Xabi Alonso has revealed there were many reasons why he turned down the chance to succeed Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager. Alonso, who spent five years at Anfield as a player had been heavily linked to take over from Klopp following the German’s announcement in January that he would be leaving after eight years in charge. The Bayer Leverkusen manager …

Serhou Guirassy remains keen on completing a move to the Premier League this summer. The Stuttgart striker has been one of Europe’s most prolific forwards this season and has scored 24 Bundesliga goals so far, a tally bettered only by Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane. The Guinea international was strongly linked with a move to England in January and was reportedly …

MLS Season Pass from Apple TV is in its second season as the global streaming home for Major League Soccer. There are plenty of pros and cons about the streaming product, but how many people are watching MLS on Apple TV? We take a closer look to share what has been revealed thus far. Answering the big questions on people …

Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi left European football, there appears to have been a thirst for making a similar rivalry between Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. The Man City powerhouse and Paris Saint-Germain speedster are arguably the two best strikers on the continent now, firing their teams to glory week after week. Whenever either take to the pitch, …

Rio Ferdinand has labelled Gianluigi Donnarumma’s performance against Barcelona a shambles after the Paris Saint Germain goalkeeper conceded three goals. A crazy game saw Barcelona open the scoring before PSG hit back with two goals, but the visitors struck twice late on to take a 3-2 lead back to Spain for the second leg. It was certainly an evening to forget …

This article was originally published on the Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Neil Jones’ exclusive articles via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service at thedailybriefing.io There’s no doubt that Liverpool will have come away from Old Trafford on Sunday frustrated, and viewing their 2-2 draw as two points dropped rather than …

Atletico Madrid narrowly beat Borussia Dortmund at home in their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. The game was the tale of two halves. The Spanish side dominated the opening frame, but Dortmund fought back to stay alive in the two-legged affair. Both teams came into the quarterfinal stage as underdogs in the competition. The two had the lowest …

Barcelona won a thrilling contest at the Parc des Princes over PSG in another high-scoring quarterfinal in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League. Both the Spanish and French sides entered this game on fine form to set up the latest clash in this fixture. This was the sixth time PSG would face Barcelona in the knockout stages of the Champions League. …

Manchester City are expected to complete a deal with West Ham for Lucas Paqueta this summer. The Premier League champions were on course to sign the Brazil international last summer only for the switch, which was in the region of £80m to be called off after Paqueta found himself at the centre of a betting investigation by the Football Association. The …

Thierry Henry believes there is one element of Erling Haaland’s game that he needs to improve on after the Norwegian had a quiet night against Real Madrid. The European Champions played out a pulsating 3-3 draw in the Bernabeu with both teams scoring stunning goals. Bernardo Silva opened the scoring with a clever free kick before Madrid hit back through …