Charlotte FC hires ex-Villa boss Dean Smith

Dec 12, 2023, 11:12 AM ET Charlotte FC announced the appointment of former Aston Villa manager Dean Smith as its head coach on Tuesday. Smith replaces Christian Lattanzio, who led the club to the playoffs for the first time since joining Major League Soccer in 2022 but was fired after a heavy defeat to New … Read more

Arsenal close out CL group stage with PSV draw

ByReuters A much changed Arsenal were pegged back to draw 1-1 away at Dutch league leaders PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Tuesday as both sides concluded their Group B campaign, having already secured berths in the last-16. Eddie Nketiah put Arsenal ahead three minutes before the break but the home side equalised five … Read more

Crystal Palace striker Mateta hoping for more goals

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta insists there’s positives to draw from defeat to Liverpool. Mateta struck from the spot in Saturday’s 2-1 loss. “It’s sad because we were 1-0 up and we conceded two goals in the end,” Mateta told BBC Sport. “[The goal] was my first one this season and hopefully more are coming. … Read more

Earnshaw: White-Gibbs capable of much more for Forest

Former Wales striker Robert Earnshaw has called on Morgan Gibbs-White to hit the goals trail with Nottingham Forest. Earnshaw insists the attacker is capable of more this season. “Coming into January, everybody wants a striker. Everybody wants to bring in a striker who scores goals. It is difficult,” he said on NottinghamshireLive’s Garibaldi Red podcast. … Read more

James and Chelsea teammates party on night of Everton defeat

Chelsea captain Reece James organised a night out just hours after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Everton. The Telegraph says James had the squad attend a Christmas Party the night of the loss at Mayfair’s Bagatelle restaurant. James had organised the night out prior to the match, but it was thrown into jeopardy after he suffered … Read more

Girona legit in LaLiga, Arsenal tripped up, Ten Hag trouble, more

What a weekend! European soccer delivered a lot to discuss around the top leagues. In Spain, Girona smacked Barcelona away from home to take charge — seriously — of LaLiga’s title race. In England, Liverpool were “lucky” (Jurgen Klopp’s words) to go top of the Premier League as Arsenal lost at Aston Villa, and Man … Read more

Champions League: Who has qualified, what all teams need

play Burley: Onana needs to take full responsiblity for Man United’s result (2:35)The “ESPN FC” crew react to Manchester United’s 3-3 draw at Galatasaray that puts them on the brink of Champions League elimination. (2:35) The UEFA Champions League group stage is reaching its conclusion, with only four places in the knockout rounds still up … Read more

Ibrahimović joins Milan owners in advisory role

play What will Zlatan be doing in his new Milan role? (1:34)Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens wonder what Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s role with the Milan board will be. (1:34) Dec 11, 2023, 08:54 AM ET Former striker Zlatan Ibrahimović has joined RedBird Capital Partners as an operating partner and will serve as a senior advisor to … Read more