Rooney out as D.C. coach after playoff hopes end

play Wayne Rooney fired despite D.C. United win (0:36)Wayne Rooney has left his role as D.C. United head coach after the team was eliminated from MLS playoff contention Saturday. (0:36) Oct 7, 2023, 11:09 PM ET Wayne Rooney has left his role as D.C. United head coach after the team was eliminated from MLS playoff … Read more

Man Utd chasing Brazilian teens Luis Guilherme and Lorran

Manchester United are targeting the Brazilian youth market. United chief John Murtough is having Palmeiras midfielder Luis Guilherme and Flamengo winger Lorran scouted. Both players are 17 years of age. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports: “Keep an eye on United in South America because they sent scouts, as well as Chelsea, to follow Lorran from … Read more

Palmer delighted scoring in Chelsea rout of Burnley

Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer was delighted with his role in victory at Burnley on Saturday. Palmer struck from the spot as the Blues won 4-1 at Turf Moor. He told the club’s website: “That’s a really good win for us and we’re really pleased with the character we’ve shown to come from behind and get … Read more

Unbeaten Dortmund rally to go second with win

ByReuters Borussia Dortmund scored twice in five second-half minutes to come from a goal behind and beat visitors Union Berlin 4-2 on Saturday to climb to second place in the Bundesliga table. Unbeaten so far this season, Dortmund are on 17 points from seven matches, one behind leaders VfB Stuttgart, who beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 … Read more

10-man Spurs go top of table after win at Luton

ByReuters Tottenham went top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win at Luton Town on Saturday, despite playing the whole of the second half with 10 men. Dutch defender Micky van de Ven scored the only goal of the game in the 52nd minute when he poked home a first-time shot after a … Read more

Sterling delighted helping Chelsea to victory at Brentford

Chelsea attacker Raheem Sterling was delighted after their 4-1 win at Burnley. Sterling scored one and was involved in the other three today. He later said: “I wouldn’t say I had something to prove. We started well and conceded but then we kept playing and kept building. We took our chances and it was a … Read more

Brentford boss Frank on Man Utd comeback: Football can be brutal

Brentford boss Thomas Frank admits defeat at Manchester United was tough to take. Scott McTominay struck twice in injury-time to hand United a 2-1 win after Mathias Jensen had the visitors ahead. Frank said, “Football is brutal in moments like this. I think we did so many things right, coming here to Old Trafford, almost … Read more

Pochettino hails Sterling, Palmer as Chelsea win at Burnley

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino was delighted with their 4-1 win at Burnley. The visitors fought back from a goal down to win thanks to efforts from Nicolas Jackson, Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer, along with an own goal. Pochettino said: “I’m so pleased because I think the players deserved the victory, we haven’t got what … Read more