3:51 PM ET Real Madrid made short work of Valencia in the semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday night, beating their fellow La Liga side 3-1 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the new four-team format of the annual competition. 2 Related Toni Kroos put Real into the lead in the 15th minute with
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ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno sifts through all the latest rumours in Transfer Rater, including Gareth Bale to Man United. Sid Lowe explains how Zinedine Zidane’s return has given many Real Madrid players a new lease on life. Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is not interested in a move to play in Major League Soccer, his
Angel Correa’s late goal sees Atletico Madrid advance to the Spanish Super Cup final with a 3-2 win over Barcelona. Goals from Toni Kroos, Isco and Luka Modric confirm Real Madrid’s place in the Spanish Super Cup final. Steve Nicol says although Atletico got the 3-2 win over Barcelona, they shouldn’t be happy with their
Real Madrid outlasted Atletico Madrid in penalties to win the Supercopa after extra time finished 0-0. JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Diego Simeone said Fede Valverde’s last-man challenge on Alvaro Morata won Real Madrid Sunday’s Spanish Supercopa as Atletico Madrid were beaten by their local rivals on penalties in Saudi Arabia. Valverde took out Morata in
The FC guys say the Spanish Super Cup lacked the atmosphere that a final should have. Real Madrid outlasted Atletico Madrid in penalties to win the Supercopa after extra time finished 0-0. JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Two moments will be remembered from Sunday’s Spanish Supercopa final: Sergio Ramos‘ winning penalty in the shootout, which saw
3:45 PM ET Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico Madrid 4-1 in a penalty shootout to win the first edition of the revamped Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia following a goalless draw after extra time in a tense final on Sunday. Captain Sergio Ramos calmly sent Atletico keeper Jan Oblak the wrong way to
With the English Premier League’s mid-season transfer window now in full swing, Ed Dove recalls the best and worst January deals involving African players. Wilfried Zaha (Manchester United to Crystal Palace) We begin with Zaha, who’s one of several high-profile African players tipped for a big move during the current January window. Back in 2015,
Craig Burley praises Sadio Mane, after the Liverpool and Senegal star won the CAF African Player of the Year. Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has said he had trials with Manchester United as a youngster but always knew he wanted to play at Anfield. Gerrard spent the majority of his playing career at Liverpool before leaving
[embedded content] David Beckham’s expansion Inter Miami CF selected Clemson forward Robbie Robinson with the first overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday. Robinson, 21, won this year’s MAC Hermann award as the top male collegiate player in the country. The Camden, South Carolina, native is a versatile, mobile forward who can play
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United are still in their League Cup tie against Manchester City. Craig Burley thinks getting rid of ‘charlatan’ players is a top priority at Old Trafford. Manchester City beat rivals Manchester United 3-1 in the first leg at Old Trafford. Watch the Carabao Cup on ESPN+. Marcus Rashford has said
Ale Moreno feels the Spanish Super Cup is a cash grab and could hurt Real Madrid and Barca’s La Liga title hopes. Sid Lowe believes the mixed views about Arturo Vidal in Spain are largely based on the way he looks. Gab Marcotti and Shaka Hislop believe Barcelona are dangerously overreliant on Lionel Messi. JEDDAH
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: Chelsea make offer for Fernandes Chelsea have put forward an offer to try and sign Benfica star Gedson Fernandes, Sky Sports
By Moises Llorens and Sam Marsden Ale Moreno feels the Spanish Super Cup is a cash grab and could hurt Real Madrid and Barca’s La Liga title hopes. Sid Lowe believes the mixed views about Arturo Vidal in Spain are largely based on the way he looks. Gab Marcotti and Shaka Hislop believe Barcelona are
Craig Burley thinks getting rid of ‘charlatan’ players is a top priority at Old Trafford. Manchester City beat rivals Manchester United 3-1 in the first leg at Old Trafford. Watch the Carabao Cup on ESPN+. Manchester United defender Ashley Young is in talks with Inter Milan, sources have told ESPN. The 34-year-old could sign for
Arsenal fans have had a pretty dismal season so far, with the club languishing in mid-table as manager Unai Emery was sacked and supporters fell out with stars like Mesut Ozil and Granit Xhaka. But is it all their own fault? ESPN and the team led by Dr. Thomas Curran, at the London School of
5:13 PM ET Mauro Icardi continued his devastating scoring form with a hat-trick to inspire Paris Saint-German to a 6-1 thrashing of 10-man Saint-Etienne in the French League Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. Argentine Icardi, on loan from Inter Milan, scored either side of the interval with Neymar, a Jessy Moulin own goal and a Kylian
African players are regularly central to the key narratives of a transfer window, and January 2020 ought to be no different. Already, Henry Onyekuru and Badou N’Diaye have secured moves — signing for Galatasaray and Trabzonspor on loan respectively — and we can expect the continent’s top stars to populate the rumour mill, and the
Darko Kovacevic spent nine seasons in two spells with Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad have wished their former player, Darko Kovacevic, “a swift recovery” following reports that he was shot at outside his home in Athens on Tuesday. The ex-Serbia international and former Juventus forward was taken to a nearby hospital for wrist and knee injuries
Stewart Robson says Zlatan’s return to Europe is not exciting and debates whether the move is positive. Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes his first appearance for Milan since 2012. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. A year ago, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was deciding whether or not to stay in MLS. He had plenty of offers, including one from Milan,
Victor Sanchez del Amo has been suspended by Malaga. Second-tier Spanish side Malaga suspended coach Victor Sanchez del Amo on Tuesday after a sexually explicit video of him appeared on social media. The 43-year-old ex-Spain midfielder said on his Twitter feed that he had been the victim of harassment and blackmail and the matter