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Champions League qualification is the only positive Man City have left -- and they might miss it
Man City's awful season could end with one positive: qualification for next season's Champions League. But they are playing so poorly, they might not even get there.
Does Nuno Espírito Santo deserve manager of the season over Arne Slot?
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U.S. SOCCER SCOREBOARD
Mbappe's second seals comeback win, sends Madrid top
Burley: Mbappe 'stood up' in Real Madrid's win vs. Villarreal
DISASTROUS DEBUT
How Dele Alli was sent off 9 minutes into his first game in 748 days
TRANSFER TALK
Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool to replace Van Dijk with Guéhi
Will Marc Guéhi take Virgil van Dijk's spot at the heart of Liverpool's defence? Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
BUNDESLIGA LEADERS HELD
Bayern goalkeeper error gifts equalizer to Union Berlin
NWSL OPENING WEEKEND
Kiki Pickett scores on a brilliant strike from outside the box for Bay FC
Michelle Cooper scores stunning goal for Kansas City
GLOBAL SOCCER SCOREBOARD
CHELSEA CLAIM LEAGUE CUP GLORY
Calamitous Man City own goal gives Chelsea victory
One down, three to go: Unbeaten Chelsea on course for quadruple
Chelsea's bid to win four trophies was kickstarted with a 2-1 win over Man City in the League Cup final.
Top Headlines
- Real Madrid won't play without 72 hours' rest
- Pulisic equals career-best goal tally in Milan win
- USMNT's Haji Wright nets 1st hat trick in England
- Pep: Man City face '9 finals' to qualify for UCL
- Dele Alli sent off 9 minutes into Como debut
- Wrexham beat promotion rivals Wycombe; go 2nd
- Late Hollerbach goal stuns Bayern in Bundesliga
- Mascherano defends handling of Messi fitness
- Early ranking of January's big transfers
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Premier League Top 50 returns to rank best players of 2025
The Premier League Top 50 returns to rank the best players from Liverpool, Arsenal, Man United and more. Who tops our first ranking of 2025?
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Who's hot, who's not in 2025: Are Palace actually the Prem's best?
The tables tell one tale, but ESPN's Bill Connelly dives into the data to find out the best and worst teams and players across Europe so far in 2025.
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Ranking Salah's season with Liverpool against all-time greats
Where does Salah's season rank among the all-time greats, like those from Messi, Ronaldo and others? Let's dig in and find out.
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Title races, UCL spots in Premier League, LaLiga and more
Some title races (hello, Liverpool) appear over, but there are a lot of must-see races to watch down the stretch as trophies, top four and relegation are all up for grabs.
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Champions League 2024-25: Way-too-early quarterfinal picks
So, the round of 16 is over and after some amazing Champions League action, what will happen in the next round? ESPN FC's experts give their knee-jerk picks for the quarterfinals.
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Quakes could define ex-USMNT boss Arena's complicated legacy
Bruce Arena is the greatest American soccer coach in history, but in a career of highs and lows, his Earthquakes job could cement how he's remembered.
