Month: July 2019

With the summer transfer window nearing its end, Steve Nicol gives his list of players Liverpool should make moves for. Liverpool have not made any big summer moves yet, but club legend Steve Nicol explains why that is nothing to worry about. Manuel Neuer reflects on Bayern Munich’s 2018-19 Champions League exit vs. Liverpool in
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10:26 PM ET July 20 (Reuters) – Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 3-1 in an entertaining International Champions Cup match in Houston on Saturday. Both sides gave debuts to high-profile acquisitions in a game that featured appearances from 41 different players. Real, who started with a full-strength side that included a debut for former Chelsea
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10:35 AM ET Kenedy attempts an overhead kick during Chelsea’s game against Kawasaki Frontale. Photo by Masashi Hara/Getty Images Frank Lampard spoke of his excitement at working with Kurt Zouma and Mason Mount following Chelsea’s 1-0 preseason friendly defeat against Japanese champions Kawasaki Frontale in Yokohama on Friday. Chelsea were second best against Kawasaki and the
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12:00 AM ET Brian Fernandez continued his torrid scoring spree, netting two goals as the Portland Timbers handed the rival Seattle Sounders their first home loss of the season, 2-1, Sunday night. Raul Ruidiaz scored his team-leading eighth goal for the Sounders (10-6-5, 35 points), who dropped to 8-1-2 at CenturyLink Field. Fernandez, who signed
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8:13 PM ET Eddie Nketiah continued his fine pre-season form with two goals as Arsenal produced a 3-0 victory over Fiorentina in the International Champions Cup in Charlotte on Saturday. Arsenal fielded a young side with Nketiah, who scored the winner against Bayern Munich in Arsenal’s last match, leading the line, and the 20-year-old wasted
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Shaka Hislop says the challenge for full-back Keiran Trippier at new club Atletico Madrid will be keeping his defensive concentration in Deigo Simeone’s system. Hector Herrera outlines why he chose Atletico Madrid and the achievements he hopes to accomplish with his new club. Julien Laurens questions whether Joao Felix will be able to express himself
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Taylor Twellman heaps praise on Zlatan’s hat trick, but he feels LAFC’s lack of a killer instinct in big games is proving costly. Zlatan Ibrahimovic joins SportsCenter to talk through his second career MLS hat trick and what makes him stand out from the rest of the league. Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s dominance continued versus Carlos Vela’s
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ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens says Inter Milan are getting closer to acquiring Man United’s Romelu Lukaku and explains what that means for Mauro Icardi. Manchester United have rejected a £54 million bid from Inter Milan for Romelu Lukaku, sources have told ESPN FC. United value Lukaku, who has four years left on his contract, between
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Steve Nicol doesn’t understand Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s decision to let his players choose their captain. Rui Patricio saved three penalties as Wolves defeated Premier League champions Manchester City to claim the Premier League Asia Trophy 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Shanghai on Saturday. The Portuguese goalkeeper kept out spot kicks from Ilkay
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Steve Nicol questions if Juventus should sign Neymar despite Barcelona being his preferred landing spot this summer. Steve Nicol and Julien Laurens agree that if Neymar’s attempts to leave PSG fail, he may regret the bridges he has burned this summer. Neymar and his entourage are confident Barcelona will soon put together a strong cash-plus-players
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Lothar Matthaus believes Bayern Munich need a winger with qualities similar to that of Chelsea and USMNT midfielder Christian Pulisic. Christian Pulisic made his Chelsea debut in a 1-0 friendly loss to Kawasaki Frontale in Yokohama, Japan on Friday.  Chelsea were second best against Kawasaki and the raucous home crowd got what they wanted when
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Steve Nicol questions if Juventus should sign Neymar despite Barcelona being his preferred landing spot this summer. Antoine Griezmann discusses what it will be like to play with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez and teases a brand new celebration for his first Barcelona goal. New Barcelona signing Antoine Griezmann likens Lionel Messi to LeBron James,
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Former Arsenal forward Paul Mariner says Laurent Koscielny is putting his legacy with the Gunners at risk with his recent behaviour. Steve Nicol feels Laurent Koscielny doesn’t have enough leverage at Arsenal to be snubbing their preseason tour. Arsenal manager Unai Emery said on Thursday that he was planning for the potential departure of club
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