January is just around the corner. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Madrid offer Chelsea Isco to pave way for Eriksen Real Madrid are looking to add Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen in January, but to do so, they’ll need to offload some
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Craig Burley explains why Manchester United’s problems run much deeper than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revels in Paul Pogba’s return and calls him the world’s best all-around midfielder. Shaka Hislop explains what went wrong on David de Gea’s keeping blunder against Watford. Shaka Hislop says Paul Pogba’s return to form at Man United
Steve Nicol says Man City showed why they are one of the top teams in the league in a win over Leicester. Despite losing to Man City, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol is quite confidence Leicester will still secure top four. MANCHESTER — Pep Guardiola has never lost back-to-back top flight home fixtures as a manager,
Shaka Hislop releases his final power rankings of 2019 with a familiar side leading his top 10. European champions, Premier League leaders and now world champions: Liverpool are Shaka Hislop’s No. 1 team in the world. Who else made his top 10? Dropping out: Real Madrid Agree? Disagree? Let us know, and watch Shaka defend
January is just around the corner. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. Coutinho tempted by Premier League return Philippe Coutinho has admitted he could be tempted by a return to the Premier League if Bayern Munich do not take up their purchase option on
Gabriele Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss the abysmal racism discipline from the Premier League at Tottenham. Frank Leboeuf says Jose Mourinho is trying to distract from Tottenham’s defeat by focusing on Son’s red card. Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen calls for a united anti-racism stance after Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger was abused. Shaka Hislop believes football clubs have
By Moises Llorens and Sam Marsden ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol isn’t entirely sold on Barcelona’s attacking threat, despite their 4-1 win over Alaves. Ale Moreno says it’s too soon to consider Antoine Griezmann a bust at Barcelona. Barcelona will once again step up their attempts to sign Neymar next summer, sources have told ESPN. The
January is just around the corner. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Arsenal to move for Ndidi, Mertens and Volland? Arsenal have a new manager — it’s Mikel Arteta in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past week — and
Craig Burley feels it’s best for Kylian Mbappe to leave PSG sooner rather than later. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe has set the record straight regarding his supposed rivalry with teammate Neymar. Speaking with France Football after being crowned the publication’s best French player of 2019 for the second consecutive year, the France international discussed
2:00 PM ET Lazio beat Juventus 3-1, their second win over the Turin giants in little more than two weeks, to win the Italian Supercup on Sunday, the annual meeting between the Coppa Italia winners and Serie A champions. Second-half goals from Senad Lulic and Danilo Cataldi won the match which was being played in
4:52 PM ET Borussia Dortmund squandered a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig on Tuesday and stay four points behind in third place. Dortmund, having won their previous three league games, looked to be cruising to victory when Julian Weigl and Julian Brandt scored in the 23rd and 34th minutes respectively
12:22 PM ET Atletico Madrid moved back into the top four in La Liga with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Real Betis on Sunday as they recorded back-to-back league victories for the first time since the beginning of September. Substitute Angel Correa put Atletico in front in the 58th minute, chasing down defender Alex Moreno
Sid Lowe believes Man City’s manager will be the center of attention in his team’s UCL clash with Real Madrid. Zinedine Zidane has insisted Real Madrid do not need to sign a striker in January after their second goalless draw in a row on Sunday. Madrid drew 0-0 with Athletic Bilbao at the Bernabeu after
Shaka Hislop says Paul Pogba’s return to form at Man United must start with him mentally checking back in. WATFORD, England — If Christmas is a time for putting others’ needs before your own, then Manchester United’s generosity in a 2-0 defeat at Vicarage Road was to be applauded. Watford went into their final fixture
Pep Guardiola says he is committed to Manchester City as long as the players are behind him. Gabriel Jesus scores his 11th goal in all competitions as Man City cruise to a 3-1 win over Leicester City. Pep Guardiola says it is “unrealistic” to expect Manchester City to chase down Liverpool at the top of
Liverpool pair Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, plus Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City, have been named as the three candidates for this year’s African Footballer of the Year award, to be decided next month. Senegal talisman Mane will be the favourite for the award ahead of his Egyptian club mate after Liverpool won the UEFA
Julien Laurens wouldn’t be shocked if Chelsea sprung a surprise on Bayern like they did in the 2012 final. Gab Marcotti is encouraged by Philippe Coutinho’s performance in Bayern’s win over Werder Bremen. Bayern Munich have appointed Hansi Flick as their coach until the end of the season, the Bundesliga champions have announced. Flick, 54, was
1:30 PM ET By Martyn Herman LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Chelsea enjoyed a timely return to form to outplay Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-0 away victory in the Premier League as Frank Lampard outwitted his former mentor Jose Mourinho in their managerial battle on Sunday. Willian struck both Chelsea goals in the first half
11:53 AM ET Barcelona opened up a three-point lead over rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Saturday, defeating Alaves 4-1 thanks to goals from Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal. Barca, who drew 0-0 with Madrid at the Camp Nou in El Clasico on Wednesday, opened the scoring
Steve Nicol says Mikel Arteta won the press conference, but the road ahead is difficult at Arsenal. Craig Burley says there’s no point in Carlo Ancelotti going to Everton if he can’t build his own squad. Freddie Ljungberg expects to have a meeting with Mikel Arteta about where he fits into Arsenal’s plans. Duncan Ferguson