Unai Emery anticipates more excellence from Aston Villa as they aim to build on their impressive victory over Manchester City in a clash against Arsenal. Despite their stunning performance, Emery views the upcoming match as their toughest test of the season, urging his players to replicate their success. Villa, just under 68 hours after defeating…
18 Swansea City’s quest for a new manager has led them to consider Manchester United coach Eric Ramsey, among other candidates. The Championship club is on the lookout for a replacement for Michael Duff, aiming to rejuvenate their playing style, which has been a subject of criticism under the current management. This pursuit for a…
COLUMBUS — For plenty of players, moving from a European or South American league to MLS has posed challenges, but for LAFC midfielder Timothy Tillman, the move to the United States has looked like a smooth transition. Tillman is on the verge of lifting his first trophy with LAFC on Saturday as the reigning league…
Michael Owen draws parallels between the current struggles of Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount to Paul Pogba’s tenure at Manchester United. Despite Mason Mount’s £55 million summer signing and Marcus Rashford being one of the club’s top earners, both have faced challenges this season. Rashford has scored only twice, while Mount is yet to open…
8 Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed in his embargoed part of the press conference before the Bournemouth game that Jadon Sancho’s exile from the team has to do with the culture at the club. The manager said that “every player has to match certain standards”, implying that Sancho quite obviously failed to…
Although the Columbus Crew and Los Angeles FC come from different conferences, they have several things in common heading into Saturday’s MLS Cup Final. Both have lifted at least one MLS Cup in the past four years, both entered the league playoffs as No. 3 seeds, and both have at least one player that has…
It’s MLS Cup Final weekend, and the action is heavy on Saturday with some significant matches in Italy starting Friday afternoon. Here’s what we’re keeping an eye on this weekend: Friday Hoffenheim v Bochum – 2:30p on ESPN+ John Brooks was an unused substitute again last Saturday in Hoffenheim’s 2-1 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach. That…
Man City have been the dominant team in English football ever since the arrival of Pep Guardiola and the biggest threat to the Premier League champions throughout that time has been Liverpool. Under the legendary coach: City have won a treble, reached 100 points, won three Premier Leagues in a row and brought their first…
3 Manchester United followed up their Newcastle United debacle last weekend with a comprehensive win against Chelsea in the Premier League on Wednesday. Manager Erik ten Hag, who was put under immense pressure by the British media in the lead-up to the game, decided to take a bold call and dropped underperformers Marcus Rashford and…
COLUMBUS — Carlos Vela has been the face of Los Angeles FC since joining the Western Conference club I 2018 and rightfully so, but the focus is beginning to shift to a new growing star within the club’s attacking ranks. Denis Bouanga has enjoyed a sensational 2023 campaign for the defending MLS Cup winners, lifting…
