Soccer

The defeat means Liverpool are 13 points off the top of the table Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool need to find consistency to avoid missing out on a top-four finish in the Premier League after his side suffered a damaging defeat by struggling Leeds at Anfield. Crysencio Summerville scored a dramatic late winner as Leeds won to move out of the …

Before Barcelona even kicked the ball at Camp Nou on Wednesday, it knew that its Champions League fate was already sealed. Inter Milan’s 4–0 win over Viktoria Plzen in one of the day’s early matches clinched the Italian side’s place in the last 16 and ensured that Barcelona will be dumped in to the Europa League’s knockout phase as a …

Tommy Conway guides home his eighth goal of the season Olivier Ntcham’s measured half-volley saw in-form Swansea City fight back to claim a 1-1 draw at Bristol City. The Robins looked on course for a third victory in five matches thanks to Tommy Conway’s precise first-half strike. But Russell Martin’s Swansea salvaged a draw thanks to their second-half persistence on …

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill.—It’s a story that’s been shared in snippets or fragments over the past year or so, but it’s worth highlighting here because of what it might become. If (or when) Gabriel Slonina is the next iconic American goalkeeper—if he achieves his ambition and becomes the very best in the world—then what happened on I-290 in August 2021 is going …

QPR keeper Seny Dieng was left helpless by Blues defender Auston Trusty’s opportunist fourth-minute flicked opener Resurgent Birmingham City claimed their biggest scalp of the season as John Eustace’s side battled their way to victory over high-flying Queens Park Rangers. QPR, second in the Championship and needing to win to go back on top, were done no favours by two …

The U.S. men’s national team’s first World Cup match is less than a month away, which puts Luca de la Torre in a tough spot. Celta Vigo announced Friday that de la Torre, the U.S. midfielder who improved his situation with the national team considerably throughout the spring, is out for around three weeks with a “grade I and I …

Tottenham 1-1 Sporting Lisbon: Antonio Conte furious at ‘unfair’ VAR decision Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says it should be impossible for mistakes like the one he claims happened this week to be made by the video assistant referee (VAR). Conte was sent off after a goal in stoppage by Harry Kane in a 1-1 Champions League draw with Sporting Lisbon …

On Thursday, Arsenal confirmed that defender Pablo Mari is in the hospital after he was one of several people stabbed in Italy. However, the club said in a statement that he “is not seriously hurt.” “We are all shocked to hear the dreadful news about the stabbing in Italy, which has put a number of people in hospital including our …

Mari joined Italian side Monza on a season-long loan from Arsenal in August Arsenal defender Pablo Mari has said he was “lucky” as he prepares to undergo back surgery after being stabbed in a supermarket near Milan. Local media reported that a 30-year-old cashier died and at least five others were injured after a man started attacking people in Assago. …

The 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, the region’s 17th men’s championship tournament, will take place June 16 to July 16 and crown a winner at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, the governing body announced Thursday evening. Additional venues will be announced at a later date. The 2023 Gold Cup decider will be the first significant soccer game staged at SoFi, which …