The Toffees forward has backed the club’s caretaker manager despite a heavy defeat to the Serie A side in the Europa League Wayne Rooney labelled Everton’s 5-1 Europa League thrashing at the hands of Atalanta as “upsetting” and “hurtful” but maintained caretaker manager David Unsworth has had a positive effect on the squad overall. The Premier League strugglers had already blown their hopes of reaching the knockout stages and were mercilessly put to the sword by Gian Piero Gasperini’s side, who also found time to miss a penalty at Goodison Park. Rooney 5/2 to score vs. Saints Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already…

The Slovenia ace made a string of top saves as his side earned a 1-1 draw at Arsenal in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final Antoine Griezmann believes Atletico Madrid team-mate Jan Oblak is the best goalkeeper in the world. Oblak was in inspirational form as 10-man Atleti drew 1-1 at Arsenal in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday. Sime Vrsaljko’s 10th-minute red card made life hard for Atleti – who also saw Diego Simeone sent to the stands – at Emirates Stadium, but Oblak’s saves kept his side in the game after Alexandre Lacazette’s headed opener and Griezmann capitalised on defensive mistakes to…

The Serie A side’s manager believes he has a job on his hands to get his players and fans to focus on the Europa League Maurizio Sarri is demanding more from his side in the return meeting with RB Leipzig after Napoli “played like buffoons” in their Europa League first-leg loss. The Serie A leaders must overturn a 3-1 deficit when they play in Germany on Thursday, but coach Sarri fears his players may be affected by the fans’ lack of appetite for continental success, with a first Scudetto since Diego Maradona’s time in Naples on the cards. Sarri rested a host of key players as a sparsely populated San Paolo watched Napoli…

After making 11 changes to his line-up for a Europa League draw with Red Star Belgrade, the Gunners boss will persist with a rotation Arsene Wenger had no complaints after Arsenal were held to a 0-0 draw by Red Star Belgrade and insisted he will continue with his rotation policy. The Gunners secured their passage into the last 32 of the Europa League despite failing to win for the first time in Group H. Arsenal 6/1 to win Europa League 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…

The Toffees have endured a disastrous run in the Europa League group stage and fell to a new low in their 5-1 thrashing against Atalanta Everton’s dreadful start to the 2017-18 season has hit a new low with a 5-1 loss at home to Atalanta. Three late goals consigned the Toffees to a heavy defeat at the hands of the Serie A side, who currently sit 12th in the Italian top flight. Everton 10/1 to be relegated from PL 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…

Ajax have exciting youngsters such as Davinson Sanchez and Kasper Dolberg, but they are unlikely to become the European benchmark again COMMENT When Ajax were hammered 4-1 by Rostov in the Champions League play-offs at the start of the 2016-17 campaign, newly appointed head coach Peter Bosz must have feared what lay ahead in his first season at the Amsterdam ArenA. Dolberg in no hurry to leave Ajax Ajax’s defence was all over the place, they lacked creativity in midfield and were struggling going forward. Not even the most optimistic fan could have expected the Eredivisie giants to make much of an impact in Europe. Article continues below Editors' Picks…

Unruly supporters caused a temporary stoppage in the Premier League side’s Europa League contest as the away fans got a bit out of hand Everton’s Europa League encounter against Hajduk Split was brought to a temporary halt 33 minutes in on Thursday when a set of visiting supporters caused a moment of worry.  The Croatian side had just gone behind to a Michael Keane goal when the supporters began causing a ruckus, tossing missiles onto the Goodison Park pitch and looking, for a moment, like they might overwhelm the security on hand and storm the pitch.  Both set of players were temporarily pulled off the pitch and the match was halted for…

The Marseille defender has been a disappointment since joining the club last summer, and his playing days may be over after assaulting a fan The fuse had been lit on Patrice Evra’s top level career for several months now, yet eventually a spark reached the powder keg on Thursday evening prior to Marseille’s Europa League clash with Vitoria Guimaraes. Before the match began, the 36-year-old left-back was apparently insulted from the sidelines by a supporter, leading to former Manchester United and Juventus man to launch a kick into the face of the fan. Former France boss Raymond Domenech described the action as a “suicide” to L’Equipe TV . It was…

Click:総合大学ランキング関連 After four defeats in a row in all competitions, the defender wants the Gunners to avoid losing again between now and next season Sead Kolasinac has challenged Arsenal to finish the season with an unbeaten run that will include lifting the Europa League trophy. The Gunners made it four defeats in a row in all competitions for the first time since 2002 when they lost 2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday. With the gap to the Premier League’s top four now at 13 points with nine matches left, winning the Europa League represents Arsenal’s best hope of a return to the Champions League next season. Article continues…

The Danish frontman sent a fierce drive into the crowd ahead of an Eredivisie meeting with Willem II, leaving one supporter with a fractured wrist Kasper Dolberg has hit the target 23 times this season, but one wayward warm-up effort saw the Danish striker break a supporter’s wrist. The 19-year-old has starred for Ajax in 2016-17, earning him widespread acclaim and reports of interest from Manchester United. Dolberg will lock horns with the Red Devils in the Europa League final on Wednesday, with his Dutch club looking to him for inspiration in the final third. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for…