Arsenal held on to a narrow victory in its to the Europa League opener after a couple years outside continental action. The Gunners beat FC Zürich 2-1 thanks to goals from Marquinhos and Eddie Nketiah. The England striker set up the Brazilian for their first goal, while they essentially swapped roles for the second. Zürich […]

Liverpool continued their shaky start to the current campaign this week after a 4-1 defeat against Napoli. The comprehensive defeat does not even tell the complete story. The Italian giants also had a penalty shot saved and missed a massive open goal opportunity as well. Defensively, a usual strength for the Merseyside club, was a […]

Bernd Leno, the German goalkeeper who departed Arsenal, made controversial comments regarding his exit from the club. Rather than on-pitch performance, the former Gunner claimed 'politics' attributed to his Emirates Stadium exodus. "When I realized that it wasn't about performance or quality, I knew I had to go," explained Leno during an interview with German […]

UEFA's use of a semi-automated technology for spotting offside violations has debuted in Champions League play. The governing body of soccer in Europe previously announced the decision to use the fresh technology earlier in the summer. "UEFA is constantly looking for new technological solutions to improve the game and support the work of the referees," […]

Newly promoted Monza, owned by former Milan politician Silvio Berlusconi, hoped to gain their first victory of the season on Monday. However, they faced an Atalanta side who were undefeated. In the 2022/23 Serie A season to date, Atalanta had not conceded defeat, sitting in third with three wins and two draws. A draw against […]

Paris Saint-Germain can't win. Even after defeating Nantes 3-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday, the French club was criticized by railway officials for leaving a carbon footprint. The criticism came from the director of a French railway company. After the away game in Nantes, PSG players flew back home to Paris. The city of Nantes […]

AS Roma suffered their first loss of the season against Udinese on Sunday. However, the most shocking aspect of the defeat was the scoreline, losing 4-0 to the club nicknamed The Little Zebras. Going into the match, Roma were on impressive run for the first few weeks of the 2022/23 Serie A season. Prior to […]

Nineteen-year-old phenom Yunus Musah assisted Samuel Lino's second goal for Valencia, and Hugo Duro's fifth, with a remarkable performance at Mestalla Stadium on Sunday, in front of the onlooking USMNT Coach Gregg Berhalter who was in the crowd to watch the American midfielder. Valencia scored three goals in the first 16 minutes of play against […]

Due to controversial officiating calls in gameweek six, the Premier League has requested that the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) in England reevaluate decisions made during in-game VAR reviews that occurred on Saturday. The two matches in question involve West Ham United, and Newcastle United. The two clubs scored goals that were disallowed after […]

Two English powerhouses faced off on matchday six in a marquee match at Old Trafford. Before the match, Manchester United was on a hot streak against an undefeated Arsenal. In the end, Erik ten Hag's Red Devils proved to be too much for Mikel Arteta's Gunners, who have only beat Manchester United at Old Trafford […]

Depth is always a focus of the top European clubs. A club like Manchester City, Bayern Munich or Real Madrid have legitimate aspirations to win at least three trophies every year. For most clubs, that is a lofty dream. With the presence and commonality of injuries and the simply unpredictable nature of cup competitions, that […]

The latest iteration of the Milan Derby failed to disappoint. AC Milan won a five-goal thriller against bitter rivals Inter Milan on Saturday. Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud ran the show for the Red and Blacks. The Portugal international winger netted two goals and also set up teammate Giroud for his team’s other score. Inter […]

Chelsea came back from a second half deficit to collect all three points at home to West Ham. The win gives the Blues their second consecutive home victory and their third on the season so far. A controversial VAR decision, however, would end up being the main talking point in the match. The hosts dominated […]

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford starred in his club’s 0-0 draw against bitter rivals Liverpool on Saturday. The England number one made seven saves in the match, including some stunning saves to keep his clean sheet. Despite the scoreline, the 292nd version of the Merseyside Derby was certainly entertaining. Not only was Pickford brilliant, but both […]

Borussia Dortmund collected their fourth victory in five Bundesliga matches Friday night at home to Hoffenheim. While the Black and Yellows essentially dominated the visitors, the game ended just 1-0 to the home team. Marco Reus scored the only goal of the match in the 16th minute after a really nice ball from Julian Brandt. […]