10:09 AM ET Mark Ogden HONG KONG — Leroy Sane scored twice for Manchester City as the Premier League Champions coasted to a 6-1 friendly win against Kitchee in Hong Kong. City, playing the third game of their preseason tour of the Far East, were forced to overcome stifling humidity in the Hong Kong Stadium
Month: July 2019
LAFC is closing in on the signing of Penarol midfielder Brian Rodriguez, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC. Reports in South America suggest that Penarol would not let Rodriguez go for less than $11.5 million, though it remains to be seen if the final number will be that high if and when the deal gets
NEW YORK — Jurgen Klopp doesn’t remember the name of the street but he recalls the staggering traffic that delayed his arrival in Manhattan for the meeting that started it all. He can’t distinguish exactly which high-rise building it was in given the scale of steel structures painting the New York skyline, but he reminisces
10:20 AM ET Sam Marsden Goals from Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley helped Chelsea beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Rakuten Cup on Tuesday as Ernesto Valverde’s side kicked off their preseason with a defeat in Tokyo. Abraham opened the scoring in the first half after a mistake from Sergio Busquets, with Barkley wrapping up the
ESPN FC’s Matteo Bonetti finds the silver lining to AC Milan’s one-year ban from European competition. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place. Moscardelli ends the bottlecap challenge Zlatan Ibrahimovic and
The European transfer window is open. Click here to review all the latest transfers and keep up to date with the latest gossip below. Top free agents in 2020 | What do Europe’s elite need? TOP STORY: Arsenal run the rule on Rugani Unai Emery is interested in making Juventus defender Daniele Rugani his latest Arsenal
Shaka Hislop believes that Newcastle United’s problems are higher up than the recent appointment of manager Steve Bruce to replace Rafa Benitez. Shaka Hislop makes sense of Newcastle’s £50 million valuation of Man United target Sean Longstaff, who only made nine league appearances in 2018-19. Alejandro Moreno sifts through the latest transfer rumours in this
The FC crew discusses the next step in Gareth Bale’s career and whether he will return to Tottenham or move somewhere else. This has been a strange summer in the transfer market. The Gareth Bale-Real Madrid saga has become increasingly nasty. Neymar‘s desired divorce from PSG isn’t going as he’d hoped. It felt like Barcelona
Atletico Madrid and Chivas were each reduced to 10 men in a scoreless battle that saw Diego Simeone’s side escape with a win on penalties. International Champions Cup: Carlos Villanueva red card (61′) Chivas Guadalajara 0-0 Atletico Madrid International Champions Cup: Marcos Llorente red card (24′) Chivas Guadalajara 0-0 Atletico Madrid Sid Lowe explains why
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s dominance continued versus Carlos Vela’s LAFC as his hat trick lifted LA Galaxy to a 3-2 win in El Trafico. LA Galaxy and U.S. youth international full-back Julian Araujo would consider a move to the Mexican national team if the right opportunity presented itself. The 17-year-old dual national right-back was part of the
With Arsenal admitting to their lack of spending power, ESPN FC’s Ian Darke finds it plausible that the Gunners could drop out of top six this season. ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson says Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are ‘too inconsistent’ to feature for Arsenal week in and week out. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop remains pessimistic
To watch the 2019 International Champions Cup, sign up for ESPN+. SHANGHAI — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Daniel James to handle any rough treatment in the Premier League next season as Mauricio Pochettino was forced to apologise after a bad tempered friendly between Manchester United and Tottenham in China. James was on the end
Pep Guardiola dismisses a report in the Chinese media accusing Manchester City of being disrespectful of their hosts on their visit to Shanghai. Kyle Walker explains why it is imperative Manchester City win the Champions League and discusses his new deal in an exclusive interview with ESPN. Pep Guardiola urged Leroy Sane to decide on
10:22 PM ET Melissa Reddy Liverpool will depart the United States without a win after being held to a 2-2 draw by Sporting CP at New York’s Yankee Stadium. The Reds fly back to Merseyside on Wednesday night after fulfilling their post-match responsibilities having also lost 3-1 against Borussia Dortmund at Notre Dame Stadium and
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Frank Lampard is facing an uphill battle in his first season in charge at Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi is set to end doubts over his future at Chelsea and sign a five-year deal, a source has told ESPN FC. The attacker is in the final year of his contract and
Brian McBride reflects on the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and examines the tournament’s impact on the U.S. and Mexico. Jozy Altidore spoke after the United States’ Gold Cup loss to Mexico about how much the team has progressed the last month and credits the young players for making it happen. United States defender Matt Miazga
Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour tells ESPN the key to getting the best out of Mesut Ozil is for Unai Emery to build the team around him. Arsenal manager Unai Emery said on Monday that Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos was someone he admired as the Premier League club work on bringing in one player.
With the summer transfer window nearing its end, Steve Nicol gives his list of players Liverpool should make moves for. Manuel Neuer reflects on Bayern Munich’s 2018-19 Champions League exit vs. Liverpool in an exclusive interview with ESPN. NEW YORK — Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne is facing six months on the sidelines after suffering an
Goalkeeper Matt Lampson made three saves in the penalty shootout against Tijuana to send the LA Galaxy to the Leagues Cup semifinals. To watch the 2019 Leagues Cup, sign up for ESPN+. Leagues Cup: David Romney (54′) LA Galaxy 2-2 Tijuana Leagues Cup: Emmanuel Boateng (27′) LA Galaxy 1-0 Tijuana Tigres head coach Ricardo “Tuca”
9:44 AM ET Matthijs de Ligt scored an own goal in his Juventus debut but Cristiano Ronaldo saved his blushes as the Italian champions drew 1-1 against Inter Milan in an International Champions Cup exhibition in China on Wednesday. The 19-year-old joined Juve from Ajax for €75m last week, spurning the likes of Barcelona and
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