1:46 PM ET Feb 29 (Reuters) – Kylian Mbappe capped a brilliant individual performance by scoring twice and creating another for Mauro Icardi as leaders Paris St Germain cruised to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Dijon in their Ligue 1 clash at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. With Neymar and Marco Veratti suspended and
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12:20 PM ET Valencia restored some pride by beating Real Betis 2-1 at home in La Liga on Saturday to earn their first win in six matches in all competitions. Kevin Gameiro put Valencia ahead on the hour mark with a thumping strike in off the post from outside the area while captain Dani Parejo
Gab Marcotti shares the latest on how the coronavirus is affecting games played in Italy. Steve Bruce discusses the growing concerns of coronavirus and the precautions Newcastle are taking. Serie A have called off five fixtures this weekend including Juventus vs. Inter Milan because of fears over coronavirus. The other games are Udinese vs. Fiorentina, Milan
10:59 AM ET Lazio went top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Saturday in one of the five weekend top-flight matches which were unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak. Luis Alberto fired Lazio in front in the 18th minute and set up the second for Joaquin Correa three minutes later as the
Janusz Michallik explains how Robert Lewandowski impacts Bayern beyond just scoring goals. Steve Nicol explains how Dortmund gives Erling Haaland a platform to take his game to an even higher level. Craig Burley says Bayern’s striker is the most prolific in football and performing at the right time. Bayern Munich’s 6-0 win against Hoffenheim finished
11:47 AM ET Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich fired in three goals in the opening 15 minutes en route to a 6-0 demolition of hosts Hoffenheim but the game was interrupted for 20 minutes over an offensive banner unfurled by visiting fans. Bayern moved four points clear at the top of the table but the match
4:44 PM ET Dario Benedetto scored a hat trick as Olympique de Marseille claimed a 3-2 win at Nimes to cement their second place in Ligue 1 on Friday. The home opened the scoring through Zinedine Ferhat before Benedetto struck twice before the interval and once after to put OM on 55 points from 27
Sid Lowe examines how Barcelona’s new manager is making an impact with the Catalan giants. Craig Burley and Sid Lowe discuss how Real Madrid will approach El Clasico after losing to Manchester City. ESPN FC’s Craig Burley predicts El Clasico and debates whether Real Madrid or Barcelona hold the advantage. Barcelona coach Quique Setien has
The winter transfer window is closed, but now it’s time to look ahead to the summer! Here are the new rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Man United target £60m Chiesa The Daily Mail reports that Manchester United are interested in signing Italy international Federico Chiesa from Fiorentina this summer. The report claims
Tottenham vs. Wolves have the makings of a big game as both teams chase a European place. How will Jose Mourinho respond after the loss at Chelsea? Here’s what we are watching out for in the Premier League this weekend. JUMP TO: How will Mourinho approach key Wolves clash? West Ham on the rebound? | Liverpool the
Sunday will see the first major trophy of the English season awarded, as Manchester City aim to lift the Carabao Cup — named after a Thai energy drink, in case you wondered! — for a third straight year when they face Aston Villa at Wembley (Stream LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S. at 11:25 a.m.
Steve Nicol argues Sergio Ramos’ reckless play takes away from his footballing accomplishments. Man City and Lyon record wins against Real Madrid and Juve respectively to finish the round of 16 first legs. Alejandro Moreno says Real Madrid’s issues came to the forefront against Man City in a 2-1 home loss. Aymeric Laporte will miss
LONDON — There is something particularly brutal about a heavy defeat in the Champions League. Nothing exposes a team’s weaknesses quite like a dismantling by a side from another league, and Chelsea know precisely how that feels after being given a lesson by Bayern Munich at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. This was the moment
The FC guys say VAR is what needs to be fixed, not the offside law. FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he is open to changes to the offside law to help address problems that have arisen since the introduction of VAR video reviews. Football’s law-making body and the International FA Board (IFAB) will meet on
Former referee Peter Walton counters Mike Riley’s opinion that sideline monitors disrupt the flow of the game. The Premier League is to honour former stars “of exceptional skill and talent,” but who might make it on to a list of players nominated purely for their notoriety? The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to
“Iker Casillas came up to me and he said: ‘Itu, I love you, but don’t ever referee us again.'” Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez would have been tempted to take him up on that offer. The former referee laughs. “You know what we used to say the best thing about clasico weekend was? To get another game,
The first warning sign came in the prematch warm-up at the Groupama stadium in Lyon, France. Leonardo Bonucci did not like what he was seeing. The intensity he expects, particularly on a Champions League night, was missing from Juventus’ backups. To his mind, they were too casual, and he didn’t hesitate to tell them in
Steve Nicol says David Luiz bears the most blame for Arsenal’s loss vs. Olympiakos. Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil will not leave the club before his contract runs out next year, according to his agent Dr Erkut Sogut. Ozil had been linked with a move to Major League Soccer side D.C. United in August, but his agent
The FC guys say VAR is what needs to be fixed, not the offside law. Restrictions on the international loan of players are set to come into force in July as part of a wide-ranging reform of the transfer system, FIFA said on Thursday. The global soccer body said it would also establish a new
Serie A will stage several matche behind closed doors due to coronavirus outbreak. Five Serie A matches, including Juventus’ home clash with title rivals Inter Milan, will be played behind closed doors this weekend following an outbreak of the coronavirus in northern Italy. There were four games cancelled for the same reason the previous weekend