Steve Nicol still doesn’t see Arsenal as a team that’s good enough to break back into the top four. 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: Stones tops
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ESPN FC’s Craig Burley doesn’t believe Neymar and Liverpool are a good fit whatsoever. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar has expressed his interest in playing for Brazil at this summer’s Copa America and the Olympic Games — if the South Americans qualify. Like Kylian Mbappe with France, who have already booked their place in the Tokyo
4:49 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo continued his superb scoring form as Juventus won 2-1 away to AS Roma on Sunday and moved two points clear at the top of Serie A. Merih Demiral put the Italian champions ahead early on before Ronaldo fired home a penalty to double their advantage with just 10 minutes played.
11:23 AM ET (Adds detail) Jan 11 (Reuters) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his first start since returning to AC Milan as his side earned a 2-0 win away to Cagliari on Saturday to end a three-match winless run in Serie A. The Swede, who joined the Italian club for a second time on a
3:55 PM ET Atletico Madrid battled back to beat Barcelona 3-2 in the semifinals of the Spanish Supercopa in Saudi Arabia on Thursday night in a wildly entertaining match that featured five second-half goals. Both teams fielded full-strength sides for the chance to play Real Madrid, who beat Valencia on Wednesday in the other semi,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
Shaka Hislop outlines the edge Borussia Dortmund had to get the signature of FC Salzburg’s Erling Haaland. Borussia Dortmund have signed Erling Haaland, beating Manchester United and Juventus in the race to secure the 19-year-old’s signature. Haaland joins the Bundesliga club from Austrian side FC Salzburg, with his deal set to keep him at Dortmund until