Enzo Maresca has said that Chelsea’s form has “100%” been affected by transfer speculation, claiming some of his players may not have been fully focussed.
Second-placed Bayern Munich beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 with teenager Lovro Zvonarek scoring on his first start in their final Bundesliga home game of the season on Sunday as they eased towards the end of a trophy-less campaign.
The USWNT is off to their dominant ways with an opening win at the World Cup over Vietnam, while European champs England had to battle to beat Haiti. Plus: VAR and penalties become a theme, and Japan hit five vs. Zambia.
The Manchester derby showed how far both City and United have to go, while complacency was a theme for both Real Madrid and Liverpool in defeats to Valencia and Fulham, as Gab Marcotti recaps the weekend.