Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common; their lack of defensive structure. ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno feels Eden Hazard’s honeymoon phase at Real Madrid is clearly over. 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
Month: October 2019
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too late to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. Top 10 free agents in 2020 | European transfer review TOP STORY: Real set to seal Donny deal Reports in
Alexis Nunes and Don Hutchison break down Man City’s win over Everton and discuss if they need to address their defence in the transfer window. Kevin De Bruyne is a doubt for Manchester City’s Premier League clash with Wolves after suffering a groin injury. The Belgian, 28, missed training on Monday after picking up the
5:00 PM ET Goalkeeper Pepe Reina pulled off a superb penalty save in stoppage time to make up for an earlier mistake as misfiring AC Milan hung on for a gritty 2-1 win over Genoa on Saturday in a thrilling Serie A game that saw both sides finish with 10 men. With just two wins
Steve Nicol says Liverpool deserved the win against Leicester despite the sides being level for 94 minutes. James Milner’s stoppage-time penalty against Leicester extends Liverpool’s unbeaten run to 17 matches. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury to “calm down” after his “dangerous as hell” challenge on Mohamed Salah. The Egypt
11:42 AM ET Borussia Dortmund twice squandered the lead and conceded a 90th-minute own goal from Manuel Akanji to draw 2-2 against Freiburg on Saturday for their third consecutive league draw. Axel Witsel‘s sensational volley from a corner put the visitors in the driving seat but Freiburg levelled through Gian-Luca Waldschmidt after a fine combination
11:35 AM ET Robert Lewandowski could not stop Bayern Munich suffering a shock defeat against Hoffenheim. Kaspar-Bartke/Bongarts/Getty Images Hoffenheim’s Sargis Adamyan scored his first two Bundesliga goals to stun hosts Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday and earn their first ever win in Munich. The 26-year-old Armenian striker scored either side of a Robert Lewandowski goal as
4:50 PM ET Olympique de Marseille continued to stall as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Amiens in Ligue 1 on Friday on the back of three consecutive draws. Amiens prevailed thanks to Serhou Guirassy’s first-half penalty and Steven Mendoza’s last-gasp goal, which gave the hosts all three points after OM’s Dario Benedetto had
Former USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann offers his opinion on Christian Pulisic’s start at Chelsea and what the American star needs to do to be successful. Jurgen Klinsmann explains why the CONCACAF Nations League is bad for the U.S. and Mexico during an exclusive interview with ESPN. Despite reports he was at odds with MLS while
2:35 PM ET Crystal Palace escaped West Ham with three points thanks to a late VAR-assisted goal. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Jordan Ayew scored a VAR-assisted 88th-minute goal to complete a Crystal Palace comeback in a hard-fought 2-1 victory at West Ham United on Saturday that moved Roy Hodgson’s side into the Premier League top four. The
Frank Leboeuf explains why Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann’s on-field relationship won’t improve any time soon. Victor Valdes is set to leave Barcelona less than three months after returning to the club as the coach of their under-19 team, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC. Barca announced late on Friday that the former goalkeeper would
Atlanta FC pulled out a 1-1 draw against Montreal without star-man Josef Martínez. To watch MLS, sign up for ESPN+. In some ways, 2019 hasn’t gone quite like Ezequiel Barco had hoped. The Atlanta United attacker has seen his time limited through a combination of international commitments and injuries. The 917 minutes he’s played in
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. Steve Nicol and Craig Burley slam Man United and
When the first half ended in Real Madrid’s Champions League meeting with Club Brugge on Tuesday night, Thibaut Courtois made his way off the pitch, the whistling loud in his ears, and everyone else’s, too. Real were losing 2-0, and the goalkeeper who had conceded twice headed down the tunnel, into the dressing room and
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too late to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. Top 10 free agents in 2020 | European transfer review TOP STORY: Barcelona to swap Griezmann for Neymar? Given the
Antonio Conte admits that facing Juventus, the team he captained and coached, will be “emotional.” How could it be any other way after 17 years in black and white? But when the Derby d’Italia kicks off on Sunday (stream live on ESPN+, 2:45 p.m. ET), the Inter coach claims the moment will pass and his
Juventus bought Cristiano Ronaldo to improve their chances of winning the Champions League, so when they were knocked out by Ajax, many considered his first season with the Bianconeri to be a failure. However, since joining Juventus, his general performances have been far better than those in his final couple of years at Real Madrid, even if
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
3:01 PM ET Achraf Hakimi was the Borussia Dortmund hero with two goals. Getty Two Achraf Hakimi goals gave Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 win over Slavia Prague in Champions League Group F on Wednesday, a fast-paced match in which both sides spurned chances. Defender Hakimi broke the deadlock in the 35th minute following a counter-attack, cutting
Bordeaux have suspended three players who attacked a teammate. Three youth players from the Bordeaux academy have been suspended by the club after they attacked one of their teammates, causing him serious injuries, the club has told ESPN FC. The incident happened on Sept. 30 at the training ground and the players involved are all