The international break ended and club soccer resumed with a bang this weekend that saw drama in the Premier League and a slew of controversial moments around Europe. Gab Marcotti recaps the action in his Monday Musings. Jump to: Zidane begins sorting his Real | Dortmund get a boost | VAR drama in Chelsea’s win
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Manchester United held on to beat Watford and moved above Arsenal into the top four in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first match as the permanent manager. Manchester United held on to beat Watford and moved above Arsenal into the top four in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first match as the permanent manager. Manchester United held on to
Late goals from Cesar Azpilicueta and Ruben Loftus-Cheek keep Chelsea in the top four hunt with a win at Cardiff. English Premier League: Ruben Loftus-Cheek (90+1′) Cardiff 1-2 Chelsea English Premier League: Cesar Azpilicueta (84′) Cardiff 1-1 Chelsea English Premier League: Victor Camarasa (46′) Cardiff 1-0 Chelsea Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock said Premier League
11:04 AM ET ROME, March 31 (Reuters) – Napoli ripped AS Roma’s defence to shreds as they handed the hosts an embarrassing 4-1 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A on Sunday and piled on the problems for coach Claudio Ranieri. Arkadiusz Milik put Napoli ahead after two minutes, cleverly controlling Simone Verdi’s chipped
11:01 AM ET Chelsea scored an injury-time goal as they came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Cardiff and ease the pressure on manager Maurizio Sarri. The Londoners — who started with Eden Hazard, N’Golo Kante and Callum Hudson-Odoi on the bench — equalised in controversial fashion six minutes from time when Cesar
Alexis Nunes and Shaka Hislop run the rule over the latest transfer rumours in the world of football. Mauro Icardi‘s return to the Inter Milan squad for the first time since being stripped of the club captaincy over a month ago has been put back, with coach Luciano Spalletti saying he is not ready to
Mark Donaldson presents his Premier League Fantasy FC squad. Join him in all the action at ESPN.com/FantasyFC. Stevie Nicol feels Chelsea are too inconsistent under Maurizio Sarri to qualify for the Premier League’s top four. Craig Burley feels Callum Hudson-Odoi needs to leave Chelsea to get more minutes, citing the Bundesliga as an ideal situation
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Gab Marcotti speculates on the type of club Jose Mourinho will manage next if the top tier teams don’t come calling. Inter Milan have confirmed that Jose Mourinho will watch Inter Forever’s exhibition match with Spurs Legends at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday from the touchline, although Francesco Toldo will be their coach
The FC crew delve into Wayne Rooney’s comments as to why Liverpool winning the Premier League title would be ‘a nightmare.’ There are just six weeks left in the Premier League season. It’s going to be a frantic conclusion to the campaign at both ends of the table, with the battle for the title, top