Shaka Hislop says Paul Pogba’s return to form at Man United must start with him mentally checking back in. WATFORD, England — If Christmas is a time for putting others’ needs before your own, then Manchester United’s generosity in a 2-0 defeat at Vicarage Road was to be applauded. Watford went into their final fixture
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Pep Guardiola says he is committed to Manchester City as long as the players are behind him. Gabriel Jesus scores his 11th goal in all competitions as Man City cruise to a 3-1 win over Leicester City. Pep Guardiola says it is “unrealistic” to expect Manchester City to chase down Liverpool at the top of
Liverpool pair Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, plus Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City, have been named as the three candidates for this year’s African Footballer of the Year award, to be decided next month. Senegal talisman Mane will be the favourite for the award ahead of his Egyptian club mate after Liverpool won the UEFA
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard reflects on the impact Jose Mourinho had on him as a player. Chelsea had lost their previous two matches going into this game, but you wouldn’t have thought it judging by their performance in the derby. They were absolutely dominant here, beating 10-man Tottenham Hotspur 2-0. Willian was the standout man and
Julien Laurens wouldn’t be shocked if Chelsea sprung a surprise on Bayern like they did in the 2012 final. Gab Marcotti is encouraged by Philippe Coutinho’s performance in Bayern’s win over Werder Bremen. Bayern Munich have appointed Hansi Flick as their coach until the end of the season, the Bundesliga champions have announced. Flick, 54, was
With the 2020 MLS schedule released, Ale Moreno sifts through some of the key matchups on the horizon. Ale Moreno delves into how Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami will fare in their 2020 MLS openers. The Columbus Crew announced Friday that they have acquired Argentine midfielder Lucas Zelarayan from Tigres UANL of Liga MX. The transfer
1:30 PM ET By Martyn Herman LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Chelsea enjoyed a timely return to form to outplay Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-0 away victory in the Premier League as Frank Lampard outwitted his former mentor Jose Mourinho in their managerial battle on Sunday. Willian struck both Chelsea goals in the first half
11:53 AM ET Barcelona opened up a three-point lead over rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Saturday, defeating Alaves 4-1 thanks to goals from Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal. Barca, who drew 0-0 with Madrid at the Camp Nou in El Clasico on Wednesday, opened the scoring
Ale Moreno says it’s too soon to consider Antoine Griezmann a bust at Barcelona. Barcelona ended the calendar year with a 4-1 win against Alaves at Camp Nou on Saturday which will see them start 2020 at the top of La Liga. Antoine Griezmann, Arturo Vidal, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were all on target
Steve Nicol says Mikel Arteta won the press conference, but the road ahead is difficult at Arsenal. Craig Burley says there’s no point in Carlo Ancelotti going to Everton if he can’t build his own squad. Freddie Ljungberg expects to have a meeting with Mikel Arteta about where he fits into Arsenal’s plans. Duncan Ferguson
2:02 PM ET MILAN, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Romelu Lukaku scored twice to lead Inter Milan to a comfortable 4-0 win over lowly Genoa on Saturday as they rejoined Juventus at the top of Serie A on Saturday Roberto Gagliardini and 17-year-old Sebastiano Esposito were also on target as Inter pulled level with Juventus on
11:32 AM ET Bayern Munich’s Joshua Zirkzee and Serge Gnabry scored late goals to give them a 2-0 win over Wolfsburg before the Bundesliga’s winter break. However, RB Leipzig denied the reigning champions a place at the top of the table with their comeback win over Augsburg. 1 Related Dutch teenager Zirkzee, who also scored
Cristiano Ronaldo’s towering header secures a 2-1 win for Juve vs. Sampdoria. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop heap praise on Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo’s headed goal vs. Sampdoria. Cristiano Ronaldo‘s stunning jump to head home the winning goal for Juventus united the soccer world in its astonishment… The Toe Poke
4:58 PM ET Kylian Mbappe scored two sublime goals and found time to sign an autograph for a young fan as Paris Saint-Germain crushed Amiens 4-1 on Saturday to go into the Ligue 1 Christmas break seven points clear of Olympique de Marseille with a game in hand. Champions PSG took the lead when an
4:37 PM ET Hoffenheim scored late goals through Sargis Adamyan and Andrej Kramaric to complete a 2-1 comeback win over Borussia Dortmund on Friday as the Bundesliga heads into the winter break. Dortmund’s Mario Goetze made the most of a rare start by putting the visitors ahead in the 17th minute, while Hoffenheim hit the
2:12 PM ET Manchester City beat Leicester 3-1 at the Etihad on Saturday to cut the gap to second place to one point, but the result means Liverpool remain 10 points clear at the top with a game in hand. Liverpool are in Qatar and for their FIFA Club World Cup final clash with Flamengo
Ale Moreno delves into how Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami will fare in their 2020 MLS openers. The Chicago Fire have named Georg Heitz as their new sporting director, the club announced on Friday. He will oversee the Fire’s football operations, including first-team and Academy decisions. “I’m very ambitious and I’ve always wanted to win
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said video technology will never end the complaining and squabbling over referees’ decisions after his side’s 0-0 draw in Wednesday’s Clasico prompted complaints from Real Madrid. Real had two penalty appeals turned down for challenges against Raphael Varane and the club took the unusual decision to highlight these incidents on their
Sid Lowe believes Man City’s manager will be the center of attention in his team’s UCL clash with Real Madrid. ESPN FC’s Frank Leboeuf was left underwhelmed by Barcelona’s 0-0 draw vs. Real Madrid. Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop break down what Real Madrid did to stifle Barcelona at the Camp Nou. The FC crew
Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop react to the Carabao Cup semifinal matchups, including another Manchester derby. Manchester United breeze past Colchester United with three second-half goals. Watch Carabao Cup On ESPN+. Shaka Hislop grades Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first year in charge of Manchester United. Paul Pogba wants to stay at Manchester United, where he feels