Steve Nicol says Ed Woodward is deflecting the blame for Manchester United’s struggles with his recent comments. The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too early to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. Top 10
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5:57 PM ET Sevilla striker Luuk de Jong scored his first goal for the club to give them a deserved 1-0 win at home to Levante on Sunday in La Liga to go level on points with fourth-placed Real Sociedad. The Dutchman had failed to score in his previous seven starts for Sevilla since his
MANCHESTER — Sometimes, a team’s prospects cannot be boiled down to the outcome of one game. As tempting as it is to assess Liverpool’s title credentials or Manchester United’s ability to kick-start their faltering season after Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Old Trafford, sometimes the outcome is nothing more than what it is: the result at
Justin Kluivert sees his first career red card in Roma’s stalemate vs. Sampdoria. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. AS Roma have vowed to ban the fans responsible for aiming racist abuse at Sampdoria midfielder Ronaldo Vieira during a 0-0 Serie A draw on Sunday and took to social media to apologise for the incident. Italian
Janusz Michallik and Ross Dyer ask what went wrong for Bayern as they dropped points again at Augsburg. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti analyses whether “Mr. Bayern” Thomas Muller will actually leave the club in January. Alexis Nunes and Gab Marcotti break down Bayern’s surprising defeat against Hoffenheim after beating Spurs 7-2. Craig Burley feels the
2:20 PM ET BERLIN, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Hoffenheim’s Ihlas Bebou scored once and helped set up another goal for Andrej Kramaric as his team beat Schalke 04 2-0 on Sunday to deny them the chance to go top of the table. Croat Kramaric, making his comeback from injury, fired in on the rebound in
Steve Nicol and Craig Burley say the Netherlands are firing on all cylinders ahead of Euro 2020. Janusz Michallik and Ross Dyer believe Barcelona’s new boys are starting to click after their 3-0 win at Eibar. Sid Lowe looks at the possibility of El Clasico being moved from the Camp Nou to Miami, Florida. ESPN
5:22 PM ET Marseille broke into the Ligue 1 top four after goals Boubacar Kamara and Kevin Strootman gave them a 2-0 home win over struggling Strasbourg on Sunday. In the day’s early fixtures, Monaco eased their relegation woes with a last-gasp 3-2 defeat of Rennes while Girondins Bordeaux suffered a 1-0 setback against visiting
Shaka Hislop says Spurs’ Champions League run masked their poor form last year and sees no path to improvement. The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too early to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below.
Liverpool players celebrate after scoring the equaliser against Manchester United. Liverpool’s perfect start to the Premier League season was ended as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Manchester United at Old Trafford. Positives It was a welcome return to the side for goalkeeper Allison, but it was a day short on positives for
4:45 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring as Juventus beat visiting Bologna 2-1 on Saturday to move four points clear at the top of the Serie A table. Ronaldo struck from close range after 19 minutes, but Danilo levelled for the visitors soon afterwards. Miralem Pjanic profited on a defensive mix-up to net Juve’s
3:18 PM ET Franco Escobar scored in the 70th minute and Brad Guzan made six saves as Atlanta United started defense of the MLS Cup title with a 1-0 victory over the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday in an Eastern Conference first-round knockout match. Atlanta, the second seed, hosts the winner of the Philadelphia
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Jadon Sancho should depart Dortmund and take the next step in his footballing career. Raphael Honigstein joins the crew to weigh in on Borussia Dortmund’s signings, and questions whether or not they’ve done enough to win next season’s Bundesliga title. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Chelsea’s young talent like
8:54 AM ET Antoine Griezmann celebrates with Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez. Getty Barcelona put the civil unrest back home to one side as they enjoyed a comfortable win away to Eibar with Antoine Griezmann, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez all on target in the same match for the first time. The build-up to this game was
12:37 PM ET Atletico Madrid’s frustrating La Liga run continued as Dani Parejo‘s stunning late free kick earned Valencia a deserved 1-1 draw in the Metropolitano on Saturday. Diego Simeone’s side had managed only one win in their previous five La Liga games, scoring two goals in that sequence, and their attack misfired again as
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti provides the latest on the Catalonia protests and how they might affect La Liga. Shaka Hislop reacts to reports that Barcelona are interested in Marcus Rashford over Roberto Firmino. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that
2:02 PM ET ROME, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Two goals from Arkadiusz Milik helped Napoli return to winning ways in Serie A with a 2-0 home victory over Hellas Verona on Saturday. The Poland international had not scored this season going into the game, but struck in either half to end his drought. Napoli’s form
Steve Nicol says the fans at Old Trafford have to inspire Manchester United to have a chance vs. Liverpool. ‘Can it be true? Man United beat Liverpool! The Exploding Heads preview their weekend game in FIFA 20 style. Mason Greenwood has signed a new long-term contract at Manchester United, the club have confirmed. The 18-year-old
2:35 PM ET Borussia Dortmund edged past Bundesliga leaders Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-0 on Saturday thanks to captain Marco Reus’ second half winner to cut the gap to the top to one point. Reus broke the deadlock in the 58th minute, slipping the ball through the legs of keeper Yann Sommer for the goal that gave
Manchester City strolled to victory against Crystal Palace to close the gap on Liverpool at the top. Manchester City returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Guardiola’s side struggled to break through for much of the first half but managed to put themselves