Despite taking a big lead into the second leg against their Belgian rivals, the Catalans’ incredible comeback is playing on the mind of the coach Having seen Barcelona’s remarkable comeback knock Paris Saint-Germain out of the Champions League, Genk remain wary of Gent ahead of their Europa League last-16 second leg – despite a 5-2 away win. Genk were in rampant form in the first leg on Thursday and led 4-1 before half-time, seeing off the hosts’ attempt of a second-half fightback to return to the Luminus Arena with a three-goal cushion. Samatta double helps Genk to massive away win Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played…

The veteran Englishman entered the league with a bang in 2018, but he won’t have several of the same advantages this season Things could hardly have gone better for Wayne Rooney in his debut season with D.C. United. After joining the club last year at midseason, the veteran striker hit the ground running and scored 12 goals in 20 regular season games, helping United to a dramatic late-season surge that saw the team go from last place to a playoff berth – a performance which netted him fourth place in the league’s MVP voting. Rooney did what seemed nearly impossible for a player who was hyped as someone who would…

Click:traditional chinese clothing fabric Speaking of his love for the Amsterdam side, the striker has suggested he could seal a return to the club as his Schalke contract nears its end Schalke forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has fuelled speculation he could re-join Ajax, saying “everything is possible”. ‘€100m Belotti bid could force move’ The 33-year-old left Ajax for Real Madrid in 2009, having struck over 100 goals for the Dutch giants, and he will go back to Amsterdam ArenA with Schalke in a Europa League quarter-final later this month. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as…

The U.S. national team and Columbus Crew No.1 is the subject of a winter transfer bid by the Premier League champions Zack Steffen has seen his stock rise exponentially in the past year, winning MLS goalkeeper of the year honors while establishing himself as the U.S. national team’s first-choice starter. As special as his 2018 has been, his 2019 is gearing up to be even better, with Premier League champions Manchester City lining up a bid for his services. Pep Guardiola’s side is in the process of finalizing a transfer for Steffen, with multiple sources telling Goal the fee will be in the $7-10 million (£5.5-7.8m) range, along with a sell-on…

The Ligue 1 match was delayed after the players were attacked on the pitch by a section of the home support, but further incidents saw it abandoned Lyon’s Ligue 1 match at Bastia was suspended at half-time after the visiting players were attacked by the opposition fans. The game was initially delayed by almost an hour after a section of Bastia’s supporters made their way onto the Stade Armand-Cesari pitch and confronted Lyon’s players in troubling scenes while Bruno Genesio’s squad were completing their pre-match warm-up. Lyon’s players were ushered down the tunnel as stewards held back the pitch invaders, causing a lengthy delay to kick-off. However, after further chaos…

A trip to the MLS Cup final made Gio Savarese’s debut season at the club a successful one that they will aim to build off of in 2019 Patience paid off for the 2018 Portland Timbers. Giovanni Savarese had big shoes to fill when he stepped into the head coaching role, replacing Caleb Porter, who had led the Timbers to the MLS Cup title in 2015. And things started somewhat slow, as they began the year winless in five games. But things picked up after that slow start as Savarese guided the Timbers on a 15-game unbeaten run, winning 10 of those contests. And after another four-game dip in form,…

With new coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto in charge, the Galaxy will look to make up for a poor 2018 as Zlatan Ibrahimovic readies his MLS encore Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s first season with the LA Galaxy couldn’t have started much better, but it couldn’t have ended much worse. The Galaxy’s failure to reach the 2018 MLS playoffs was a big letdown, and as soon as it happened, it was clear an offseason shakeup was on the cards. Enter Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who left his post at Boca Juniors to return to MLS and take over a Galaxy side that has the ingredients for a dramatic turnaround if Schelotto can sort out defensive…

The MLS Cup will come to a dramatic conclusion when Atlanta United face Portland Timbers on Saturday evening Atlanta United will host the Portland Timbers in the MLS Cup final showdown at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday evening. The Eastern and Western Conference champions will fight it out in a winner-takes-all battle, the culmination of a season that started in early March – with favourites Atlanta making their first MLS Cup appearance in just their second year of being a club, while Timbers will be eager to repeat history after winning the MLS Cup in their first appearance in the competition in 2015. The Five Stripes have flown in the…

The Manchester United midfielder had some difficulty behind the wheel of a classic vehicle as he tried to park it at Old Trafford Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera may be able to unlock defenses with ease, but the art of parallel parking is clearly still a tougher challenge.  The Spaniard got behind the wheel of a classic Mini car for “Unscriptd”, and had to deal with a bit of an adjustment period when cruising the streets of Manchester. West Brom to feature in American television documentary Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea…

The former Red wants to re-write his legacy among Reds fans by delivering a gift in the form of ruining the Red Devils’ Europa League final designs Iago Aspas is hoping to give Liverpool fans a better memory of him by knocking Manchester United out of the Europa League. The Celta Vigo star endured a difficult time during his spell at Anfield, featuring just 14 times over the course of two seasons, and he is infamous for a corner kick he took against Chelsea as the Reds missed out on Premier League glory in 2013-14. How Chelsea profit from Juventus success Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final…