ESPN Can Timo Werner be tempted to join Chelsea over Liverpool? Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images Claudio Reyna went to Germany at 21 and went on to become a USMNT legend. Now his son Gio, 17, is doing the same. Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images From Jordan Henderson’s barber to lifelong season-ticket holders,
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Gab Marcotti explains why we should see a return to action in Serie A by the middle of June. Cristiano Ronaldo is back in training with Juventus after a 10-week absence due to the pandemic. Gab Marcotti lays out the protocols Serie A will have to consider to resume the season. Italy’s football federation (FIGC)
Gab Marcotti explains how all furloughed club staff will receive their full salary due to the players. Midfielder Antonio Candreva recreates an airport baggage claim in epic fashion with his family. Juventus winger Douglas Costa shows off his lightning speed, sprinting quicker than his girlfriend’s go-kart. Gab Marcotti explains why there isn’t a universal appetite
If it was up to Claudio Lotito, Lazio would be back in training already. Italy has been in a state of national lockdown since March 9, as it works to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has cost more than 21,000 lives in the country so far. But the president of the club that sits second
With almost all football postponed for the next month because of the coronavirus pandemic, star players have found themselves at a loose end. Jump to: Ronaldo bought iMacs | Want a virtual Bratwurst? With many training grounds off-limits, clubs have sent footballers home, where they’re adhering to an isolation period for the next few weeks. How
The FC crew break down the race between Man United and Chelsea for a top-4 position in the Premier League. Shaka Hislop outlines Chelsea’s “incredible” performance in their 4-0 win vs. Everton. Chelsea run riot as they smash Everton 4-0 at Stamford Bridge to maintain their top four position. Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud has said
10:59 AM ET Lazio went top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Saturday in one of the five weekend top-flight matches which were unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak. Luis Alberto fired Lazio in front in the 18th minute and set up the second for Joaquin Correa three minutes later as the
11:09 AM ET Forwards Ciro Immobile and Felipe Caicedo both scored twice in the first half as a rampant Lazio thrashed SPAL 5-1 on Sunday to maintain their Serie A title challenge. Immobile, Serie A’s leading scorer, took his tally to 25 league goals for the season as his side made it 12 wins and
Julien Laurens says history between Chelsea and Antonio Conte could impact the striker’s move to Serie A. Julien Laurens and Steve Nicol react to Dries Mertens being linked with Chelsea. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has confirmed Dries Mertens won’t be joining the club in the January transfer window and Olivier Giroud won’t leave. Giroud, 33,
2:12 PM ET Lazio’s 11-match winning run in Serie A was ended on Sunday following a 1-1 derby draw with AS Roma that was decided by two goalkeeping errors. Thomas Strakosha misjudged a cross to allow Roma’s Edin Dzeko to head in the opener after 26 minutes, but Lazio were level just eight minutes later
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
2019-20 Italian Serie A Felipe Caicedo (7′) Ciro Immobile (17′ PEN, 20′, 65′ PEN) Bastos (54′) Karol Linetty (70′) Julian Chabot (73′) No Report Available To help make this website better, to improve and personalize your experience and for advertising purposes, are you happy to accept cookies and other technologies?
Giancarlo Inzaghi doesn’t smoke Monday to Friday. When the weekend comes around, though, he draws the blinds, pours himself a digestif and lights up. Inzaghi Sr. puts the football on and goes through around 20 cigarettes. “Don’t tell the boys,” he said. “I suffer more now they’re both coaches.” It looks like their mother Marina
Steve Nicol is shocked by how the current Liverpool side’s attack constantly tries to get behind their opposition. Steve Nicol says Liverpool’s attack needs to pick up even as the Reds continue to dominate the Premier League. The European champions have mastered the art of winning tight games and remain leaders. Meanwhile, Real Madrid climb
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
Crio Immobile struck in injury time to extend Lazio’s winning run. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Julien Laurens believes Lazio’s strong start in Serie A will continue throughout the rest of the season. Lazio have been fined €20,000 ($22k) for racist chanting aimed at Brescia forward Mario Balotelli from the club’s supporters, but avoided heavier
8:55 AM ET Two goals from Serie A’s leading scorer Ciro Immobile, the second in stoppage time, gave third-placed Lazio a dramatic 2-1 win at 10-man Brescia on Sunday as they chalked up their ninth successive league victory. Simone Inzaghi’s side overcame the absence of several key players as they cut the gap between themselves
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
4:51 PM ET Lazio came from behind to beat Juventus 3-1 and hand the Turin side their first defeat of the season on Saturday, scoring the two decisive goals in the final 20 minutes after their opponents had Juan Cuadrado controversially sent off. Juve, who had gone their first 19 games under new coach Maurizio
The Serie Awesome crew debate whether or not Serie A needs Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Steve Nicol still remains to be convinced by Romelu Lukaku despite his superb performance vs. Slavia Prague. All 20 clubs from Serie A have written a joint open letter to ask for help in dealing with the issue of racism. Italian football