Liverpool legend Steve Nicol recalls his side’s 1989 title challenge failure as caution for Manchester City in their quest for a quadruple. Manchester City have joined Manchester United and Real Madrid in tracking Benfica attacking midfielder Joao Felix, a source has told ESPN FC. The 19-year-old, who has been labelled the “new Cristiano Ronaldo” made his

Angel Di María looked unstoppable against Marseille, scoring twice and providing the opening goal assist in a strong win at Le Parc des Princes. Dani Alves has agreed to extend his stay at Paris Saint-Germain for at least one more season, sources close to the player have confirmed to ESPN FC. After months of negotiations,

Gab Marcotti shares his takeaways from a Milan derby that ‘had everything,’ as Inter move up to third with a victory over their biggest rivals. The final Derby della Madonnina had a little bit of everything as Inter were able to beat back a late Milan charge to prevail over their eternal rivals. Inter Milan

Shaka Hislop chooses not to get drawn into comparisons between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi following the Argentine’s 33rd La Liga hat trick. It’s not often a player gets a standing ovation … from a stadium full of opposing fans. Such a plaudit is enough to top our Player Power Rankings. Our global editors pick

Check out all 42 goals from the weekend’s Serie A action, including the scintillating Milan derby that saw Inter prevail at the San Siro. Nicolo Zaniolo had not played a match in Serie A less than a year ago, but could now be set to make his first appearance for Italy this week. Zaniolo, 19,

The Milan derby and Lionel Messi‘s performance at Betis raised what, overall, was a relatively hum-drum weekend. It may be just an impression, but derbies tend to either be defined by fear and tension or they break out into end-to-end brawls. The 223rd Derby Della Madonnina was the latter and if you missed it, you

There was plenty of fanfare as Bengaluru FC arrived in Bengaluru with the Indian Super League (ISL) trophy. They beat FC Goa 1-0 in the final on Sunday, to lift their maiden ISL title.   Here are the best pictures from their arrival at the Kempegowda International Airport on Monday: 

Steve Nicol shares his doubts on Chelsea’s top-four chances, citing their lack of chemistry and disconnectedness between midfield and defence. LIVERPOOL — Maurizio Sarri has said that he needs more from Gonzalo Higuain after Chelsea were punished for a lack of ruthlessness up front with a 2-0 defeat against Everton at Goodison Park. Chelsea dominated

A world record for a women’s club match was in attendance to see Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid set a new world record attendance for a women’s match between two clubs sides as 60,739 people were at Sunday’s league game against title rivals Barcelona. Atletico usually play their home games at the club’s training

3:56 PM ET Borussia Dortmund celebrate their dramatic late winner at Hertha Berlin. Getty Images Marco Reus scored a stoppage-time winner as Borussia Dortmund completed a 3-2 comeback victory at Hertha Berlin on Saturday and reclaimed top spot in the Bundesliga. Dortmund scored through Thomas Delaney in the 14th minute and Dan-Axel Zagadou two minutes after

India have been awarded the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, their second FIFA event inside three years after having hosted the 2017 variant of the same event in men’s football. While the dates and venues haven’t been decided yet, with the former yet to be pencilled in within FIFA’s own calendar of events, here’s

2:23 AM ET In need of offense, the LA Galaxy went on the attack early with Jonathan dos Santos and Chris Pontius scoring first-half goals, and Sebastian Lletget added the late clincher in a 3-2 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night in Carson, Calif. The Galaxy were missing the heart of their offense as

Music blaring from the turntables at an urban, warehouse club in Los Angeles, a guest list boasting media, music, fashion and sports stars and a runway replete with international models like LAFC midfielder Lee Nguyen.  Wait, what? Yep, not a typo, just the latest offering from Major League Soccer and adidas at the crossroads of

India will host the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020, FIFA confirmed on Friday.  “We have decided that India will host the next U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said after the FIFA Council met in Miami.  This will be the second FIFA tournament that India will host, after hosting the

The draw for the Champions League quarterfinals has thrown up some classic ties as Europe’s biggest clubs attempt to reach this season’s final in Madrid. Tottenham face Manchester City in an all-Premier League tie, while there are two heavyweight clashes between multiple winners with Ajax, conquerors of Real Madrid, facing Juventus and Manchester United taking

3:50 PM ET Olivier Giroud had a hat trick as Chelsea demolished Dynamo Kiev 5-0 in their Europa League round-of-16 second leg to win the tie 8-0 on aggregate. Chelsea took a 3-0 first-leg lead into the match in Kiev and added an away goal inside of five minutes when Giroud pounced on a Ruben

Steve Nicol can’t figure out whether Manchester City were just that good or Schalke just that bad in City’s 7-0 win in the second leg. Schalke have sacked Domenico Tedesco as coach and brought back Huub Stevens to oversee their next game. Schalke, who were routed 7-0 by Manchester City in the Champions League on

3:18 AM ET March 14 (Reuters) – Chelsea Maurizio Sarri has expressed unhappiness with the pitch at Kiev’s NSC Olympic Stadium ahead of his team’s Europa League last-16 second leg tie later on Thursday. Chelsea, who won last week’s first leg in London 3-0, trained at the stadium on Wednesday. “The pitch is not good