Craig Burley and Ale Moreno don’t hold back their criticisms of Real Madrid’s senior players of Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric. ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe disagrees with Zinedine Zidane’s assessment of Real Madrid’s second-half performance in their 2-2 draw vs. Club Brugge. Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings and you’ll be quite surprised with
Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common; their lack of defensive structure. Ale Moreno assesses whether in-form Robert Lewandowski is valued as much as he should be at Bayern. Frank Leboeuf explains why Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann’s on-field relationship won’t improve any time soon. Joachim Low has said that
Rodgers Returns! The Exploding heads use FIFA 20 to predict Liverpool vs. Leicester at Anfield. Steve Nicol says Jurgen Klopp can use Liverpool’s lapse against Salzburg to wake up his side. Liverpool’s Sadio Mane insists he does get frustrated with teammate Mo Salah as he wants to score more, but says they’re still good friends.
Craig Burley says Mauricio Pochettino got his tactics wrong and should shoulder the blame for Tottenham’s record-setting defeat against Bayern. The FC crew examine how Serge Gnabry has come into his own at Bayern Munich as they review his four-goal performance against Tottenham. LONDON — Mauricio Pochettino called for “calm” after his Tottenham Hotspur team
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
Craig Burley explains why it was so important for Chelsea’s young core to get a victory at Lille. Didier Deschamps wants Chelsea boss Frank Lampard to play Olivier Giroud more often in exchange for the France manager’s leaving N’Golo Kante in London for last month’s European Championship qualifiers. Kante on Thursday was called up for
Shaka Hislop explains why he would choose Zlatan over Carlos Vela and Josef Martinez as the best leader in MLS. Despite reports he was at odds with MLS while coach of the USMNT, Jurgen Klinsmann discusses the importance of the league for young U.S. players. The final weekend of the Major League Soccer season arrives
BARCELONA – Marc-Andre ter Stegen said Barcelona striker Luis Suarez ”shut a lot of mouths” with his match-winning performance against Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday. Suarez, 32, scored twice in the second half as Barca came from behind to beat the Serie A leaders 2-1 at Camp Nou en route to their first win
Bayern’s Serge Gnabry leads the way in our XI. With the second set of Champions League group stage games finished, we look at who stood out from this week’s performances. GK: Andre Onana (Ajax) Among all the deserved plaudits that Ajax’s players received in their run to the semifinals last season, it felt like goalkeeper
Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol say Nicolas Pepe looks like “a flash in the pan” after failing to live up to the hype so far at Arsenal. Arsenal romped to their second win of the Europa League group stage with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Standard Liege at the Emirates. Gabriel Martinelli scored twice inside
ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno explains why Kylian Mbappe’s presence at PSG makes Neymar an expendable asset. French football correspondent Julien Laurens explains the main reason behind Neymar not getting a move away from PSG this summer. A Brazilian judge says the model who accused football superstar Neymar of rape will face trial on charges of
Cristiano Ronaldo and Miralem Pjanic score in Juventus’ 2-0 win vs. SPAL. To watch Serie A, subscribe to ESPN+. Italian Serie A: Cristiano Ronaldo (77′) Juventus 2-0 SPAL. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri says Cristiano Ronaldo will have no trouble fitting into the system of play used in the 2-1 win
The Exploding Heads are back to broker a deal for Jadon Sancho and revive Christian Pulisic’s grim start. Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common; their lack of defensive structure. There’s a new No. 1 thanks to Bayern Munich’s Champions League demolition of Tottenham, while two wins from Barcelona sees
Nice have terminated the contract of Lamine Diaby-Fadiga after he stole a teammate’s watch. Striker Lamine Diaby-Fadiga has been sacked by Nice after he admitted stealing teammate Kasper Dolberg‘s watch in the dressing room, the Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday. “OGC Nice and Lamine Diaby Fadiga parted ways on Tuesday,” Nice said in a
Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol say Nicolas Pepe looks like “a flash in the pan” after failing to live up to the hype so far at Arsenal. Craig Burley doesn’t hold back his criticism of just how poor Manchester United and Arsenal have been this season. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second-half equaliser earned Arsenal a share of
Alexandru Mitrita tallied three first-half goals to lead NYCFC past Atlanta United 4-1. For more MLS, sign up for ESPN+. New York City FC has finalized contingency plans for the MLS Cup playoffs, securing dates at Citi Field if there is a conflict with the New York Yankees. Those plans don’t include a scenario if
Craig Burley doesn’t hold back his criticism of just how poor Manchester United and Arsenal have been this season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has branded the pitch for Manchester United’s Europa League clash with AZ Alkmaar “one of the worst” he has seen. United will face the Dutch side on an artificial pitch at the Kyocera
3:01 PM ET Napoli paid the price for playing a weakened side as they dropped Champions League points in 0-0 draw away at Racing Genk on Wednesday. After beating holders Liverpool in their opening Group E game, coach Carlo Ancelotti left out Lorenzo Insigne and dropped Dries Mertens to the bench against the Belgian champions,
Man City manager Pep Guardiola came to the defence of Bernardo Silva over his controversial tweet. Bernardo Silva has been charged by the Football Association following a controversial social media post regarding Manchester City teammate Benjamin Mendy. Silva posted a tweet that appeared to compare Mendy’s appearance to a cartoon character who appears on the
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane insists he does get frustrated with teammate Mo Salah as he wants to score more, but says they’re still good friends. When tasked with reflecting on former Scottish players who’ve played for Liverpool, Andy Robertson plays a hilarious prank on Steve Nicol. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains how Liverpool’s defence will be