Craig Burley explains why Carlo Ancelotti isn’t right for Arsenal despite his history of managerial success. Freddie Ljungberg heaps praise on “amazing” teenager Bukayo Saka in Arsenal’s Europa League draw. Shaka Hislop is bemused by reports suggesting Everton are in talks with former Arsenal boss Unai Emery. Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney is facing up to
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ESPN FC’s Craig Burley doesn’t believe Neymar and Liverpool are a good fit whatsoever. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says sorry to an interpreter after his correction went viral. Ale Moreno says Liverpool need to raise their standard for the knockout stages of the Champions League. Defending champions Liverpool will be the team others want to
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too early to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Liverpool join race for PSG’s Neymar? The future of Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar was never going to
Ale Moreno questions whether or not Sergio Busquets is limiting Barcelona after their draw vs. Sociedad. Barcelona will complain to the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] after they were denied a late penalty in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Real Sociedad, sources have told ESPN. Gerard Pique appeared to be pulled down in the area in
Matchday six produced some late drama as Lyon came back against Leipzig and Ajax came up short vs. Valencia. Ale Moreno says Romelu Lukaku’s inability to come through in big moments shows he’ll never be the star man. As if Inter Milan‘s Champions League exit wasn’t hard enough, Romelu Lukaku was “welcomed” back to the
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too early to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: United confident in Sancho pursuit Manchester United believe they are in pole position to secure a deal
Steve Nicol has doubts about Erling Haaland’s fit at Old Trafford should the star make a move to Man United. Craig Burley explains where Erling Haaland would be best suited if he leaves Red Bull Salzburg. RB Leipzig have a “good feeling” after meeting with FC Salzburg striker Erling Haaland on Wednesday, coach Julian Nagelsmann
4:50 PM ET Renato Sanches‘s late goal earned Lille a 2-1 home win against Montpellier as they consolidated third place in Ligue 1 on Friday. Sanches struck the winner with six minutes left after Montpellier’s Andy Delort had cancelled out Jonathan Ikone‘s first-half penalty to put Lille on 31 points from 18 games. They trail
Luka Modric‘s goal in Real Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Club Brugge was the 307th in this season’s Champions League group stage, which set an all-time record. And that record was extended to 308 just moments later when Gonzalo Higuain put Juventus 2-0 up away to Bayer Leverkusen. Last season, there were 306 goals in the
To mark Friday the 13th, we’re looking at which footballers have fallen victim to bad luck over the years… 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. On this unluckiest of days,
MANCHESTER — Nicky Butt has a unique way of explaining the role of Manchester United’s academy when it comes to turning a young footballer into, hopefully, one of the best in the world. “I’d describe it as, when you meet the person you’re going to spend the rest of your life with, the first thing
Zlatan Ibrahimovic‘s statue in Sweden has been vandalised again, with saw marks visible on its feet and police erecting a fence around it to prevent further damage. Ibrahimovic’s statue outside Malmo’s stadium was set on fire last month, in an apparent reaction to the former LA Galaxy striker becoming a part-owner of rivals Hammarby. The 38-year-old started
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Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised plans to create a world league. Sir Alex Ferguson, the former Manchester United manager, has dismissed the appeal of a proposed global Super League comprising the world’s biggest football clubs by saying he “struggles to see why an English team” would contemplate leaving the Premier League to take part.
Shaka Hislop sees no issues with Jurgen Klopp’s new deal at Liverpool keeping him there through 2024. James Milner has signed a contract extension with Liverpool that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2022, the club announced on Friday. “I’ve been lucky and privileged to play for this club for four-and-a-half
Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG combine for 12 goals to round out the Champions League group stage. Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman‘s knee injury which he sustained in Wednesday’s Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur, will keep him sidelined until January as it looked worse than it actually was, the club said. The Frenchman,
Matthew McConaughey hopes that more Americans can join Christian Pulisic’s level of football soon. Craig Burley addresses Chelsea’s transfer plans. Watch the entirety on ESPN FC’s YouTube channel. Craig Burley is unsure of striker Timo Werner’s transfer plans with RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga title race. Christian Pulisic has been voted U.S. Soccer’s Male Athlete
Vendetta? Egomania? Masochism? Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis’ decision to fire Carlo Ancelotti less than an hour after his club had qualified for the Champions League knockout round may well be a function of each of the above. Or, as those close to the club suggest, it might simply be an attempt to cut losses
Sid Lowe isn’t buying Lautaro Martinez is the right man to replace Luis Suarez at Barca at this moment. Ale Moreno and Sid Lowe are in disagreement over whether or not Antoine Griezmann is the right fit at Barcelona. Sid Lowe doesn’t see a future for Ernesto Valverde at Barcelona beyond this season. Barcelona have
Gab Marcotti examines Carlo Ancelotti’s chances of returning to the Premier League after being sacked by Napoli. Alejandro Moreno says Marcelino to Arsenal rumours won’t happen as he has seemingly already ruled himself out. The FC crew debate whether Arsenal should stick with Freddie Ljungberg after his first victory at the helm. Arsenal ended their