Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores believes his side had enough chances to draw with Liverpool at Anfield after watching his side lose 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday.
Joe Allen put Liverpool ahead deep in the first half, before Roberto Firmino sealed the points with a deflected strike that Heurelho Gomes could not keep out.
Odion Ighalo had Watford s best chances but the striker, who has not scored for 12 league games, was denied by Simon Mignolet when he had his clearest sight of goal and Flores defended his out-of-form forward.
It s a pity because we had a lot of chances with Odion in the second half of the season, but the result is final. Scoring is not easy, Flores told BBC Sport.
In the second half, he could have received a penalty. Yes [he sh…
South American nations are firmly opposed to FIFA staging the World Cup every two years, CONMEBOL said on Friday, warning that such a change could distort the most important football competition on the planet .
The confederation indicated it had been wrong to advocate for a switch from the current format, after its president Alejandro Dominguez pushed in 2018 for the world governing body to consider holding the global tournament more frequently.
Arsene Wenger is the figurehead of a move to transform the game s calendar, with FIFA s chief of global football development seeking influential support but also encountering serious opposition to the project.
Europe s top leagues have said they are firmly and unanimously opposed to the plans, while UEFA has strongly …
Crystal Palace s managerial search is over after they confirmed Patrick Vieira as their new boss.
The Frenchman has signed a deal until 2024, the former Nice coach succeeding Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park.
Former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo had seemed a likely candidate to come in, with Palace having at one point been confident of appointing the Portuguese, only for the move to break down.
Nuno has since joined Tottenham, while Palace were also close to handing the job to ex-Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre, though the Swiss then turned down the opportunity after talks had initially progressed well.
However, Palace have now made their choice, with Arsenal great Vieira, who helped the Gunners to three Premier League titles, penning a three-year …
Arsenal are interested in signing Joshua Kimmich from Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that talks between Kimmich and Bayern are not going well, and that former Premier League winners Arsenal are keen on bringing him to the Emirates Stadium.
Kimmich is one of the best players in the world. The 29-year-old Germany international can operate as a midfielder or as a right-back. He has been on the books of Bayern since 2015 when he joined from RB Leipzig. During his time at the Allianz Arena so far, Kimmich has won the Bundesliga title eight times and the UEFA Champions League once.
Liverpool, though, are not the only club who are keen on Kimmich. La Liga club Barcelona and Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain are also interest…
MLS is in a good spot this season. It’s fun, fast and the teams lend fans plenty of reason to tune in, for better or worse.
But there are a lot of games. So this highly subjective, very unscientific rankings of teams based on the elusive, nebulous “watchability” factor, can help the decision-making process when a handful of games overlap on a Saturday evening. One important note: this is not composed exclusively on quality – a team can be watchable while not actually being competent at winning. So, here they are, from worst to first.
27) DC United
Someone had to be last and perhaps this is a bit harsh, given they are intent on two-footing the high-press pedal to t…
According to reports, Liverpool have agreed a deal with Feyenoord so Arne Slot will head to Anfield as Jurgen Klopp s replacement in the summer.
have moved quickly to finalise a deal for Slot after it emerged a few days ago that he was their standout candidate to replace Klopp ahead of next season.
Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso was initially the overwhelming favourite to join Liverpool but FSG were made to look elsewhere after the Spaniard announced that he would stick with the Bundesliga giants for at least one more season.
The Premier League giants were being heavily linked with Sporting Lisbon s Ruben Amorim but he has missed out as they have opted to appoint .
The 45-year-old is renowned for his attacking style of play and he guided Feyenoord to …