal in their rampant 5-0 win at London Stadium, Alexander-Arnold made a chirping gesture…

Pep Guardiola has laughed off criticism from Fabio Capello after the former England manager accused the Manchester City boss of ruining Italian football. Capello branded Guardiola “arrogant” and said the implementation of his passing style in Serie A meant the league had “lost its identity.” The Italian’s comments were put to Guardiola at a news…