Shaka Hislop says Manchester United looked “average” once again in their draw vs. Aston Villa. MANCHESTER, England — At the start of a week that could prove a defining one for his reign at Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needed a win on Sunday. He did not get it. Aston Villa, newly promoted from the
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1:10 PM ET Rennes celebrated a victory over Claude Puel’s St Etienne on Sunday. Photo by DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty Images St Etienne suffered their first defeat under coach Claude Puel when they slumped to a 2-1 loss at Stade Rennes after a last-gasp goal from Damien Da Silva in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Lois Diony‘s
Manchester City’s push for the Premier League title hit a huge stumbling block as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. Raheem Sterling gave City an early lead midway through the first half, only for Jetro Willems to equalise not long after. Kevin De Bruyne scored a fantastic
Steve Nicol says the apathy of players and fans are partly why Arsenal had no choice but to sack Unai Emery. Craig Burley chooses his top candidates for Arsenal manager. Watch the full segment on ESPN FC’s YouTube channel. NORWICH, England — Balding, chisel-jawed and from the Nordic region, one of the protagonists at Carrow
The FC guys try to wrap their head around rumours that Zlatan Ibrahimovic could head to Spurs. Craig Burley explains how Zlatan Ibrahimovic would give Jurgen Klopp something his Liverpool squad is lacking. Steve Nicol says MLS will keep thriving without Zlatan Ibrahimovic, despite his impact on the league. Zlatan Ibrahimovic‘s statue outside Malmo’s stadium
Brazil legend Pele weighs in on the recent incidents of racism in football and explains what needs to change. Shaka Hislop slams the “paltry” punishment handed down to Bulgaria for the racist incidents against England. Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku has said he was subjected to racist abuse in the 3-1 Champions League victory at Slavia Prague
Manuel Pellegrini’s good day saved his job, but it came at the expense of Frank Lampard’s Chelsea. LONDON — Frank Lampard has had better days. The Chelsea manager is quite rightly being extolled as a breath of fresh air at Stamford Bridge and in the Premier League this season, but this was a day when
Sid Lowe explains why it will be tough for Real Madrid to move on from Gareth Bale in January. Dani Carvajal grabbed his first goal in 15 months after Sergio Ramos scored and conceded a penalty in Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Alaves in the pouring rain at Mendizorroza. The visitors controlled the game but
Shaka Hislop believes Barcelona are far too reliant on Lionel Messi’s “superhuman” performances in recent years. Ale Moreno says Lionel Messi looked “untouchable” and Antoine Griezmann stayed disciplined in Barcelona’s win. Julien Laurens says he can’t watch Barcelona play anymore and it’s Ernesto Valverde’s fault. Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele will be out of action until
Craig Burley chooses his top candidates for Arsenal manager. Watch the full segment on ESPN FC’s YouTube channel. Steve Nicol says the apathy of players and fans are partly why Arsenal had no choice but to sack Unai Emery. Craig Burley tries to pinpoint the exact moments where Unai Emery went wrong at Arsenal. Jose
11:24 AM ET Nov 30 (Reuters) – Two goals from Mario Pasalic helped Atalanta to a convincing 3-0 win in Serie A at struggling regional rivals Brescia on Saturday. The Croatian midfielder headed in from close range midway through the first half before adding his second after the break with a neat backheel flick. Josip
2:31 PM ET Jamaica international Leon Bailey scored twice to help Bayer Leverkusen earn a shock 2-1 victory at wasteful Bayern Munich on Saturday for the champions’ first defeat under interim coach Hansi Flick. Bayern, who had won their previous four games in all competitions under Flick, hit the woodwork three times and missed close
1:30 PM ET Jeff Reine-Adelaide’s influence continued to grow at Lyon as he scored the winner in a 2-1 Ligue 1 victory at Strasbourg on Saturday. Midfielder Reine-Adelaide, who joined from Angers during the close season, netted 15 minutes from time after Maxwel Cornet had cancelled out Youssouf Fofana’s opener for Strasbourg in the first
The Serie Awesome crew debate whether or not Serie A needs Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Steve Nicol still remains to be convinced by Romelu Lukaku despite his superb performance vs. Slavia Prague. All 20 clubs from Serie A have written a joint open letter to ask for help in dealing with the issue of racism. Italian football
11:49 AM ET BERLIN, Nov 30 (Reuters) – RB Leipzig overcame a comeback from promoted Paderborn to hold on to a 3-2 victory on Saturday and climb to the top of the Bundesliga while 10-man Borussia Dortmund spoiled Juergen Klinsmann’s debut as Hertha Berlin coach with a 2-1 away win. Leipzig opened their account in
Liverpool moved 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over Brighton at Anfield. The Reds seemed to be coasting to victory courtesy of two goals that were created by Trent Alexander-Arnold and finished by Virgil van Dijk. But the home faithful were forced to endure another grandstand
During the MLS offseason, there will be countless discussions about player signings and trades. There will be various drafts and other roster maneuverings as teams try to retool for next season. Yet the biggest talks of all will involve every player from every team in the league. On Jan. 31, the existing collective bargaining agreement
Ale Moreno says Lionel Messi looked “untouchable” and Antoine Griezmann stayed disciplined in Barcelona’s win. Shaka Hislop believes Barcelona are far too reliant on Lionel Messi’s “superhuman” performances in recent years. A Catalan separatist organisation has called for protests on the day Barcelona and Real Madrid are due to meet at Camp Nou in the
Slavia Prague have rejected Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku‘s claim that he was the target of racist chants during their Champions League match and want him to apologise. Lukaku said the chants occurred on two different occasions on Wednesday. He added, “I hope UEFA does something, because the entire stadium behaved like that after the first goal
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defends Paul Pogba, who has been absent for Manchester United with an injury. Alexis Nunes speaks with Marcus Rashford about his charity campaign and all things Manchester United. Julien Laurens and Craig Burley think Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is safe at Old Trafford for at least this season. Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar