Just 10 months after falling just short of winning the Concacaf Champions League, the Canadian club suffered an embarrassing defeat in the last-16 Just 10 months after coming within a penalty kick shootout of becoming the first Major League Soccer team to lift the Concacaf Champions League title, Toronto FC hit rock bottom.  Missing out on the MLS playoffs last fall less than a year after being crowned MLS Cup champions may have felt like the worst it could get for TFC, but a new low was reached on Tuesday night after a 4-0 loss to Panamanian side Independiente, a team making its CCL debut. Now, instead of taking a…

The veteran defender joins the Loons after asking to leave Kansas City in search of a pay raise Minnesota United has acquired 2017 MLS defender of the year Ike Opara in a trade with Sporting Kansas City. The Loons sent $900,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and up to $100,000 in future TAM considerations to Sporting KC in exchange for Opara, who leaves the club after five seasons in Kansas City. During his time with the club, Opara helped Sporting KC to the 2013 MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup titles in 2015 and 2017. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final…

The Manchester United forward curled home a spectacular effort at Celta Vigo to earn the Red Devils a first-leg lead in their Europa League semi-final Paul Pogba has revealed that Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford predicted finding the target with a spectacular free-kick against Celta Vigo in the Europa League. The Red Devils looked to be heading towards a frustrating stalemate on Spanish soil until their teenage forward intervened. Rashford’s crucial away goal now has Jose Mourinho’s side in control of the semi-final encounter ahead of a return date at Old Trafford. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated…

The Swedish star will stay at Old Trafford for at least another season, and he is in no doubt that he can pull through after a mixed start to life in the Premier League COMMENT There is no footballing figure who expresses his self-confidence quite like Zlatan Ibrahimovic. It was what attracted Manchester United to him in the first place, the overt belief that he can be whatever he wants to be. And while his first Premier League adventure has not gone entirely to plan thus far, with United sitting in sixth place in the table a full nine points adrift of leaders Chelsea and Zlatan having recently endured a…

The England international admits that he was unhappy with what he was told by his manager, but that it spurred him on to achieve a higher standard Jack Wilshere revealed manager Arsene Wenger told him he could leave Arsenal before the start of the Premier League season. Wilshere is out of contract at the end of the campaign, and while the club remain optimistic a deal can be reached, they were content for him to leave last summer. Preparing for England’s international friendlies against Netherlands and Italy, Wilshere said he was granted the opportunity to leave boyhood club Arsenal following his season-long loan spell at Bournemouth in 2016-17. Article continues…

Atletico Madrid’s manager refused to criticise the striker after a lacklustre performance in the Europa League Antoine Griezmann cannot give Atletico Madrid any more, according to head coach Diego Simeone after a flat display from his star forward in the Europa League on Thursday. Griezmann wasted two late chances in a 1-0 defeat at Sporting CP, Simeone’s side progressing to the semi-finals 2-1 on aggregate despite their loss. The France forward, sporting a newly shaven head, had scored 17 goals in his last 16 matches in all competitions but rarely looked like hitting the target in Lisbon. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played…

The Red Devils forward felt like the Hollywood character after scoring a Europa League hat-trick against Saint-Etienne Zlatan Ibrahimovic likened himself to movie character Indiana Jones in the wake of Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Saint-Etienne at Old Trafford. Ibrahimovic the main man at Man Utd The prolific attacker netted a hat-trick to lead his side to victory in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie, scoring once in the opening 45 minutes before adding two more after the break. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs…

The Rossoneri marched into the group stage with a resounding aggregate win, and their coach will be taking the competition seriously AC Milan coach Vincenzo Montella is committed to pursuing Europa League glory despite insisting it is “too early to tell” whether his side are contenders. The Serie A outfit confirmed their place in the group stage with a 1-0 win at Shkendija on Thursday, completing a 7-0 aggregate victory. ACM 8/1 with dabblebet to win EL 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 & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent…

The Gunners boss does not see the competition as a priority, and admitted he could use it as an opportunity to rotate his first-teamers Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is prepared to rest players in the Europa League and says he was always against the introduction of Champions League qualification via the second-tier tournament. Winners of the Europa League have earned a place at European football’s top table for the past two seasons, with Sevilla and Manchester United benefitting from the format change. Arsenal 9/1 to win Premier League Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as…

The Belgian’s late Europa League rescue mission left his manager delighted with the on-loan forward Peter Stoger hailed the speed at which Michy Batshuayi has settled into life at Borussia Dortmund after the Chelsea loanee grabbed another double to secure a 3-2 Europa League win over Atalanta. Batshuayi was deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge but he has hit the ground running with Dortmund, scoring five goals in three games to prove an able replacement for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. After drawing Dortmund level just after the hour, Batshuayi was their match winner once again with a stoppage-time goal that lifted the mood inside Signal Iduna Park. Editors' Picks Juve on alert:…