VAR takes center stage as titleholder Liverpool loses opener
It didn't take long for VAR to become a talking point as the video refereeing system made its debut in the Champions League group phase. Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp was left livid over a penalty awarded to Napoli that helped the Italian side beat the ...
Liverpool maintained its perfect start to the Premier League season with a 3-0 win at Burnley to retake first place from Manchester City, which beat Brighton earlier Saturday. Liverpool has now won 13 straight Premier League games, a club record, dating back to last season ...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola values winning Premier League title above all others
Pep Guardiola has dominated English soccer in his time at Manchester City, winning five of the six domestic trophies in the last two seasons, and is once again putting Premier League glory at the top of his list of ambitions for the new season. On ...
Former England striker Peter Crouch announced on Friday his retirement from soccer after more than two decades as a professional. The 38-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Stoke City striker spent last season at Burnley but his contract ended last month. Crouch was capped 42 times ...
Liverpool on Thursday completed its first signing of the summer with the capture of 17-year-old Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg from PEC Zwolle. The European champions have paid just £1.3 million ($1.7 million) for van den Berg, beating Bayern Munich to the youngster's signature. Van ...
Sagan Tosu forward Fernando Torres, a former Atletico Madrid, Liverpool and Chelsea star who won the 2011 World Cup with Spain, announced Friday he was retiring. "I have something very important to announce. After 18 exciting years, the time has come to put an end ...
Liverpool, Tottenham boast loyal Japanese support
When Liverpool and Tottenham enter the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium pitch on Saturday night for the UEFA Champions League final, the 67,000 fans in Madrid won't be the only ones rapt with anticipation. Nearly 10,000 km away, Japanese supporters of the two English Premier League clubs ...
Tottenham's Harry Kane eager to return for Champions League final against Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur forward Harry Kane is adamant he's "ready to go" for Saturday's Champions League final against Liverpool in Madrid after returning to full training. The England captain has been out of action since suffering an ankle injury during the first leg of the quarterfinal ...
Beating Manchester City to the title might not be the only thing occupying the minds of Liverpool forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane heading into the final two weeks of the Premier League season. They are battling each other for the Golden Boot, too. Salah and ...
Ex-Liverpool defender Jose Enrique given all clear from cancer
Former Liverpool and Newcastle defender Jose Enrique has been given the all clear by doctors after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor last year. Enrique said in June 2018 that he had undergone an operation to remove the tumor and he has since been ...
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah ends goal drought in triumph over Southampton
Mohamed Salah chose the perfect moment to end the longest goal drought of his Liverpool career. It helped to lift his team back to the top of the Premier League. Salah scored for the first time in nine games — a barren streak stretching back nearly ...
Manchester United, Barcelona to meet in Champions League quarterfinals
A new generation of Manchester United players will have to get through Barcelona to win the Champions League. And Lionel Messi will still be there. United was drawn Friday to face Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinals, hosting the first leg on April 10. Also Friday, Tottenham ...
