A non Premier League team will reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals this season. While Chelsea host Newcastle in the quarterfinals and Liverpool will meet West Ham, Middlesbrough and Port Vale have been drawn together. The other tie will be between Fulham and Everton. Carabao Cup quarter-finals Everton v Fulham Chelsea v Newcastle Port Vale v … Read more
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood scored twice for loan club Getafe in their Copa del Rey win at Tardienta. The 12-0 win was the biggest away win ever in the Copa del Rey and the third biggest anywhere in the world. Greenwood started the tie and scored twice, with senior teammate Borja Mayoral doing the … Read more
play How Wiegman’s England have lost their ‘spark’ since winning the Euros (1:49)Sophie Lawson reacts to England’s loss vs. Belgium in the Nations League and analyses what’s next for the Lionesses under Sarina Wiegman’s management. (1:49) Nov 1, 2023, 12:03 PM ET England‘s Alex Greenwood was carried off the pitch on a stretcher following a … Read more
Oct 31, 2023, 08:13 PM ET Spain defender Irene Paredes was kept from making her 100th appearance with the women’s national team on Tuesday because of a computer glitch. Spain coach Montse Tomé said after the team’s 7-1 rout of Switzerland in the Women’s Nations League that a computer error kept Paredes from being added … Read more
play Saudi Arabia announces bid for hosting 2034 World Cup (1:28)Yasser Al Misehal, president of the Saudi Arabian FA says hosting the World Cup ‘would mean everything’ as official bid is made. (1:28) Oct 31, 2023, 12:50 PM ET Saudi Arabia was the only football association to present a bid to host the 2034 FIFA … Read more
Getty Images Manchester United and Newcastle United stage a rematch of last season’s EFL Cup final when the two sides square off in a Round of 16 match of the English League Cup on Wednesday at Old Trafford. In February, the Red Devils beat the Magpies 2-0 in the final at Wembley Stadium. The victory … Read more
Getty Images A spot in the quarterfinals of the English League Cup, also known as the Carabao Cup, will be on the line when West Ham United host Arsenal in a Round of 16 match on Wednesday at London Stadium. The Gunners advanced to Round of 16 with a 1-0 victory over Brentford on Sept. … Read more
Nov 1, 2023, 05:00 AM ET In the voting for the 2019 Ballon d’Or, Liverpool‘s Virgil van Dijk lost out to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi by just seven votes. While defenders rarely win the award (Fabio Cannavaro, in 2006, remains the only player to have done so in the past 25 years) the voting told … Read more
While the Ballon d’Or itself has been presented in varying circumstances over the years, the core principle at its heart has remained unchanged. Ever since Sir Stanley Matthews became the inaugural winner in 1956, right up to Lionel Messi receiving the men’s prize for a record-extending eighth time Monday, being handed the golden ball is … Read more
Nov 1, 2023, 05:00 AM ET Eric Cantona remains a cult icon in the football world more than 25 years after the Manchester United great retired. Now he has embarked on a music career that adds to his legend. Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images LONDON — “I’ve been heroic / I’ve been criminal / I’ve … Read more
