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Liam Rosenior bullishly replied “of course” when asked if Chelsea can still finish in the Champions League qualification places. Chelsea went down 1-0 at home to Manchester United on Saturday, marking their fourth straight Premier League loss. The Blues have not scored in any of those games, meaning they have lost four consecutive league matches […] The post Rosenior keeping the faith despite woeful run appeared first on Soccer News.

Lionel Messi scored a wonderful winner as Inter Miami beat the Colorado Rapids 3-2 in Guillermo Hoyos’ first game in charge, despite finishing with 10 men. In action for the first time since Javier Mascherano’s shock resignation, Miami took a 2-0 lead into half-time following Messi’s penalty and German Berterame’s header, but the Rapids made […] The post Colorado Rapids 2-3 Inter Miami: Messi ensures winning start for interim boss Hoyos appeared first on Soccer News.

Manuel Locatelli believes Juventus must become more ruthless if they are going to qualify for the Champions League and win trophies in the future. The Bianconeri are on course to qualify for UEFA’s premier competition, and their hopes were boosted after Como lost to Sassuolo on Friday. Although Juve will not finish with any silverware […] The post Locatelli urges Juventus to find ruthless streak in Champions League race appeared first on Soccer News.

Pep Guardiola feels like a part of him is leaving Manchester City as the club prepares for the departure of captain Bernardo Silva. It was announced this week that Silva, who joined Man City from Monaco in 2017, will be leaving at the end of the season. The Portugal international has won 15 major trophies […] The post Guardiola: Part of me is leaving Man City with Silva departure appeared first on Soccer News.

Real Sociedad claimed Copa del Rey glory, with goalkeeper Unai Marrero the hero as they defeated Atletico Madrid 4-3 on penalties. Marrero denied Alexander Sorloth and Julian Alvarez in the shootout following an entertaining 2-2 draw at La Cartuja, where Pablo Marin scored the decisive spot-kick. La Real made a flying start to regulation time. […] The post Atletico Madrid 2-2 Real Sociedad (aet, 3-4 pens): Marrero the hero as Simeone´s side pay the penalt appeared first on Soccer News.

Luis Enrique insisted that Paris Saint-Germain have an obligation to win their Ligue 1 clash with Lyon on Sunday in their quest to retain their top-flight crown. After reaching the Champions League semi-finals against Liverpool in midweek, PSG return to league action at the Parc des Princes just a point clear at the top of […] The post Title-chasing PSG have an obligation to win Lyon clash, says Luis Enrique appeared first on Soccer News.

Manchester United are in a hurry to secure their return to the Champions League, so says Bruno Fernandes. A depleted United team, shorn of four senior centre-backs, beat out-of-form Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Fernandes starred, providing the assist for Matheus Cunha’s strike late in the first half. The United captain has now […] The post Man Utd star Fernandes in a rush to seal Champions League qualification appeared first on Soccer News.

Chelsea suffered a fourth straight Premier League defeat as Manchester United boosted their chances of a top-five finish with a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Matheus Cunha, from another Bruno Fernandes assist – his 18th in the league this season – struck late in the first half on Saturday, and that goal proved decisive. A […] The post Chelsea 0-1 Manchester United: Cunha condemns hosts to fourth straight Premier League loss appeared first on Soccer News.

Roma and Atalanta were made to settle for a point apiece in a 1-1 draw in Serie A, which does little for either team in the battle for European qualification. The build-up to Saturday’s game at Stadio Olimpico was dominated by a falling-out between Roma’s senior advisor Claudio Ranieri and their head coach Gian Piero […] The post Roma 1-1 Atalanta: Nothing to separate European hopefuls on Gasperini reunion appeared first on Soccer News.

Roberto De Zerbi saluted Tottenham’s “character and spirit”, but conceded his players are “suffering too much” after they dropped two more points in their battle for Premier League safety. Spurs remain in the relegation zone with five games remaining, after they were held to a 2-2 draw by De Zerbi’s former club Brighton. The hosts […] The post Tottenham showed ´character and spirit´ but ´suffering too much´, says De Zerbi after Brighton draw appeared first on Soccer News.

Antonio Conte wants his Napoli team to learn lessons from their loss to Lazio, which he labelled as “a kick in the teeth”. Napoli went down 2-0 at home on Saturday, leaving them 12 points behind Serie A leaders Inter with five games remaining. Conte’s slim hopes of the Partenopei defending the Scudetto now seem […] The post Conte confident Napoli will bounce back from ´kick in the teeth´ against Lazio appeared first on Soccer News.

Georginio Rutter insisted Brighton will “keep pushing” to qualify for Europe, after their dramatic draw against Tottenham. The Seagulls twice came from behind in a 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Rutter coming off the bench to equalise in the 95th minute. Rutter’s leveller was the 11th scored by a substitute for Brighton this […] The post Rutter: Brighton will keep pushing for Europe after Spurs draw appeared first on Soccer News.

Martin O’Neill believes Celtic are not good enough for him to dream of ending his tenure as interim manager by winning the Scottish Cup. Celtic face St. Mirren in the semi-final on Sunday, hoping to inflict defeat on their opponents after losing the Scottish League Cup final to them earlier in the season. The Bhoys […] The post Celtic not good enough to dream of Scottish Cup send-off, says O´Neill appeared first on Soccer News.

Daniel Farke insisted “nothing is done yet”, despite Leeds United taking a huge stride towards securing their Premier League status with victory over Wolves. Leeds ran out commanding 3-0 winners at Elland Road, moving eight points clear of the bottom three after 18th-place Tottenham could only draw with Brighton later on Saturday. James Justin and […] The post ´Nothing is done yet´ – Farke warns Leeds despite easing relegation fears appeared first on Soccer News.

Georginio Rutter’s last-gasp equaliser kept Tottenham in the Premier League’s relegation zone, as they were twice pegged back in a 2-2 draw with Brighton. It looked as though Roberto De Zerbi’s side would climb out of the bottom three after producing a much-improved display against the Italian’s former club, but having led on two occasions, […] The post Tottenham 2-2 Brighton: Rutter delivers late blow to Spurs´ survival hopes appeared first on Soccer News.

Marcus Tavernier says the pending departure of head coach Andoni Iraola has only made Bournemouth hungrier to compete for their goal of achieving European qualification. The Cherries boosted their hopes of securing their debut on the continent with a 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Saturday, while stretching their club-record unbeaten run to 13 games. […] The post Bournemouth ´want to compete more´ for Europe after Iraola announcement, says Tavernier appeared first on Soccer News.

Alessia Russo secured England a 1-0 victory over Iceland in their 500th match, maintaining their perfect record in Women’s World Cup qualifying. It was far from easy for England, who took another big step towards the 2027 Women’s World Cup, with Hannah Hampton brilliantly standing up to Iceland’s second-half pressure. The Lionesses got their reward […] The post Iceland 0-1 England: Russo secures win on landmark match to stay perfect in qualifying appeared first on Soccer News.

Napoli missed the chance to move 11 points clear of fifth-placed Como after losing 2-0 to Lazio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Goals on either side of half-time from Matteo Cancellieri and Toma Basic secured a deserved victory for Maurizio Sarri’s visitors, who revived any last hopes of making a late push for the European […] The post Napoli 0-2 Lazio: Conte´s men dragged back into Champions League race after unbeaten run ended appeared first on Soccer News.

Vincent Kompany insisted his Bayern Munich team would have to battle past one of their “toughest opponents” in Stuttgart in order to retain their Bundesliga title. Bayern are on the cusp of a 35th top-flight title after Borussia Dortmund were beaten 2-1 by Hoffenheim, with a point at Allianz Arena on Sunday enough for Kompany’s […] The post Kompany relishing test against Bayern´s ´toughest opponents´ Stuttgart appeared first on Soccer News.

Adrien Truffert was the unlikely hero as his late winner saw Bournemouth edge out Newcastle United 2-1 at St. James’ Park. The left-back scored his first goal for the Cherries five minutes from time to boost their hopes of securing European football next season. Both sides had gone close in the opening 20 minutes, with […] The post Newcastle United 1-2 Bournemouth: Truffert snatches victory to boost visitors´ European hopes appeared first on Soccer News.

Leeds United took a huge step towards Premier League survival and pushed Wolves closer to relegation with an easy 3-0 win over the bottom club at Elland Road. After eight seasons in the top flight, Wolves’ return to the Championship could be confirmed as soon as Monday, if West Ham avoid defeat away at Crystal […] The post Leeds United 3-0 Wolves: Farke´s men inch closer to safety and leave visitors on the brink appeared first on Soccer News.

Andrej Kramaric’s two penalties, including a 98th-minute winner, earned Hoffenheim a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund and pushed Bayern Munich closer to the Bundesliga title. Kramaric kept his cool from 12 yards to open the scoring at PreZero Arena, only for Dortmund substitute Serhou Guirassy to net an equaliser in the 87th minute. However, after […] The post Hoffenheim 2-1 Borussia Dortmund: Two Kramaric penalties put Bayern on the brink of Bundesliga title appeared first on Soccer News.

Fabian Rieder’s stoppage-time spot-kick condemned Bayer Leverkusen to their first Bundesliga defeat in almost three months as Augsburg triumphed 2-1. Leverkusen knew a victory on Saturday would take them, at least temporarily, to within a point of the Champions League places. But despite taking the lead and creating chances worth 3.36 expected goals (xG), Kasper […] The post Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Augsburg: Rieder´s last-gasp penalty snaps unbeaten run appeared first on Soccer News.

Rui Borges insisted Sporting CP still believe they can win a third straight Primeira Liga title as they aim to boost their chances with a win over Benfica on Sunday. Sporting sit second in the table, five points behind leaders Porto, with a game in hand, and they have lost just once in the Primeira […] The post Sporting believe in Primeira Liga three-peat, says Borges appeared first on Soccer News.

Bernd Leno is relishing the Premier League run-in, claiming Fulham have “five more finals” in their European push. The German goalkeeper played a crucial role in the Cottagers’ 0-0 draw with Brentford on Saturday, making a stunning save to deny Dango Ouattara in the closing stages. Marco Silva’s side struggled at Gtech Community Stadium, though. […] The post ´Fulham have five more finals´ – Leno optimistic of reaching European places despite draw with Brent appeared first on Soccer News.

Brentford missed the chance to move above Chelsea in the Premier League table, as a superb Bernd Leno save saw them held to a 0-0 draw with Fulham. Keith Andrews’ side have now drawn their last five matches in the Premier League, with the teams below them having the chance to keep the pressure on […] The post Brentford 0-0 Fulham: Superb Leno save holds hosts to fifth straight draw appeared first on Soccer News.

Arne Slot believes his Liverpool side could see an upturn in their Premier League form after their Champions League exit. The Reds were knocked out of UEFA’s premier competition at the quarter-final stage by reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. Liverpool have picked up just seven points across their last five league games, though they […] The post Slot: Champions League exit can help Liverpool in the Premier League appeared first on Soccer News.

Massimiliano Allegri believes Rafael Leao benefited from the boos aimed towards him by AC Milan during their defeat to Udinese. The Rossoneri fell to a 3-0 defeat last weekend, with Leao receiving jeers from the home fans at San Siro when being substituted off. Leao has failed to score in his last four games; he […] The post Leao benefited from Milan boos, insists Allegri appeared first on Soccer News.

Cole Palmer insisted he has “no plans to move from Chelsea” despite reports linking him with a move to Manchester United. The 23-year-old has struggled for form and fitness this season, featuring in just 21 Premier League games and four Champions League matches. Palmer has scored nine goals and provided one assist in the league […] The post Palmer has no plans to leave Chelsea amid Man United rumours appeared first on Soccer News.

Bruce Arena acknowledged that the San Jose Earthquakes’ lightning start to their MLS season is only the beginning of a long battle to stay at the top of the Western Conference. After finishing 10th and missing out on the playoffs in 2025, the Earthquakes have taken 18 points from their first seven games of their […] The post Los Angeles FC v San Jose Earthquakes: Arena not getting carried away by fast start appeared first on Soccer News.

Michael Carrick revealed Manchester United have not made a decision over Marcus Rashford’s future for next season, leaving the door open for his return. Rashford fell out of favour at Old Trafford under Carrick’s predecessor, Ruben Amorim, becoming part of his ‘bomb squad’. He spent the second half of last campaign at Aston Villa and […] The post Carrick leaves door open for Rashford´s Man Utd return appeared first on Soccer News.

Juventus CEO Damien Comolli believes Manuel Locatelli’s contract renewal with the club highlights the Bianconeri’s ambitions of fighting for multiple trophies on all fronts. Locatelli put pen to paper on a contract extension with Juventus on Friday, which will keep him with the Serie A giants until 2030. The 28-year-old joined Juventus from Sassuolo in […] The post Juventus chief Comolli backs Locatelli to deliver trophies after signing contract extension appeared first on Soccer News.

Cristian Roldan urged the Seattle Sounders not to dwell on their recent Concacaf Champions Cup disappointment, with a quick turnaround to facing St. Louis City SC in MLS. Seattle were knocked out of the Champions Cup by Tigres UANL in the quarter-finals – despite winning the second leg 3-1 to draw 3-3 on aggregate, the […] The post Seattle Sounders v St. Louis City SC: Roldan urges hosts not to dwell on Champions Cup exit appeared first on Soccer News.

Emma Hayes acknowledged the importance of the United States’ upcoming international windows ahead of next year’s Women’s World Cup following their series win over Japan. The USWNT headed into the final match of their three-match series with Japan level following their defeat in the second game, but they rounded off with a convincing triumph. After […] The post Japan series win crucial to deciding USWNT´s World Cup squad, says Hayes appeared first on Soccer News.

San Diego FC head coach Mikey Varas acknowledged his team are in a tough patch, but he insists they remain in high spirits ahead of their trip to Real Salt Lake in MLS. San Diego are winless in their last five matches in all competitions (D2 L3) – since a 3-2 first-leg win over Toluca […] The post Real Salt Lake v San Diego FC: ´It´s not really going our way´ – Varas frustrated by visitors´ form appeared first on Soccer News.

Thomas Muller got himself on the scoresheet as three first-half goals helped the Vancouver Whitecaps down lowly Sporting Kansas City 3-0 at BC Place. Emmanuel Sabbi and Bruno Caicedo were also on target for Jesper Sorensen’s team, who pulled three points clear at the top of the Western Conference in the process. The scoring was […] The post Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 Sporting Kansas City: Muller on target for Western Conference leaders appeared first on Soccer News.

Cristian Chivu is thrilled Inter are enjoying their football after their 3-0 win over Cagliari and is happy to have secured their Champions League spot for next season. After Como’s 2-1 loss to Sassuolo earlier on Friday opened the door for Inter to make sure of their place in UEFA’s premier competition, Chivu’s side did […] The post Chivu urges Inter to stay competitive after securing Champions League spot appeared first on Soccer News.

Minnesota United head coach Cameron Knowles was impressed with James Rodriguez’s impact on his first start for the club and hopes he can continue it against the Portland Timbers. James made the move to Minnesota in February ahead of this summer’s World Cup but had to wait until Tuesday to get his first start; the […] The post Minnesota United v Portland Timbers: Knowles hails ´leader´ James after first start appeared first on Soccer News.

Frank Lampard lauded Coventry City for achieving a “special and unique” promotion to the Premier League, ending their 25-year wait for top-flight football. Coventry went into their match against Blackburn Rovers knowing a point would send them back to the Premier League, and their 1-1 draw was enough to seal their passage. Blackburn were the […] The post Lampard hails ´special and unique´ Coventry promotion appeared first on Soccer News.

Roberto De Zerbi insisted his future at Tottenham would not be affected by Premier League relegation – as long as everyone at the club remains on the same page. The Italian signed a five-year contract when he agreed to take over at Spurs, despite their precarious position in the top-flight, promising he would be “the […] The post Relationship with Tottenham board would decide future, not relegation, says De Zerbi appeared first on Soccer News.

Bobby Thomas scored the goal that clinched Coventry City’s promotion to the Premier League after they came from behind to draw 1-1 with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Frank Lampard’s side knew they only needed a point to confirm their place in the top-flight for the first time since 2001, and after Ryoya Morishita attempted […] The post Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Coventry City: Thomas sends Lampard´s team into Premier League appeared first on Soccer News.

Marcus Thuram’s hot streak in front of goal continued as he helped Inter to a 3-0 win over Cagliari, moving them one step closer to the Serie A title. Thuram and Nicolo Barella scored in the space of four minutes, before Piotr Zielinski added a late third, moving Inter 12 points clear at the top […] The post Inter 3-0 Cagliari: Thuram on target to push Chivu´s side closer to Scudetto appeared first on Soccer News.

Lucy Bronze is honoured to be playing a part in England’s history as the Lionesses prepare to play their 500th match, in a World Cup qualifier against Iceland on Saturday. England made it three wins from three in World Cup qualifying with their 1-0 victory over Spain on Tuesday and sit top of Group C […] The post ´Really special´ to be playing in England´s 500th game, says Bronze appeared first on Soccer News.

Diego Simeone believes Atletico Madrid have evolved since their last Copa del Rey final, but insisted their quest to win trophies has not changed. Atleti will play their 20th Copa del Rey final in their history, and Simeone his second as a manager, 13 years after his first (when he won against Real Madrid at […] The post Simeone: Atletico have evolved since last Copa del Rey final in 2013 appeared first on Soccer News.

Gian Piero Gasperini said he was caught off-guard by comments made by Roma’s advisor Claudio Ranieri about his appointment last week, as he ended his press conference in tears ahead of Saturday’s reunion with his old club Atalanta. Gasperini was appointed by the Giallorossi last summer after enjoying a wildly successful nine-year stint with Atalanta, […] The post Gasperini expresses surprise at Ranieri criticism in tearful pre-Atalanta press conference appeared first on Soccer News.

Tyrese Spicer revealed he is happy to play in a different role for Orlando City after returning from his groin injury. The 25-year-old missed Orlando’s defeats to Nashville SC (5-0) and Los Angeles FC (6-0) with a groin injury, but made his return in their US Open Cup win over FC Naples. Spicer scored the […] The post Orlando City v Houston Dynamo: Spicer open to new role after return from injury appeared first on Soccer News.

Como missed their chance to move into the Serie A top four after falling to a 2-1 defeat against Sassuolo at MAPEI Stadium. Cristian Volpato and M’Bala Nzola scored in a dramatic end to the first half, which also saw Nico Paz pull a goal back, but Cesc Fabregas’ side were unable to mount a […] The post Sassuolo 2-1 Como: Fabregas´ side suffer setback in Champions League race appeared first on Soccer News.

Philadelphia Union head coach Bradley Carnell insisted his side will not give too much focus to Tai Baribo, who could make his first return to Subaru Park with D.C. United this weekend. Baribo spent two-and-a-half years with Philadelphia, scoring 18 goals in 32 MLS games last season as they won the Supporters’ Shield. The 28-year-old […] The post Philadelphia Union v D.C. United: Carnell unfazed by potential Baribo return appeared first on Soccer News.

New York City FC head coach Pascal Jansen believes forward Talles Magno is “trending in the right direction” ahead of their Eastern Conference clash against Charlotte FC. Magno starred in NYCFC’s US Open Cup win over Westchester SC on Tuesday, scoring a hat-trick in a 5-2 victory. However, the Brazilian has yet to start in […] The post New York City FC v Charlotte FC: Magno ´trending in the right direction´, says Jansen appeared first on Soccer News.

Kasper Hjulmand believes increased competition can only be a positive thing for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga run-in, though Jarell Quansah’s return raises question marks over the role of Robert Andrich. Andrich drilled home from distance as Leverkusen earned a big 1-0 win over Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park last week, strengthening their top-four […] The post Hjulmand welcomes competition for Andrich as Quansah prepares for Leverkusen return appeared first on Soccer News.