Alejandro Moreno weighs in on the hot takes from the weekend’s soccer action to see whether they are overreactions. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Craig Burley discuss Alvaro Morata’s winning goal and Joao Felix’s first La Liga start for Atletico Madrid. In an exclusive with ESPN FC, Edwin van der Sar says Matthijs de Ligt
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Shaka Hislop reacts to reports that Barcelona are interested in Marcus Rashford over Roberto Firmino. The ESPN FC crew are again at odds with Shaka Hislop’s “random collection of teams” in his Power Rankings. Ale Moreno feels international duty will bring a huge deal of confidence for Antoine Griezmann. Alejandro Moreno breaks down Lionel Messi
Alejandro Moreno breaks down Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s impact on El Clasico. Alejandro Moreno examines the players Barcelona may have to sell to get their books in order. The ESPN FC crew analyse Barcelona’s performance sans Antoine Griezmann in their 4-0 win over Sevilla. Steve Nicol weighs in on the rumours Barcelona may try
Messi’s circus opened to rave reviews last Thursday in Barcelona as the Cirque du Soleil’s attempt to translate his soccer career to the stage. BARCELONA — Lionel Messi looked at Luis Suarez and, in amazement and in unison, they both rose to their feet and applauded what they’d just seen: a tightrope walker pulling out
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 10 free agents in 2020 | European transfer review Barca would target Rashford over Firmino He has hardly been
Marcelo Gallardo has put together an impressive CV in his six years in South America. Pep Guardiola is a big fan of River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo and it’s looking increasingly likely the Manchester City coach will be able to see his work more closely in the coming year. “What Gallardo has done with River
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. Thursday night saw the world premiere of the new Cirque du Soleil show inspired entirely by the life and times of Lionel Messi. Messi
Ale Moreno feels international duty will bring a huge deal of confidence for Antoine Griezmann. Alejandro Moreno breaks down Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s impact on El Clasico. Alejandro Moreno examines the players Barcelona may have to sell to get their books in order. Barcelona teenager Ansu Fati has been added to Spain’s under-21 squad
In case you’re not familiar with expected goals (xG) yet, the statistic is built around the idea that the majority of teams and players convert the same chances at the same frequency. For the most part, the best teams and players aren’t the best because of their ability to finish a high percentage of attempts;
Alejandro Moreno breaks down Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s impact on El Clasico. Alejandro Moreno examines the players Barcelona may have to sell to get their books in order. The ESPN FC crew analyse Barcelona’s performance sans Antoine Griezmann in their 4-0 win over Sevilla. Steve Nicol weighs in on the rumours Barcelona may try
The ESPN FC crew analyse Barcelona’s performance sans Antoine Griezmann in their 4-0 win over Sevilla. Steve Nicol weighs in on the rumours Barcelona may try to swap Antoine Griezmann for PSG’s Neymar. Frank Leboeuf explains why Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann’s on-field relationship won’t improve any time soon. The FC crew choose which of
ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens weighs in on 16-year-old Ansu Fati’s impact at Barcelona so far with two goals in his first three matches. The ESPN FC crew analyse Barcelona’s performance sans Antoine Griezmann in their 4-0 win over Sevilla. Steve Nicol weighs in on the rumours Barcelona may try to swap Antoine Griezmann for PSG’s
Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson give you five overreactions from the weekend in European football. The European Cup holders return to first place, ahead of three defending league champions. Meanwhile, Germany’s surprise leaders are a new entry. Dropping out: Manchester City, Inter, Granada Agree? Disagree? Let us know, and watch Shaka defend his picks on
The ESPN FC crew analyse Barcelona’s performance sans Antoine Griezmann in their 4-0 win over Sevilla. Spain manager Roberto Moreno announced his squad last Friday in the now fashionable, social-media-friendly manner at which the Spanish FA has become pretty good. It’s ironic that it was Moreno, a Catalan, a self-declared Barcelona supporter and someone who
Ousmane Demebele was sent off for protesting a teammate’s red card. Ousmane Dembele is poised to miss the Clasico after being sent off for telling referee Mateu Lahoz he was “very bad” in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Sevilla. The France forward scored the third goal as Barca moved second in La Liga behind Real Madrid,
Frank Leboeuf explains why Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann’s on-field relationship won’t improve any time soon. Victor Valdes is set to leave Barcelona less than three months after returning to the club as the coach of their under-19 team, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC. Barca announced late on Friday that the former goalkeeper would
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too late to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. Top 10 free agents in 2020 | European transfer review TOP STORY: Barcelona to swap Griezmann for Neymar? Given the
Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common; their lack of defensive structure. Ale Moreno assesses whether in-form Robert Lewandowski is valued as much as he should be at Bayern. Frank Leboeuf explains why Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann’s on-field relationship won’t improve any time soon. Joachim Low has said that
BARCELONA – Marc-Andre ter Stegen said Barcelona striker Luis Suarez ”shut a lot of mouths” with his match-winning performance against Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday. Suarez, 32, scored twice in the second half as Barca came from behind to beat the Serie A leaders 2-1 at Camp Nou en route to their first win
The Exploding Heads are back to broker a deal for Jadon Sancho and revive Christian Pulisic’s grim start. Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common; their lack of defensive structure. There’s a new No. 1 thanks to Bayern Munich’s Champions League demolition of Tottenham, while two wins from Barcelona sees