Craig Burley thinks the January transfer window could be catastrophic for Barcelona. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol isn’t entirely sold on Barcelona’s attacking threat, despite their 4-1 win over Alaves. ESPN FC looks back on Barcelona’s dominant performance in the 2011 Champions League final against Man United. Arturo Vidal is claiming €2.4 million in unpaid bonuses
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Gerard Lopez has been Lille owner since 2016 and is just scratching the surface of what he and his tech background can bring to the sport. Gerard Lopez is many things. He’s the majority owner of Lille, but he’s also a Spanish entrepreneur who grew up in a soot-covered house next to a steel mill
Gab Marcotti doubles down on his stance that Liverpool could still be caught in the Premier League title race. With the 2019-20 Premier League season having just passed its halfway point, our Ian Darke assesses the first halves of all 20 clubs’ campaigns. Who’s punched above their weight and who’s failed to live up to
Steve Nicol cannot wrap his head around why AC Milan would want to bring back Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Shaka Hislop feels Zlatan Ibrahimovic would fit at Everton despite his advanced age and big personality. Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s statue outside Malmo FF’s stadium has been vandalised again, this time with a saw. Stewart Robson believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic could
The Football Agents share their top charitable gift ideas for the players they represent. Getty Images have selected their Top 100 sporting photographs of 2019, and we at Toe Poke have cherry picked our favourite footballing snaps from the album. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories,
Sid Lowe believes Man City’s manager will be the center of attention in his team’s UCL clash with Real Madrid. ESPN FC’s Frank Leboeuf was left underwhelmed by Barcelona’s 0-0 draw vs. Real Madrid. Real Madrid failed to score for the second game in a row in a goalless draw with Athletic Bilbao at the
There’s a stock explanation behind Everton’s decision to pursue, and appoint, Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager. The Toffees are ambitious and willing to spend enormous amounts of money to achieve, and maintain, elite status. Given that Ancelotti has managed more elite clubs than you can shake a stick at — from Milan to Real
Frank Leboeuf explains why Patrick Vieira would be a good first head coach for Inter Miami. David Beckham’s Inter Miami CF announced the signings of defender Denso Ulysse and goalkeeper Drake Callender on Tuesday. Haiti international Ulysse, 21, played with the USL champion Tacoma Defiance last season “We’re happy to add a player with Denso’s
Javier Tebas was reelected president of La Liga on Monday with a four-year mandate, after running unopposed. Tebas has led the Spanish football league since 2013 and resigned earlier in December to trigger new elections. “Following the presentation of a single candidacy for the presidency … and this being valid, Javier Tebas is definitively named
Steve Nicol examines whether these takeaways from this weekend in world football are overreactions. Janusz Michallik wonders why Maurizio Sarri doesn’t utilise Mario Mandzukic while he’s still in the squad. ESPN FC’s Rob Dawson explains why Mario Mandzukic’s wage demands and Juventus’ inflated transfer fee means the Croatian will remain in Turin. Mario Mandzukic has
College football’s Big 12 Conference has long been associated with points. When Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops brought offensive coordinator Mike Leach to the conference in 1999 (and then Texas Tech made him its head coach a year later), the spread offense found a place to germinate and conference games have been high-scoring ever since. Offenses there
Everything you need to know about this weekend’s Premier League action, all in one place. Jump to: How will Liverpool perform post-Qatar? | Mourinho slipping already? | Man to watch | Game not to miss | Stats of the weekend | Team that needs some luck| One thing that will definitely happen | Predictions The
Steve Nicol says Everton’s and Arsenal’s respective managers now understand the difficulty of their jobs. Duncan Ferguson has no plans to leave Everton after a goalless draw with Arsenal in his final game in charge. New Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has said Zlatan Ibrahimovic is welcome to join the club but not as a member
FC Salzburg defender has said he suffered a stroke in the training in October. FC Salzburg defender Patrick Farkas has revealed he suffered a stroke in the build-up to the club’s Champions league match against Napoli in October. Farkas, 27, collapsed at the Salzburg training ground on Oct. 21, and the club kept quiet about
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol isn’t entirely sold on Barcelona’s attacking threat, despite their 4-1 win over Alaves. Players at Spanish powerhouses Barcelona and Real Madrid and Italy champion Juventus are on the best-paid teams in world sports, according to a survey published on Monday. The 10th edition of the Global Sports Salaries study by sportingintelligence.com
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. Negotiations between Barcelona and Konrad de la Fuente over a new deal have broken down with sources telling ESPN the American is keen to
12:01 PM ET MILAN, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Brescia striker Mario Balotelli replied to being dropped for the second time this season by coming off the bench to score on Sunday but his team had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Parma in Serie A after the home side snatched a late equaliser. Brescia
The FC crew are flabbergasted that Granit Xhaka said “he cannot play” against Leicester. Craig Burley calls Unai Emery and Arsenal “weak” for having made ever made Granit Xhaka captain of the club. Julien Laurens dives into why Arsenal moved on quickly from Freddie Ljungberg as manager. The FC crew delve into the reports that
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard reflects on the impact Jose Mourinho had on him as a player. Chelsea had lost their previous two matches going into this game, but you wouldn’t have thought it judging by their performance in the derby. They were absolutely dominant here, beating 10-man Tottenham Hotspur 2-0. Willian was the standout man and
With the 2020 MLS schedule released, Ale Moreno sifts through some of the key matchups on the horizon. Ale Moreno delves into how Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami will fare in their 2020 MLS openers. The Columbus Crew announced Friday that they have acquired Argentine midfielder Lucas Zelarayan from Tigres UANL of Liga MX. The transfer