Former United States men’s national team coach Bruce Arena has criticized the appointment of current head coach Mauricio Pochettino, saying that a non-American lacks the necessary understanding of the country’s culture. Argentine coach Pochettino was appointed last August with the task of leading the USMNT into the 2026 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He is far from the first non-American coach of…
Marcus Rashford will be back in Manchester on Tuesday night when Aston Villa face Manchester City in the race for Champions League qualification. However, it remains to be seen if the England international returns permanently in the summer. The 27-year-old has impressed at Villa since joining on loan from Manchester United in January. He has nine goal contributions in 16 appearances for the club, with his performances ousting Ollie Watkins…
If you are of the Barcelona persuasion or simply a neutral who’s enjoying their verve this season, is it all beginning to feel like 2011 again? That 2010-11 campaign was their third swashbuckling season under manager Pep Guardiola, one in which his team — driven by Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andrés Iniesta — faced three Clásicos in 19 days to determine whether or not Barça would be LaLiga champions, Copa…
Real Betis scored three goals in a first-half blitz to beat Girona 3-1 in LaLiga on Monday and keep alive their hopes of European football next season. The win took sixth-placed Betis to within one point of Villarreal. The top five qualify for the Champions League, while the team in sixth will play in the Europa League. “We still have our Champions League dreams,” Isco, who scored his seventh goal…
Monday’s Serie A fixtures have been postponed following the death of Pope Francis, the Italian league announced. Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church and a lifelong football fan has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday. He was 88. “Following the passing of His Holiness, Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A can confirm that today’s league games in Serie A and Primavera 1…
Saudi Arabia’s minister of sport, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, insisted workers’ safety was being taken “seriously” and that an investigation had been launched over the death of a migrant worker during construction of a stadium for the 2034 World Cup. Besix Group, a construction company overseeing the site of Aramco Stadium in Al Khobar, told media outlets last month that “a worker sadly lost their life” at the construction…
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Former Croatia midfielder Nikola Pokrivac died in a car crash in Karlovac in central Croatia on Friday, the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) said. He was 39. Local media reported that the collision, which involved four vehicles, also killed one other person from a different car. Pokrivac was in a vehicle with three teammates from fourth-tier club NK Vojnic, who are injured, two of them critically. Former Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Pokrivac…
Pep Guardiola has warned that Manchester City could miss out on their top transfer targets if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. City are fifth in the table with six games to go ahead of their trip to Everton on Saturday. Fifth place will be good enough for a place in next season’s Champions League, but Chelsea and Aston Villa sit just a point further back. Guardiola is…