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
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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
Death, taxes, and Antonio Conte complaining about his lack of squad depth: These are the three constants of life in the 21st Century. In January 2018, during his final season with Chelsea, the Italian manager said: “I don’t know what will happen at the end of this window. The club knows my thoughts about this.
Antoine Griezmann nets two second-half goals to lift Barcelona over UD Ibiza 2-1. Watch Copa del Rey on ESPN+. Antoine Griezmann scored twice in the final 20 minutes as a Lionel Messi-less Barcelona came from behind to beat Ibiza 2-1 and avoid a shock Copa del Rey exit at the hands of the third-division side.
Hector Bellerin snatches a late equaliser after Arsenal play most of the game a man short. The FC crew tear into David Luiz for his red-card challenge in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw vs. Chelsea. The ESPN FC crew talk if Frank Lampard gets a pass from the media when Chelsea produce poor results. Chelsea and Arsenal‘s
“Not in my wildest dreams could I have imagined being coach of Barcelona,” Quique Setien said after the club appointed him last week, ending a turbulent chapter under the previous boss, Ernesto Valverde. “I never thought Barcelona would choose me.” Nor did most people. Betis’ 61-year-old former coach is a committed follower of Johan Cruyff,
Steve Nicol considers whether a Juventus move would be good for Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic. Bojan Krkic explains why Ernesto Valverde’s sacking from Barcelona doesn’t come as much of a surprise to him. BARCELONA — Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the game as the Quique Setien Era began at Barcelona with a narrow
Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is a big fan of statistics. He’s not the most data-savvy player but in his constant search for improvement and how to become a better player, he’s taking more of an interest. A few days ago, a friend showed him a graph about the Premier League most involved goalscorers — simply
Steve Nicol wasn’t too surprised by Erling Haaland’s debut hat trick to help Borussia Dortmund come back vs. Augsburg. Steve Nicol weighs up whether Dortmund’s Erling Haaland could have had the same immediate impact at Old Trafford. Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland scored three goals on his Bundesliga debut, but that’s not enough for some
Chelsea were defeated late on by Newcastle at St. James’ Park on Saturday night, after a last-minute Isaac Hayden goal handed the home side a 1-0 win at the death. With Jetro Willems being subbed off early on due to injury, the away side must have felt like favourites to grind out a victory but
Steve Nicol says Sheffield United are a top striker away from taking their play to the next level. LONDON — As a neutral turning up for an Arsenal game, there’s little that quickens the pulse like seeing a central defensive partnership of David Luiz and Shkodran Mustafi on the hosts’ teamsheet. After all, it’s a
Sometimes, it takes something bold to effect change. UEFA’s annual benchmarking report, released this week, underscores what we already know. There’s good news (financial stability) and not-so-good news: extreme polarization. And it’s the latter that could use a fix. Over the past decade, debt has fallen, revenue has increased tremendously and the game of soccer,
Bayern Munich’s dominant streak in the German Bundesliga is going to end sooner or later. According to our research, it’ll end this year. A few weeks ago, I compared the Bundesliga to American college football’s Big 12 conference — one dominated by offense-friendly, super-fun systems. It was an apt comparison in another way, too: the
After Ronaldo was spotted wearing an iPod Shuffle, Anthony Richardson takes a look at some iconic retro items. From Manchester United’s musical announcement they had #Pogback to 2 Chainz kicking things off at Atlanta, the worlds of music and soccer often collide… The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the
Jurgen Klopp feels RB Leipzig are serious Bundesliga contenders, but feels Bayern won’t go down without a fight. LEIPZIG, Germany — RB Leipzig were almost done dispensing with TSG Hoffenheim one chilly evening in December when a few of its better-dressed supporters retreated to the VIP Lounge atop Red Bull Arena. Drinks in hand, they
Julien Laurens says PSG aren’t ready to play Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria together. Thomas Tuchel didn’t bother trying to hide his frustration. After all, he’d already prepared his answer and a nice rant to go with it. He’d just been waiting to be asked the question. When quizzed about the
Missed any of the action around Europe this weekend? Have no fear: Gab Marcotti is here to catch you up with all the talking points in the latest Monday Musings. Jump to: Real win Supercopa | Spurs fall flat vs. Liverpool | Juve hang on vs. Roma | Putting Aguero’s goals in context | Mata
After Ronaldo was spotted wearing an iPod Shuffle, Anthony Richardson takes a look at some iconic retro items. Liverpool, Gareth Bale and Brendan Rodgers’ head all feature in the Exploding Heads’ resolutions for 2020. The world’s biggest clubs need more than just on-pitch success to make the big bucks, and that means putting their star
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,
Welcome to 2020! Missed any of the action around Europe this weekend? Have no fear: Gab Marcotti is here to catch you up with all the talking points in the latest Monday Musings. Jump to: Another wake-up call for Barca | Everton humiliated | Balotelli abused again | Fede Valverde the key for Real |
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