Join the Exploding Heads as they reflect back at April’s highlights, including Chris Hughton’s April Fools’ fallout, Tottenham’s new stadium tilting London and more. The best way to deal with Lionel Messi is to treat him like football’s version of The Incredible Hulk: Don’t make him angry and you might just be spared an ordeal
UEFA Champions League
Craig Burley says Tottenham-Ajax is a 50-50 call, but he lays out how Ajax can extend their unlikely run into the Champions League final. The FC’s crew agree that an off-the-pace midfield was a bigger worry for Tottenham than missing key players in their loss to Ajax. Three police officers were injured and eight arrests
Lionel Messi scored his 600th career goal in club competition during Barcelona’s 3-0 win against Liverpool in the Champions League. Messi was sitting on 598 goals coming into the semifinal first leg against Jurgen Klopp’s side, but two second-half goals, including a world-class free kick for his second, saw him reach the 600 goal mark.
BARCELONA, Spain — Liverpool CEO Peter Moore has told the club’s supporters to behave after six fans were arrested in Barcelona on Tuesday following disturbances in the Catalan city. Police sources confirmed to ESPN FC that six people were detained overnight ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal first leg between Liverpool and Barcelona at Camp