Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop marvel at Liverpool beating Wolves despite a rough second half. Liverpool extended their lead over Manchester City in the Premier League title race, and a gap has appeared between the two in Shaka Hislop’s top 10, too. Dropping out: Inter and Flamengo. Agree? Disagree? Let us know, and watch Shaka
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Mikel Arteta admits he hasn’t spoken much to Dani Ceballos amid reports he’s set to leave Arsenal. Ale Moreno says Gabriel Martinelli needs to show more maturation before making a jump from Arsenal. Flamengo’s Spanish defender Pablo Mari is nearing a deal to join Arsenal pending a medical, sources have told ESPN Brasil. According to
It’s go time as the January transfer window is open. Find out when it closes across Europe, view the latest transfers as they happen and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Liverpool keen on €70m Isco Liverpool don’t seem like they need much improvement at this point, having won 22 of their
Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez welling up while explaining to his parents that “our” European dream was coming to an end was a rare glimpse into the delicacy of the decision-making process of an elite athlete. The “beginning of retirement” quote was used in some quarters to suggest that Hernandez knows his competitive career is over, or
Steve Nicol says an experienced centre forward could have helped Chelsea avoid their 2-2 draw vs. Arsenal. Frank Lampard gives an update on Tammy Abraham’s injury as he’s set to miss Chelsea’s clash with Hull City. Pretend for a moment that there’s a continuum in football. At one end, there’s the physical: the stuff you
Antoine Griezmann nets two second-half goals to lift Barcelona over UD Ibiza 2-1. Watch Copa del Rey on ESPN+. Shaka Hislop says a healthy Lionel Messi is the only bright spot for Barcelona vs. Valencia. Real Madrid will face second-division club Zaragoza in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, and Barcelona will
If every Barcelona player had worked as hard and as selflessly as Antoine Griezmann this season, Ernesto Valverde would still be in a job. It’s ironic because El Txingurri‘s fate as Barca boss was 99% sealed when he substituted Griezmann with Barca 2-1 up in the derby match against Espanyol at the start of the
Atletico Madrid chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin urged fans not to lose faith with coach Diego Simeone and his side after their humiliating Copa del Rey defeat by third division side Cultural Leonesa. - WATCH! Copa del Rey replay: Cultural shock Atleti in extra time– Stream all Copa del Rey matches in the U.S. live on
Steve Nicol says an experienced centre forward could have helped Chelsea avoid their 2-2 draw vs. Arsenal. The FC crew tear into David Luiz for his red-card challenge in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw vs. Chelsea. LONDON — On the face of it, Mikel Arteta has made an unimpressive start to life as Arsenal manager. Tuesday’s 2-2
5:13 PM ET Paris Saint Germain were always in control as they sealed a 3-0 victory at Stade de Reims to reach the French League Cup final on Wednesday. Neymar was pivotal as Marquinhos gave PSG the lead and a Ghislain Konan own goal doubled their advantage in the first half, before Reims were reduced
It’s been a rough week for Roman sides. Both Roma and Lazio suffered elimination in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals and head into Sunday’s Derby della Capitale (12 pm ET on ESPN 2/ESPN3) licking their wounds. Lazio mustn’t let it check their momentum and dampen the enthusiasm percolating around the team at the moment. They can point to
4:41 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal as a rampant Juventus beat Roma 3-1 in their Coppa Italia quarterfinal clash at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday. Juve, who won the competition four years in a row before being knocked out by Atalanta at this stage last season, appeared determined to claim the trophy
Giannis and the Bucks arrive in Paris for Hornets game, stopping for a tour of PSG’s stadium. Julien Laurens addresses Kylian Mbappe’s comments about Liverpool’s Premier League run. Julien Laurens says there are several factors pushing Edinson Cavani to Spain over England. Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother Thanasis got to play keep-ups on the Parc
Roberto Firmino’s late goal keeps the Reds alone at the top of the Premier League. Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop marvel at Liverpool beating Wolves despite a rough second half. Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop marvel at Liverpool beating Wolves despite a rough second half. Steve Nicol says Jurgen Klopp “has to be brave” and
5:47 PM ET Tiny Cultural Leonesa pulled off a shock 2-1 Copa del Rey win over Atletico Madrid in extra time in the round of 32 on Thursday night. – WATCH! Copa del Rey replay: Cultural shock Atleti in extra time A late equaliser from Cultural’s Julien Castaneda cancelled out Angel Correa’s opener for Atleti
Javier Hernandez was greeted by hundreds of LA Galaxy fans as he arrived at LAX. New LA Galaxy signing Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is looking forward to lifting trophies in Major League Soccer and said everything is in place for him to succeed, with retirement not on his mind. The striker, who practiced with his new
It’s go time as the January transfer window is open. Find out when it closes across Europe, view the latest transfers as they happen and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Arsenal starlet Martinelli on Real Madrid radar There’s a young player doing well in Europe, so of course Real Madrid are going
Alejandro Moreno discusses Manchester United’s “desperation” as the transfer window deadline approaches. Craig Burley believes Man United failed to take advantage of Burnley’s early mistakes in a 2-0 defeat. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the wrong man for Manchester United. Nice guy, great goal scorer, club legend — the Norwegian is all of those, but when
Antoine Griezmann nets two second-half goals to lift Barcelona over UD Ibiza 2-1. Watch Copa del Rey on ESPN+. Steve Nicol believes Antoine Griezmann and Luis Suarez will need an adjustment period to fit well together. Tyrone Mings provided a fortunate deflection to give Aston Villa a late win over relegation rivals Watford. Jack Grealish’s
Sergio Aguero comes off the bench to score Manchester City’s winner, after Gabriel Jesus misses from the spot. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol says Pep Guardiola is to blame for allowing Gabriel Jesus to take penalties. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said that he’ll consider making a switch in the team’s penalty taker role after striker