ESPN Burley sympathetic to Pulisic’s ‘awkward’ Chelsea introduction ESPN Illustration Look away now, Fernando Torres, Mario Balotelli and Bebe; Bill Barnwell is back to reveal the worst moves in Premier League history. ESPN The world has come to a standstill, so we compiled 10 shows and documentaries that will scratch your soccer itch while in
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Don Hutchison and Shaka Hislop give their take on who the next manager of Newcastle should be. Gab Marcotti breaks down the financial fair play rules Newcastle need to follow after the club is sold. Frank Leboeuf says money might not be enough for Newcastle United’s ambition to attract big names. Steve Nicol says Tottenham’s
ESPN Should Liverpool be awarded the title? Steve Nicol says ‘NO!’ ESPN The world has come to a standstill, so we compiled 10 shows and documentaries that will scratch your soccer itch while in isolation. ESPN The Hall of Fame is a concept as old as sports itself but the Premier League finally has a
DeAndre Yedlin explains why relegation would improve the stature of MLS. Taylor Twellman says a schedule change would benefit MLS because it would not compete with the NFL. MLS commissioner Don Garber spoke to Taylor Twellman about the league’s plans to restart the season. Newcastle United and United States defender DeAndre Yedlin has said introducing
The coronavirus outbreak across the globe has brought regular life to a halt as countries fight to contain the spread and flatten the curve of the pandemic. Professional sports were naturally hit hard in the efforts to fight COVID-19 but as new cases slow down across Europe, all the top soccer leagues are beginning to
The Premier League Hall of Fame inaugural class, as chosen by ESPN, includes two of the most prolific goal scorers in English soccer history and a winger with one of the longest careers in the top flight. The NFL has one. NASA and American astronauts have one, prominently located at the Kennedy Space Center. There’s
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta explains how coronavirus affected him and his family. Former Newcastle United midfielder Nolberto Solano apologised on Friday after being detained by Peruvian police for being outside his house during tight quarantine hours set up to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Solano claimed he left his home on Thursday before the
Craig Burley says Arsenal have chosen a strong direction by allowing Mikel Arteta to run things his way. LONDON — When the great history of Mikel Arteta’s time at Arsenal is written, there will be many more convincing performances than Sunday’s 4-0 win over Newcastle. At least, Gooners around the world will hope so. The
1:25 PM ET Arsenal secured their second Premier League win under Mikel Arteta on Sunday as four second-half goals condemned Newcastle to defeat at the Emirates. Arsenal held the majority of possession and created more chances than their visitors in the first half but failed to break down the Newcastle defence. It was not long
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England — Former Newcastle defender Steve Howey can vividly recall the day he was on the open-top bus that was welcomed back to the city by 250,000 supporters, the day after the 1998 FA Cup Final against Arsenal. As it snaked towards St James’s Park, there was a sea of black-and-white shirts, all the
We’re more than one-third of the way into the Premier League season and if the league operated under NBA or MLB rules, teams would currently be scrambling to figure out which players they could shuffle in and out of their doors. Title-chasers would be seeking out the final piece to put them over the top.
Federico Fernandez scored with two minutes left to give Newcastle all three points against Southampton. Newcastle United are offering their season-ticket holders an additional free half-season ticket as the club tries to fill St James’ Park for the rest of the season, the Premier League club said on Monday. The ticket covers 10 league games
9:24 AM ET Newcastle United midfielder Jonjo Shelvey scored a stunning late goal to dent Manchester City’s title chances in a 2-2 draw at St James’ Park on Saturday. City go second in the table but could find themselves 11 points behind leaders Liverpool if Jurgen Klopp’s side beat Brighton later. “We found a way
Steve Bruce is still bitter about having a cabbage thrown at him. Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce has described his final two days in charge of Aston Villa, during which a supporter threw a cabbage at him before a match, as one of the most “unsavoury” times of his career. Bruce said the incident before
NEWCASTLE, England — It is a thought most Manchester United fans would never imagine, especially during the trophy-laden glory years of Sir Alex Ferguson, but after losing 1-0 to Matthew Longstaff’s goal at Newcastle United on Sunday, the nightmare scenario of a relegation battle cannot be ruled out. While Liverpool have surged clear eight points
Frank Leboeuf reacts to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saying he was ‘pleased’ with Man United’s 0-0 draw at Alkmaar. Alejandro Moreno believes that Marcus Rashford needs to develop an elite striker’s mindset to improve at Manchester United. The Exploding Heads are back to broker a deal for Jadon Sancho and revive Christian Pulisic’s grim start. Craig
1:33 PM ET A superb solo goal by Ricardo Pereira and a Jamie Vardy brace helped lift Leicester City to third place in the Premier League as they thrashed 10 man Newcastle United 5-0 on Sunday. Despite playmaker James Maddison missing out due to an ankle injury, Leicester still got off to a great start
2:31 PM ET Brighton & Hove Albion did everything right except score a goal in a 0-0 Premier League draw at Newcastle United on Saturday that heaped the pressure on both teams. In a game of few clear chances at St. James’ Park, Newcastle defended for large parts of the match against the visiting side
With international break over, The Exploding Heads predict Liverpool vs. Newcastle and ruin some cake in the process. Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. Shaka Hislop examines whether or not Raheem Sterling has what it takes to become an elite