Aston Villa boss Unai Emery insists he holds no grudge against former club Arsenal. Emery took charge of Villa earlier this season and has taken the team from 17th on the Premier League table to fifth. He told AS: “An increasingly tough championship. When I was at Arsenal there was a very strong Top 4 … Read more
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says the Premier League has become the home of coaching. Emery left Villarreal to take charge of Villa earlier this season. He told AS: “Here is the best coach I’ve ever seen, which is Pep, who constantly makes me challenge myself to learn, then there are coaches like Klopp, who … Read more
play Klopp likens big-money signings to a child wanting a Ferrari (0:50)Jurgen Klopp compares talk of big-money transfers to a five-year-old wanting a Ferrari for Christmas. (0:50) 12:47 PM ET Nearly half the candidates failed a new FIFA exam to work as a player agent in football, the governing body said Thursday. Only 1,962 people … Read more
play Burley: Man United will be kicking themselves (1:44)Craig Burley breaks down Manchester United’s 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. (1:44) 9:15 AM ET Manchester United‘s Alejandro Garnacho has committed his long-term future to the club after signing a new contract on Thursday. The teenager’s new deal will see him remain at … Read more
2:49 PM ET Barcelona held off Chelsea to reach another Women’s Champions League final. LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images Barcelona are into a fourth Champions League final in five years after a nervy 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Spotify Camp Nou on Thursday saw them progress 2-1 on aggregate. Caroline Graham Hansen, who scored the … Read more
play Why Pochettino might not be the right fit for Chelsea (2:38)Gab Marcotti explains why he has doubts over whether Mauricio Pochettino would succeed as Chelsea manager. (2:38) 8:16 PM ET The transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer … Read more
LA Galaxy striker Javier Hernandez admits leaving Real Madrid had him looking at his life differently. Chicharito joined Real Madrid from Manchester United befor eventually leaving for Germany. “There are two watersheds in my life. The first was when I left Real Madrid to go to Bayer Leverkusen,” he explained. “At that moment, I personally … Read more
Former Liverpool and Atletico Madrid winger Maxi Rodriguez has invited Lionel Messi to his farewell match with Newell’s Old Boys. Max has announced his retirement and will have a game held by Newell’s in his honour. “This is the best ground there is for me. Maybe I don’t like to be the centre of the … Read more
6:14 AM ET Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? We take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions affected every … Read more
play Why have Liverpool pulled out of the race for Jude Bellingham? (1:54)Mark Ogden explains why Liverpool ending their interest in Jude Bellingham could be the “right decision” from the club. (1:54) 7:00 AM ET LONDON — On a night when the Premier League title was being decided in Manchester, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool were many … Read more
