Bremen v Dortmund HL rev2 The FC TV crew discuss USMNT prospect Gio Reyna’s future at Dortmund after his stunning goal vs. Bremen. With eight goals in his first four games, the FC crew find it hard to believe Erling Haaland isn’t a starter. Soccer lovers desperate to experience the atmosphere of Borussia Dortmund‘s iconic
Month: February 2020
Julien Laurens explains why Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Levante was more important than it seemed. Ale Moreno praises Barcelona for their strong first-half, but is still skeptical of their ability to hold a lead. Barcelona will have to wait a little longer to count on Ousmane Dembele, while Atletico Madrid could be without Alvaro Morata
Gab Marcotti outlines how the current rift between Lionel Messi and Eric Abidal could progress at Barcelona. Julien Laurens explains why Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Levante was more important than it seemed. Ale Moreno praises Barcelona for their strong first-half, but is still skeptical of their ability to hold a lead. Shaka Hislop leaves Barcelona
Real Madrid and Barcelona were united by their teenage prodigies last weekend. Los Blancos via their brilliant 19-year-old Brazilian, Vinicius Junior, who drew three spellbound Atletico Madrid opponents toward him before releasing a magical pass so that Ferland Mendy could feed Karim Benzema for the winning goal. Barca, Spain’s reigning (but soon to be deposed)
The FC panel don’t foresee 30 year old Odion Ighalo having much of an impact for Manchester United. Beside Bruno Fernandes, Shaka Hislop sees one other positive for Manchester United from their draw vs. Wolves. A scoreless draw means Man United and Wolves miss a chance to gain crucial points towards the top four. Shaka
Steve Nicol and Gab Marcotti analyse Juve’s win over Fiorentina behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals. Bruno Fernandes opens up as to why he chose Man United and outlines his hopes with his new club. Alejandro Moreno outlines how Cristiano Ronaldo regained his confidence after a poor start to the season. Two South Korean fans who sued
Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho praised his side’s 2-0 win over Manchester City but lamented that Raheem Sterling didn’t get a red card for his challenge on Dele Alli. – ESPN Premier League fantasy: Sign up now!– VAR in the Premier League: Ultimate guide– How VAR has affected every Premier League club Sunday’s match was
Shaka Hislop is in studio to make the case for his latest power rankings, which have Bayern above Leipzig. Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies‘ one-man re-enactment of a classic “Brooklyn Nine Nine” scene is all you need to see today… The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories,
Lyon have come to the defence of midfielder Thiago Mendes after recent claims on social media that the Brazilian is spending too much time out at night. The 27-year-old arrived at Groupama Stadium last summer for €22 million from Lille and is Lyon’s fourth-most expensive signing in club history. Mendes has six assists from 19
Shrewsbury thought they’d taken the lead, but it is ruled out for offside by VAR. Watch the FA Cup on ESPN+. Liverpool’s youngsters defied the odds to help push the Premier League leaders into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Shrewsbury Town at Anfield on Tuesday. Shaun Whalley thought
Such is the state of Nigerian football at the moment that even something as benign as the draw ceremony for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, held in Egypt on Tuesday evening, came fraught with controversy. Gernot Rohr, who coaches the Nigeria Super Eagles team and has been at every other draw ceremony since taking the
On Nov. 2, 2019, a new world began in the Bundesliga. Eintracht Frankfurt ran rampant over a cranky, short-handed Bayern Munich, scoring three second-half goals to win 5-1. After seven consecutive league titles — only one of which featured any sort of title race — it appeared that some combination of age, injury and poor
The winter transfer window is closed — but now it’s time to look ahead to the summer! Here are the new rumours floating around following the Jan. 31 deadline day: TOP STORY: Maddison to snub United for new Leicester deal? Leicester City midfielder James Maddison is close to signing a lucrative new deal with the Foxes,
U.S. men’s national team star Christian Pulisic will continue on the sidelines after suffering an injury setback, according to Chelsea manager Frank Lampard. – ESPN Premier League fantasy: Sign up now!– VAR in the Premier League: Ultimate guide– How VAR has affected every Premier League – Premier League winter break: All you need to know
Atlanta United’s Josef Martinez joins the ESPN FC set only to be laughed at for his penalty technique. Sebi Salazar, Herculez Gomez and Alejandro Moreno pump the brakes on Inter Miami’s expectations this season. Atlanta United FC added to its midfield Monday, acquiring Brazilian Matheus Rossetto from Athletico Paranaense, using targeted allocation money to complete
Julien Laurens explains why Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Levante was more important than it seemed. Ale Moreno praises Barcelona for their strong first-half, but is still skeptical of their ability to hold a lead. Shaka Hislop leaves Barcelona out of his Power Rankings after losing to Valencia 2-0 in La Liga last weekend. Lionel Messi
Alejandro Moreno says Manchester City don’t stand a chance against Real Madrid given their current form. Manchester City are confident Raheem Sterling will be available for their Champions League clash with Real Madrid despite suffering a hamstring injury during the defeat to Tottenham, sources have told ESPN. Sterling limped off with a hamstring strain during
BURNLEY, England — To build a great football team, or even just a decent one, you need some luck. And if the amount of luck eventually correlates to the quality of your team, then you could say that Arsenal, going by their 0-0 draw against Burnley on Sunday, will be the best team in the
English Premier League Aston Villa new boy Mbwana Samatta secured his place in the history books when he netted on his English Premier League debut against Bournemouth on Saturday, while African players were at the heart of intrigue — for good and bad reasons — across Europe’s other major leagues last weekend. Samatta was one
Absolutely everybody wanted to be at Neymar’s 28th birthday party on Sunday night. Well, maybe not everybody…. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place. Jump to: Joaquin makes an older lady’s lifetime