3:50 PM ET Olivier Giroud had a hat trick as Chelsea demolished Dynamo Kiev 5-0 in their Europa League round-of-16 second leg to win the tie 8-0 on aggregate. Chelsea took a 3-0 first-leg lead into the match in Kiev and added an away goal inside of five minutes when Giroud pounced on a Ruben

Steve Nicol can’t figure out whether Manchester City were just that good or Schalke just that bad in City’s 7-0 win in the second leg. Schalke have sacked Domenico Tedesco as coach and brought back Huub Stevens to oversee their next game. Schalke, who were routed 7-0 by Manchester City in the Champions League on

3:18 AM ET March 14 (Reuters) – Chelsea Maurizio Sarri has expressed unhappiness with the pitch at Kiev’s NSC Olympic Stadium ahead of his team’s Europa League last-16 second leg tie later on Thursday. Chelsea, who won last week’s first leg in London 3-0, trained at the stadium on Wednesday. “The pitch is not good

Following their Europa League defeat at BATE Borisov, ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner takes Arsenal to task for their less-than-impressive showing. Steve Nicol breaks down Manchester United’s first Premier League loss under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette will be available for Arsenal’s UEFA Europa League round-of-16 second-leg clash against Rennes on

Craig Burley, Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol all agree that PSG deserved the penalty that lead to Manchester United scoring the winner in the Champions League. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has revealed the full wording of the new handball law in an attempt to add greater clarity for players, officials and supporters.  The change

The Reds take advantage of multiple errors at the back to secure a crucial three points against Burnley. Steve Nicol examines what is behind Mohamed Salah’s recent struggles and what he and Jurgen Klopp can do to sort the issues out. Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has reported his loan club, Besiktas, to FIFA having allegedly not

Manchester City announced details of the scheme on Tuesday. Manchester City have launched a compensation scheme for victims of historical child sexual abuse, the club said on Tuesday. The scheme applies to victims of City’s former youth coach, Barry Bennell, who was jailed in 2018 for 30 years on multiple counts of child sexual abuse.

Gab Marcotti believes that Cristiano Ronaldo’s stellar performance against Atletico Madrid only begins to justify the huge sum Juventus paid for him. Steve Nicol can’t figure out whether Manchester City were just that good or Schalke just that bad in City’s 7-0 win in the second leg. Steve Nicol and Craig Burley applaud Cristiano Ronaldo

Craig Burley tells Alexis Nunes what Zinedine Zidane will give to Real Madrid for the remainder of the season and for the future. They say you should never go back, but seemingly that rule doesn’t apply to football managers, who are always returning to their former stomping grounds. With Zinedine Zidane returning for a reclamation