Mats Wieffer’s surprise brace aided Brighton’s push for European qualification and sent Burnley even closer to relegation in a 2-0 affair at Turf Moor on Saturday.
Some Premier League seasons have boasted a player so strong that their crowning as the best player of the campaign was undeniable. This season is not presently one of those campaigns.
Konstantinos Mavropanos and Valentin ‘Taty’ Castellanos scored second-half braces as West Ham United climbed out of the bottom three and put 20th-place Wolves on the precipice of relegation after a 4-0 affair at the London Stadium on Friday.
England has again secured a fifth spot in the UEFA Champions League for the second straight season, as Premier League clubs continue to pace the field in European competitions.
There are just about seven matches left for every team in the Premier League, and the forecast of potential award candidates remains a murky proposition.
Leeds United are through to the semifinals of the FA Cup for the first time in 39 years after Daniel Farke’s side topped West Ham 4-2 in a penalty shootout, after having earlier blown a 2-0 lead in stoppage time.
Second-tier Southampton have stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday with a 2-1 win over the Gunners in an FA Cup quarterfinal.
Estevao had a goal and an assist as Chelsea progressed to the FA Cup semifinals with a 7-0 win over third-tier Port Vale at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Heavy favorites Italy took a lead but then a red card and couldn’t hold off hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina as Gennaro Gattuso’s men became the third-straight Italian squad to miss a men’s World Cup.
Mauricio Pochettino learned his first ever World Cup group opponents as a coach on Friday when the World Cup draw takes center stage in Washington, D.C. and he will be very happy with it.
UEFA qualifying for the 2026 men’s World Cup is done, with four teams outlasting 12 others in a dramatic March week of second-round, single-elimination fixtures around Europe.
United States men’s national team midfielder Johnny Cardoso will not make a second-consecutive start for Mauricio Pochettino when the Yanks meet Portugal on Tuesday.
