With the Red Devils preparing themselves for a last16 meeting with Rostov, their manager concedes that his side may soon be able to “smell the final” Jose Mourinho is prepared to make Europa League success Manchester United’s top priority if they continue to progress in the competition. The Red Devils have already secured one piece of major silverware this season, with the EFL Cup joining the Community Shield in the Old Trafford trophy cabinet. Zlatan banned for three games 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 Mane…

The LA Galaxy and Atlanta United stars headline Goal’s picks for Major League Soccer’s team of the season for 2018 Vaughn Ridley Stefan Frei | GK | Seattle Sounders The Seattle Sounders had an up and down year, finishing with a strong second half, but one of the few constants was Frei, who was key to helping the club surrender the second-fewest goals in MLS. The 32-year-old's 1.03 goals-against average was second in the league to New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles.  Kemar Lawrence | LB | New York Red Bulls The Jamacian speedster enjoyed a career year, emerging as a lock-down defender at the left back position while…

The man who led the U.S. through a rough 2018 has landed a new job with the USL Championship outfit Former U.S. national team interim manager Dave Sarachan has been unveiled as the new coach for North Carolina FC.  Sarachan took over for Bruce Arena with the USMNT in a caretaker role following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and spent over a year in charge of the national team before Gregg Berhalter was hired as the full time boss in early December.  The 64-year-old has now landed a new position in U.S. Soccer’s second tier.  Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already…

The former United midfielder insists that the European competition represents a ‘massive’ objective for Jose Mourinho’s side EXCLUSIVE The Europa League has become Manchester United’s most important target under Jose Mourinho, according to the club’s former midfielder Paul Ince. United earned a 1-1 draw from the difficult trip to Rostov on Thursday in the last 16 of the competition on Thursday and return to domestic action on Monday when they travel to Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals. And, with games coming thick and fast across three competitions, Ince believes that the Europa League has taken on a greater importance in light of United’s poor league form this term. Article…

Click:impeller machining The Portuguese was not impressed with the state of the pitch where his United side will lock horns with their Russian opponents on Thursday Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho voiced his dismay with the state of Rostov’s pitch ahead of first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie and also rounded on UEFA’s response to his complaints. The future looks dark for abject Arsenal Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s return from injury could be scuppered over concerns about the turf at Olimp-2, with Mourinho admitting his team selection would be influenced by a pitch he claims is reminiscent of the rain-sodden one in Beijing that saw a pre-season friendly against Manchester…

The Tottenham midfielder is now set to miss Spurs’s opening three fixtures in the 2017-18 Champions League after being sent off against Gent Dele Alli has been banned for three matches by UEFA after his red card for a horror challenge in Tottenham’s Europa League draw with Gent. The England midfielder was dismissed for a lunging tackle on Brecht Dejaegere during the first half of his side’s last-32 clash with the Belgian outfit. Arsenal fined by UEFA 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…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s decision to re-sign was good news for the MLS team, but now the club must part ways with one of its big names When Guillermo Barros Schelotto was introduced as the LA Galaxy’s new coach, one of the things he said he was looking forward to was working with the team’s star players. He proceeded to name the team’s four designated players, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Giovani dos Santos, Jonathan dos Santos and Romain Alessandrini. What went ignored is the reality that the Galaxy can’t keep all four players.  When the Galaxy signed Ibrahimovic to a new contract, making him an official designated player — the label that allows the…

The Paraguayan’s representative hit out at the MLS side as links to Mexico continue to swirl New York Red Bulls midfielder Alejandro ‘Kaku’ Romero Gamarra is currently embroiled in a transfer saga involving Club America, and his agent, Gustavo Casasola, has hit out at his current club. The Paraguayan midfielder has been linked with Liga MX in recent weeks, and Casasola has taken particular issue with the way negotiations have proceeded. The representative says he was given a figure of $6.5 million to $7 million by Oliver Mintzlaff, Red Bulls’ global head of soccer, but, told ESPN Mexico the Red Bulls are now seeking a $12 million transfer fee for…

The Ivory Coast centre-back may have landed himself in hot water after breaching his boss’ rules regarding the use of Instagram before matches Manchester United centre-back Eric Bailly looks to have set himself up for, at the very least, a stern telling off by Jose Mourinho after the defender posted an Instagram video of himself and Juan Mata following the manager’s enforced social media ban. Pogba & Man Utd trio return to training Goal confirmed on Tuesday that Mourinho has become incensed by the amount of information being leaked out of the club, especially with regards to players posting videos of themselves during injury recovery sessions. Article continues below Editors'…

The Lyon keeper was disappointed his side failed to maintain their strong start but is not giving up hope in the tie Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes labelled his team’s 4-1 loss to Ajax in their Europa League semi-final first leg as a “disaster”. The Ligue 1 giants are facing a huge battle to reach the final after being well beaten in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Lyon started brightly enough before a Bertrand Traore brace and goals from Kasper Dolberg and Amin Younes left them in trouble in the tie. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as…