New York City FC vs. Charlotte FC Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Charlotte FC +117, NYCFC +224, Draw +240; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC faces off against New York City FC at home for the season opener. Charlotte put together a 10-11-13 record overall during the 2023 season while finishing 6-3-8 …
Read More »Jurgen Klopp’s long goodbye at Liverpool takes in a trip to Wembley Stadium this weekend for the first of three potential cup finals in his final season with the club. Which players he’ll have available for the English League Cup final against Chelsea on Sunday appears to be anyone’s guess. So severe is the injury crisis that has struck the …
Read More »LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool forward Diogo Jota will be missing for months because of injury, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday. The Portugal international hurt his right knee in the first half of Liverpool’s 4-1 win at Brentford in the English Premier League on Saturday. “We have Diogo with a knee issue ruled out — it will obviously take …
Read More »MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City barely avoided a first defeat of 2024 after Rodri’s deflected effort salvaged a 1-1 draw against Chelsea in the English Premier League on Saturday. The midfielder’s 83rd-minute goal extended the defending champions’ unbeaten run in all competitions to 15 games. But the draw at Etihad Stadium saw City lose ground on league leader Liverpool …
Read More »LONDON (AP) — Mohamed Salah made a scoring return for Liverpool as the English Premier League leader dispatched Brentford 4-1 on Saturday. Salah had been out for a month since sustaining a hamstring injury at the Africa Cup of Nations. He came on as a substitute just before halftime at Gtech Community Stadium and struck his 19th goal of the …
Read More »Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored two goals as AC Milan eased to 3-0 victory over Rennes in the first leg of the playoff for the Europa League’s round of 16 on Thursday. The former Chelsea midfielder headed in the opener in the 32nd minute in front of over 69,000 spectators at the San Siro, with the ball bouncing in off the post. …
Read More »ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The appeals trial of Manchester United defender Harry Maguire over a nightclub brawl on the Greek island of Mykonos has been postponed for a year because of a lawyers’ strike, court officials told The Associated Press. The 30-year-old England international is appealing a 21-month suspended sentence following the incident in 2020. His case was due to …
Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter plans to have Sergiño Dest at the team’s training camp for the CONCACAF Nations League final four next month, even though the defender is suspended for the March 21 semifinal against Jamaica. The 23-year-old outside back lost his composure in a needless dispute with the referee during November’s quarterfinal second leg at …
Read More »MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez appears to have sustained a serious injury to his right knee in only his fourth game back after a long-term absence following foot surgery. The Argentina international was forced off in the 70th minute of United’s 3-0 win over West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday after appearing to twist …
Read More »LONDON (AP) — Roy Hodgson’s position at Crystal Palace is looking increasingly shaky after another poor result and the latest display of anger and frustration from the club’s fans on Saturday. A 4-1 loss at rival Brighton in the Premier League was made even worse by seeing star player Michael Olise limp off just eight minutes after coming on as …
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