Despite being nullified for most of the match Zlatan Ibrahimovic stood tall when it mattered heading the winning goal against Chicago Fire. Following his superb debut MLS appearance from the subs bench, Efrain Alvarez was given high praise by his captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The LA Galaxy will be without Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Saturday for their

Carlos Salcedo returned to Mexico in January to join Tigres from Eintracht Frankfurt. Tigres UANL defender Carlos Salcedo is adamant that the current Liga MX leader has the quality to compete at the top end of the Bundesliga. The 25-year-old center-back returned to Mexico in January to join Tigres from Eintracht Frankfurt and is preparing

Maurizio Sarri wants to focus on the here and now, and not his long-term future as Chelsea manager. FIFA have denied a formal request from Chelsea to pause the transfer ban handed to the club last month. Chelsea hoped they would have the opportunity to buy players this summer while they appealed the punishment, given

Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero believes on a good day his side can beat anyone but insists they must focus on beating Schalke to avoid another shock result in the Champions League. Riyad Mahrez was in the right place at the right time to secure a win for Manchester City and send them to the top

Jurgen Klopp failed to get one over on former foe Bayern Munich as Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their second round Champions League tie at Anfield. Bayern Munich remain confident that Kingsley Coman can play in the Champions League match against Liverpool next week. Coman has been sidelined

Mark Donaldson takes us through his picks for his Fantasy La Liga team, which includes three Barcelona players and no one from Real Madrid. Following Real Madrid’s second El Clasico defeat in four days, the ESPN FC crew delve deeper into the behind the scenes issues at the Spanish giants Barcelona want to follow up

Ajax produced a stunning 4-1 victory over the Spanish giants, while Tottenham won 1-0 away to progress to the quarterfinals. Craig Burley says the arrogance shown at every level of Real Madrid is to blame for their current domestic and European troubles. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti predicts Real Madrid’s disastrous UCL exit to Ajax will

Shaka Hislop’s power rankings are back and while Tottenham may have fallen out of his top 10, there’s an all too familiar face atop his rankings. Jurgen Klopp failed to get one over on former foe Bayern Munich as Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their second round Champions