Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool came from two goals down to beat Leicester on penalties after a pulsating League Cup quarter-final ended 3-3 at Anfield as Tottenham and Chelsea also made the semi-finals on Wednesday. Spurs were 2-1 winners over West Ham, while Chelsea needed two late goals to see off Brentford 2-0 All three matches […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson fears player welfare is too low down the list of football's priorities as the English game continues to grapple with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Premier League announced on Monday its intention to continue with the scheduled matches over the traditionally busy Christmas and New Year […]

Review: World Soccer Talk's Robert Hay Jr. details the autobiography of Paul Mariner, My Rock and Roll Football Story. Universal shock and dismay in the soccer world came in response to the passing of Paul Mariner this summer. Mariner was the epitome of a 'jack-of-all-trades'. Mariner won near universal praise for his larger-than-life personality and kindness […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel said Tuesday that Chelsea must "start from scratch" in selecting a squad for their League Cup quarter-final after reporting yet another Covid-19 case as Liverpool's assistant manager criticised the "absurd" festive schedule. Chelsea were only able to name four outfield players on their bench for Sunday's goalless draw against Wolves […]

Madrid (AFP) – Eden Hazard started for the first time since September on Sunday but Liga leaders Real Madrid were denied an 11th consecutive victory as they were held to a frustrating goalless draw with Cadiz. A spate of positive Covid tests prompted coach Carlo Ancelotti to bring Hazard in from the cold yet his […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli got their title challenge back on track on Sunday with a dramatic 1-0 win at rivals AC Milan which moved them up to second in Serie A. Eljif Elmas headed home the decisive goal from Piotr Zielinski's fifth-minute corner at a freezing San Siro to end a mini-crisis for Luciano Spalletti's […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel has criticised the Premier League for putting his coronavirus-hit Chelsea side at "huge risk" by forcing them to play at Wolves on Sunday as leaders Manchester City put Newcastle to the sword. Chelsea drew 0-0 at Molineux while City eased to a 4-0 away win before Tottenham held 10-man Liverpool […]

The Hague (AFP) – Rotterdam police used water cannons and made 64 arrests after violent clashes between fans ahead of the behind-closed-doors Eredivisie game between Ajax and Feyenoord on Sunday. Most of those detained were charged with possession of smoke bombs. Police used water cannons to disperse "several dozen" rioters near the De Kuip stadium […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool's Premier League title challenge suffered a setback as Son Heung-min punished Alisson Becker's blunder to rescue a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's side recovered from Harry Kane's early strike to move in front thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Andrew Robertson. But South Korea forward Son equalised after […]

London (AFP) – Covid-hit Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by Wolves on Sunday after the Premier League rejected their request to postpone the game as Manchester City put struggling Newcastle to the sword. Just four games were left on the schedule this weekend out of the original 10 as Britain's worsening coronavirus crisis […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea said they were "deeply disappointed" after the Premier League rejected their request to postpone Sunday's match against Wolves due to a coronavirus outbreak in their squad. Thomas Tuchel's side are already without Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi due to positive Covid-19 tests. The Stamford Bridge club are understood to […]

Paris (AFP) – Last season's beaten finalists Chelsea were sent packing from the Women's Champions League on Thursday after a 4-0 defeat away to Wolfsburg in Germany in a dramatic final round of group games. Captain Svenja Huth and Tabea Wassmuth, the competition's leading scorer, both scored twice as the Germans claimed the comprehensive win […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool shrugged off a coronavirus outbreak to keep their Premier League title challenge on track with a 3-1 win over Newcastle that was lit up by Trent Alexander-Arnold's wonder goal. The Reds lost Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho to positive cases of Covid before kick-off as a surge of infections across Britain […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea's Premier League title challenge suffered a major setback as Everton snatched a 1-1 draw just hours after four of the European champions' stars tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. Thomas Tuchel's side were without Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi after the latest Covid-19 outbreak to rock the Premier […]

Ted Lasso's Christmas short is the newest release for the now critically acclaimed Apple TV+ show. Everyone's favorite charismatic manager of AFC Richmond has a short film about the manager and the club's holiday festivities. However, this is unlike the normal show that received nominations. In fact, this short film is animated. During the standard […]