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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 04: Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur and Jan Vertonghen of Tottenham Hotspur embrace after the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at White Hart Lane on January 4, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Manchester United and Tottenham need to take the Europa League seriously

0 comments by on 1/10/2017

If you know someone who is a Spurs fan – specifically an American one – then you know the only thing they disdain more than Arsenal is non-league matches. While some fans unfortunately see cup matches as an unnecessary burden, they specifically target the Europa League as for some reason they deem a Thursday-Sunday turnaround […]

Liverpool and Sevilla look to take the Europa League title

0 comments by on 5/18/2016

The road to Basel, Switzerland has been a long one, but finally two teams have emerged and will battle it out for the Europa League title. Liverpool from the English Premier League will take on back-to-back Europa League champions Sevilla representing La Liga at St. Jakob-Park for the Europa League final. Sevilla look for an unprecedented […]

Sevilla FC's Grzegorz Krychowiak lifts the Europa League trophy WARSAW, POLAND – MAY 27: Grzegorz Krychowiak of Sevilla celebrates with the trophy after the UEFA Europa League Final match between FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Sevilla FC on May 27, 2015 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Sevilla’s history in the Europa League Final

0 comments by on 5/17/2016

Sevilla is truly an enigma in the footballing world. Three years ago they qualified to the Europa League as a ninth place team because two teams ahead of Sevilla got hit with bans from UEFA, so they were thrust into the European spotlight. Who knew that Sevilla, a team who many thought had no business […]

Who is going to the Europa League Final?

0 comments by on 5/5/2016

The Europa League is drawing closer to its conclusion and Basel is awaiting the finalists as the semifinals conclude this week. Liverpool and Villarreal will have the deciding fixture at Anfield, meanwhile Shakhtar and Sevilla will try and break their 2-2 deadlock in Seville. The Shakhtar and Sevilla matchup will be an interesting one as […]

NYON, SWITZERLAND – AUGUST 08: Draw balls are shuffled during the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League Play-off round draw at the UEFA headquarters, The House of European Football on August 8, 2014 in Nyon, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

UEFA Champions League and Europa League semi draw leaves possibility of all-Spanish finals

0 comments by on 4/15/2016

The semifinal draw for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League should yield some great final matchups regardless of who advances. It can also include the possibility of something we have never seen, one country with all four final spots among the two competitions. On the Champions League side, Manchester City will square off against […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 13: Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool (c) warms up with his team mates during a training session ahead of the UEFA Europa League quarter final between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund at Melwood Training Ground on April 13, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images)

Europa League preview: Liverpool, Dortmund clash for spot in semifinal

0 comments by on 4/14/2016

Liverpool’s best shot at earning a spot in next year’s Champions League is on the line today as it welcomes Borussia Dortmund to Anfield for the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal tie (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1). The tie is level at 1-1, but thanks to Divock Origi’s tally last week, the […]

xxxx during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on December 28, 2015 in Manchester, England.

Why players coming back from injury is a bad thing for Manchester United

0 comments by on 3/16/2016

Manchester United’s up and down season finally looked like it was going to get back on track. They had scored three goals each in back to back games against Derby County and Stoke City before drawing at Stamford Bridge. But of course just like it has all year, whenever things seemed like they started to […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 22: The match day scarf is displayed on a merchandise stall prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield on March 22, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Liverpool and Manchester United face off for the first time in European competition

0 comments by on 3/10/2016

Europa League Showdown to End All Showdowns Let’s start this preview off with a crazy fact. This is the first time in the over 100 year history of this rivalry that Liverpool and Manchester United are playing each other in a European competition. I kid you not. While these two giants of English soccer have […]

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Dortmund, Tottenham square off in Europa League round of 16

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Two clubs chasing domestic championships will take a break from that challenge to meet in the first leg of a Round of 16 Europa League tie today. Borussia Dortmund, five points behind Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, will entertain Tottenham Hotspur, which is also five points off the top of the table in England against […]

Why are teams suddenly taking the Europa League seriously?

0 comments by on 2/19/2016

A look at the teams still in the Europa League will surprise anyone who hasn’t paid attention to the league in the last few years. Don’t feel bad, most of the soccer-watching public doesn’t pay attention to that league. But a quick run down of the teams look like this: Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham, Dortmund, Porto, […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Manchester United at the Stadium of Light on February 13, 2016 in Sunderland, England.

Wayne Rooney out 6-8 weeks with knee injury

0 comments by on 2/17/2016

Wayne Rooney is set to miss the next two months after picking up a knee ligament injury in training this week. The news was broken when United landed in Denmark ahead of their Europa League match against FC Midtjylland on Thursday. The team had previously announced that Rooney was not in the traveling 18 man squad […]

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 26: Celtic supporters during the UEFA Champions League Group H match between Celtic and AC Milan at Celtic Park Stadium on November 26, 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Manager of Celtic pub hospitalized by Ajax fans

0 comments by on 11/27/2015

Neil O’Donnell, the manager of a popular Celtic fan pub, was attacked last night by Ajax fans after the Celtic/Ajax Europa League match. The match was also marred by several scenes of violence by fans. The game ultimately ended 2-1 in Ajax’s favor and knocked Celtic out of the Europa League. While it is uncertain why […]

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – AUGUST 19: Stephan Auer of Vienna controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League: Qualifying Round Play Off First Leg match between SK Rapid Vienna and FC Shakhtar Donetsk on August 19, 2015 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Christian Hofer/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Rapid Wien’s Phillip Schobesberger scores goal while falling down

0 comments by on 11/5/2015

You never know what you are gonna see in football, and in today’s Europa League matches there was truly a sight to behold. Rapid Wien, from Austria, was taking on Viktoria Plzeň, from the Czech Republic, in a Europa League Group E match. The score was all level at one with 77 minutes played and Rapid […]

The Locker: Braga has boots stolen from stadium dressing room

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SC Braga arrived for their Europa League match against Marseille at the Stade Velodrome only to find their shooting boots missing. Literally. The club was shocked to discover that every pair of boots, which they have said was three pairs per player, had been stolen from their dressing room following Wednesday nights training session. UEFA […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 12: Simon Mignolet of Liverpool gives instructions during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on September 12, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Liverpool GK Mignolet appeared to step on teammate Toure’s ankle as he lay hurt

0 comments by on 9/17/2015

Liverpool is in the UEFA Europa League playing French team Bordeaux in their first game in the group stage. Within 13 minutes, Liverpool defender Kolo Toure went down injured holding his hamstring. To add insult to injury, it also appeared that his teammate, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, stepped on Toure’s ankle as he was on the […]

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