Julian Gressel found the breakthrough goal against a stubbornly defensive Colorado Rapids, earning Atlanta its second win of the season. The Colorado Rapids have fired manager Anthony Hudson, with assistant coach Conor Casey taking over on an interim basis, the club announced on Wednesday. “We appreciate Anthony’s commitment to the Rapids organization during his time

One would think that after two straight road wins, Portland Timbers GM Gavin Wilkinson would be in an upbeat mood. After all, the Timbers now look poised to survive their 12-game road slog at the start of the 2019 season. The defense, which was leaking goals at an alarming rate, has tightened up. Diego Valeri

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley highlights Roberto Firmino’s defending from the front as pivotal to Liverpool getting a result against Barcelona. Jurgen Klopp has admitted that Liverpool must “suffer” at the hands of Barcelona if they are to stop Lionel Messi from carrying out his “threat” to bring the Champions League trophy back to the Camp

Check out the two confrontations during which RSL’s Nedum Onuoha says LA Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic threatened to hurt him. After a poor start to the second half, Zlatan Ibrahimovic put the LA Galaxy on his back and secured a win for the home crowd at Dignity Health Sports Park. Major League Soccer: LA Galaxy

With the football season winding down, and the Africa Cup of Nations barely two months away, Nigerian players have been making performance statements all over Europe and beyond. Freshly minted Super Eagles forward Paul Onuachu was the pick of the bunch in a month of fine offensive and defensive displays. 1. Paul Onuachu (FC Midtjylland)

Sheffield United confirmed their place in the top flight for next season when Leeds United were held to a draw against Aston Villa on Sunday. Here we take a look at the Blades and what they will bring to the Premier League. Last time Sheffield United were in the Premier League Sheffield United’s last season

A small weekend loss for the column even though our banker bet landed again. The Champions League has reached the semifinal stage with two cracking games this week, including Barcelona against Liverpool. Running total: -£56.25 The Banker Barcelona have secured another La Liga title with three matches to spare and can now focus entirely on

Napoli cruised to a 2-0 victory at Frosinone to leave the Serie A strugglers 10 points from safety. Napoli midfielder Adam Ounas suffered a cut knee during an attempted mugging following his side’s 2-0 victory away at Frosinone. Ounas was reportedly approached by a group of Frosinone supporters outside the Benito Stirpe stadium, who unsuccessfully

12:51 PM ET April 28 (Reuters) – Getafe missed a chance to strike a huge blow in their bid to qualify for the Champions League, losing 2-1 at Real Sociedad on Sunday after having two penalty appeals turned down as their two biggest rivals for fourth spot also suffered surprise defeats. Getafe are still clinging