Villarreal vs. Getafe prediction, odds, start time: 2023 La Liga picks, Feb. 27 best bets by soccer insider

Getty Images It could be a surprisingly tough battle in Spain’s La Liga on Monday when struggling Villarreal host surging Getafe at El Madrigal. Villarreal (9-4-9) have lost four straight, including a 4-2 setback to Mallorca last Saturday, to drop to ninth in La Liga’s standings. Getafe (5-7-10) are on a modest three-game unbeaten run … Read more

France Football reaches boiling point ahead of Women’s World Cup: Le Graet, Diacre and everything else to know

Getty Images This week is shaping up to be crucial for the French Football Federation (FFF) with president Noel Le Graet and France women’s national team head coach Corinne Diacre possibly on their way out. Le Graet was partially retired by his peers earlier this year after a bizarre show of disrespect towards national treasure … Read more

Chelsea woes continue as Spurs pile pressure on Potter

10:45 AM ET LONDON — Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-0 on Sunday to heap further pressure on Blues boss Graham Potter and leave their Champions League qualification hopes hanging by a thread. Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane scored second-half goals to earn Spurs their first Premier League win over Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, moving … Read more

Sounders trounce Rapids in MLS season opener

Seattle Sounders players celebrate after scoring a goal against the Colorado Rapids. USA Today Images 10:34 PM ET Heber scored his first goal with his new team to help the Seattle Sounders complete a 4-0 romp of the visiting Colorado Rapids in both teams’ season opener on Sunday night. Jordan Morris added two goals and … Read more

PSG injury issues grow with Kimpembe surgery

3:10 AM ET Presnel Kimpembe suffered a ruptured achilles in PSG’s win against Marseille on Sunday. Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain defender Presnel Kimpembe will undergo surgery after rupturing his right achilles tendon in Sunday’s 3-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille, the French champions said. PSG’s latest blow adds to their injury problems … Read more

Ex-USMNT boss Klinsmann takes South Korea job

4:26 AM ET Jurgen Klinsmann, former Germany and Bayern Munich manager, has been named as head coach of South Korea. Maja Hitij – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Former United States boss Jurgen Klinsmann has been named head coach of South Korea, the country’s football association said on Monday. Klinsmann replaced Paulo Bento, who stepped down … Read more

Besiktas game halted as fans throw toys on pitch

3:46 AM ET The Super Lig match between Besiktas and Antalyaspor was paused as fans threw thousands of stuffed toys onto the pitch. Ali Atmaca/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Besiktas fans threw thousands of stuffed toys onto the pitch during Sunday’s match against Antalyaspor to donate to children impacted by the earthquake in Turkey and … Read more

Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi combining to blow away Marseille could be PSG’s UCL blueprint without Neymar

Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain served up their best performance since the FIFA 2022 World Cup with a 3-0 win away at Olympique de Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Kylian Mbappe scored twice and Lionel Messi got the other as the French champions’ two star attackers combined to devastating effect at Stade Velodrome. The French … Read more