Everton, Liverpool renew Merseyside Derby with EPL standing on line

Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson has a shot on goal blocked by Manchester City’s Ruben Dias, bottom, during the English Premier League match in Liverpool, England, on Wednesday.A long-running neighborhood feud between two of England’s most iconic clubs and a battle for supremacy in France’s Ligue 1 highlight the televised soccer action from Europe this weekend.

EPL: The Merseyside Derby between Everton and Liverpool, separated by the width of Stanley Park, is the longest-running top-flight derby in England, dating to 1894. Everton won that first meeting 3-0 but the last two renewals of the rivalry have ended in draws. There’s more than bragging rights on the line this weekend since defending…