The first entrants to the ESPN Premier League Hall of Fame have been announced, and all are very deserving, we can agree. But who missed out, and has reason to be outraged at their exclusion? And who will be waved in just as soon as they hang up their boots? Notable Snubs These guys are
Mohamed Salah
Duos are dying. Back when everyone played a 4-4-2, there were pairs everywhere. You had two centerbacks, wingers and full-backs, two midfielders and two strikers. The treble-winning Manchester United side of 1998-99 played Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole up front, and they combined for 52 goals across all competitions. A few years later, Arsenal went
African stars were at the heart of several eye-catching victories and scintillating attacking performances in the English Premier League this weekend, as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah were all at their lethal best. The trio shared the Golden Boot last term after ending the campaign on 22 goals, and the race between them
African football has stepped into a new decade, so ESPN remembers the defining moments of the past 10 years. The Hand of Suarez African football entered the previous decade upon a wave of optimism and amidst talk of a ‘new dawn’, with the continent set to host its first World Cup in 2010. South Africa
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. Liverpool are facing the prospect of going a month without Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane when the Africa
Sadio Mane was named African Footballer of the Year for 2019 on Tuesday after winning the Champions League with Liverpool and leading Senegal to the Africa Cup of Nations final. Mane, 27, wins the award for the first time after finishing runner-up to his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah of Egypt in 2017 and 2018. He
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
Lebo Mothiba ended his five-and-a-half-month wait for a goal by scoring twice in Strasbourg’s Ligue 1 victory over Nimes last weekend, while both Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane starred as Liverpool defeated Manchester City in a potentially decisive clash at the top of the English Premier League. South Africa’s Mothiba hadn’t scored since May when
The FC crew examine the title race with Liverpool’s lead now at eight points over Leicester and Chelsea. Steve Nicol feels the reason for not ruling Trent Alexander-Arnold’s handball as a penalty is “garbage”. Stewart Robson says Man City’s inability to handle counterattacks cost them in a 3-1 loss to Liverpool. Liverpool entrenched themselves atop
An angry Jurgen Klopp says Hazma Choudry should have been sent off for his tackle on Mohamed Salah. James Milner’s stoppage-time penalty against Leicester extends Liverpool’s unbeaten run to 17 matches. Steve Nicol says Liverpool deserved the win against Leicester despite the sides being level for 94 minutes. Mohamed Salah suffered a twisted ankle in
Steve Nicol says Liverpool deserved the win against Leicester despite the sides being level for 94 minutes. James Milner’s stoppage-time penalty against Leicester extends Liverpool’s unbeaten run to 17 matches. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury to “calm down” after his “dangerous as hell” challenge on Mohamed Salah. The Egypt
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains how Liverpool’s defence will be the key in topping Man City and ending their 30-year title drought. Manchester City kept pace behind league-leaders Liverpool with a 3-1 win over Everton at Goodison Park. After Liverpool’s 16th consecutive Premier League win, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol has his say whether or not