Tottenham made light of their gruelling schedule as they knocked Chelsea out of the Carabao Cup on penalties.Spurs, in a run of four games in eight days and playing Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday this week, won the shoot-out 5-4 after the contest ended 1-1 after 90 minutes in north London.Timo Werner scored his first Chelsea goal as Frank Lampard’s men went ahead in the first half, but Erik ...Full Story »

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti is expected to rest several players for his side’s home Carabao Cup tie against West Ham.Ancelotti, who has revealed no new injury problems after Saturday’s win at Crystal Palace, made six changes for his side’s victory at Fleetwood in the previous round.Winger Theo Walcott is hoping to return to the squad after missing out altogether at the weekend...Full Story »

As Europe is experiencing another wave of COVID-19 cases, Genoa soccer has been hit hard. The Serie A team based in Northern Italy announced on Monday that 14 members of the team and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 following Sunday’s 6-0 loss to Napoli. “Genoa CFC announces that after today's investigations the number of positive COVID-19 members has risen to fourteen membe...Full Story »

Bevis Mugabi returns to the Motherwell squad to face Rangers after missing the Europa League clash with Hapoel Beer-Sheva.The defender served a European suspension following his red card in Coleraine.Defenders Charles Dunne and Jake Carroll are still working their way back to fitness following long-term absences, while midfielder Liam Donnelly and goalkeeper Scott Fox are recovering from knee su...Full Story »

Hans-Dieter Flick has praised his Bayern Munich players for pushing “through the pain barrier to win” the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla.The German side snatched the 2-1 come-from-behind triumph when Javi Martinez netted an extra-time winner.Flick acknowledged his players were slow to start at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.“It took the first 15 minutes for us to get into the gam...Full Story »

Javi Martinez netted an extra-time winner as Bayern Munich claimed the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Sevilla in front of a socially-distanced crowd at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.Europa League champions Sevilla took the lead in the 13th minute when English referee Anthony Taylor judged David Alaba to have fouled Ivan Rakitic and Lucas Ocampos converted the resulting pe...Full Story »

Aberdeen bowed out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round for the second year in a row after a narrow 1-0 loss at Sporting Lisbon.Derek McInnes, who was without Scott McKenna after the defender moved to Nottingham Forest for a club record fee on Wednesday, watched the Dons produce a battling display, but a seventh-minute strike by Tiago Tomas settled the tie.The Scottish Premiership ...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson admitted inexperience at European level proved crucial as his 10 men went down to a 3-0 defeat against Hapoel Beer-Sheva despite edging much of the first half.Christopher Long forced a great save as Motherwell started well in Israel but Stephen O’Donnell lost Miguel Vitor at a 43rd-minute free-kick and the Portuguese defender headed home.Motherwell remai...Full Story »

Declan Gallagher was booked twice inside 60 seconds as Motherwell fell to a 3-0 Europa League defeat against Hapoel Beer-Sheva in Israel.Motherwell looked comfortable for the vast majority of the first half and Christopher Long forced a good save before Miguel Vitor opened the scoring with a free header from a set-piece two minutes before the interval.Gallagher headed over from a good chance bef...Full Story »

Son Heung-min and Harry Kane again stepped up when needed as they got Tottenham out of trouble in a 3-1 Europa League third-round qualifying win over Shkendija.Son and Kane starred in the 5-2 win over Southampton on Sunday, with Son bagging four and Kane notching four assists and a goal, and they both scored again in the final 20 minutes in North Macedonia as Spurs progressed to a play-off again...Full Story »