Jose Mourinho explains he will make new mistakes at Tottenham and how he’s learned from previous failures. Mark Ogden says senior players at Tottenham had grown tired of Mauricio Pochettino’s style of leadership. Mark Ogden, Steve Nicol and Dan Thomas debate what Jose Mourinho must accomplish to be a successful hire. Rob Dawson tries to
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In his Dynamo Kiev days alongside Andriy Shevchenko, former Ukraine forward Serhiy Rebrov scored so many vital goals for his team that he earned the nickname of “The Rescuer.” By the end of this season, one wonders what the Bayern Munich fans will be calling Robert Lewandowski. Bayern started the campaign in a rare state
Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola exchanged lighthearted jabs at the Football Writers’ Association awards dinner. Shaka Hislop examines whether these takeaways from the weekend in world football are overreactions. Among the Buzz Lightyear, Elvis Presley and Minion costumes, a lookalike for Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann stood out at one Premier League club’s festive shindig… The Toe
Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez lead Manchester City to a 2-1 win over Chelsea after an early setback. Ale Moreno says Man City’s comeback win over Chelsea kept the door to the Premier League title slightly open. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is fully involved in running the Premier League side and will not entertain
Claudio Reyna served as New York City FC’s sporting director for the club’s first six years in existence. Austin FC has named Claudio Reyna as the team’s first sporting director after leaving a similar post with New York City FC. Reyna, 46, will oversee all of Austin’s soccer operations, a role like the one he
Mark Donaldson and Shaka Hislop fearlessly predict Tuesday’s top Champions League matches. Frank Leboeuf and Ale Moreno debate if Neymar is deserving of a starting spot currently for PSG. Ale Moreno says history will repeat itself and Cristiano Ronaldo will add to his goal tally against Atletico Madrid. Don’t imagine that it’s merely qualification for
Arsenal are now without a win in their last five league matches after drawing with Southampton. Julien Laurens says Arsenal’s board is still backing Unai Emery, but unhappiness is mounting at the club. Ale Moreno can’t see why the Arsenal board should stand by Unai Emery after the Gunners’ draw vs. Southampton. Unai Emery understands
Shaka Hislop believes Gareth Bale has nothing to lose with his current approach at Real Madrid. Ale Moreno and Dan Thomas discuss if Gareth Bale’s performance can ease tensions between him and the club. Craig Burley assesses the possibility of Jose Mourinho luring Gareth Bale back to Tottenham. Eden Hazard has said he isn’t feeling
Shaka Hislop believes Gareth Bale has nothing to lose with his current approach at Real Madrid. Ale Moreno and Dan Thomas discuss if Gareth Bale’s performance can ease tensions between him and the club. Craig Burley assesses the possibility of Jose Mourinho luring Gareth Bale back to Tottenham. Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has said
Nicky Bandini explains why Cristiano Ronaldo missing Juventus’ trip to Atalanta might not be such a bad thing. Ale Moreno and Craig Burley debate Juve’s handling of Ronaldo after his latest hat trick for Portugal. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol react to the top 10 forwards in this year’s FC100 rankings. Cristiano Ronaldo
Craig Burley feels Jose Mourinho will get the most out of Tottenham based on the players’ effort vs. West Ham. Julien Laurens says Arsenal’s board is still backing Unai Emery, but unhappiness is mounting at the club. Julien Laurens and Craig Burley think Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is safe at Old Trafford for at least this
Nov 22, 2019 Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus scored a stoppage-time equaliser as his side rescued a 3-3 draw after being three goals down against promoted Paderborn on Friday, but they still suffered a dent to their Bundesliga title hopes. To make matters worse, Dortmund’s top striker Paco Alcacer, making a comeback from a heel
11:20 AM ET Monaco’s Islam Slimani went from hero to villain when he scored the opener before conceding a penalty and getting sent off as Bordeaux came from behind to win 2-1 and move into third in Ligue 1 at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique on Sunday. Slimani fired in the opener for the visitors after 15
Steve Bruce is still bitter about having a cabbage thrown at him. Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce has described his final two days in charge of Aston Villa, during which a supporter threw a cabbage at him before a match, as one of the most “unsavoury” times of his career. Bruce said the incident before
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol react to the top 10 forwards in this year’s FC100 rankings. Julien Laurens thinks Kylian Mbappe’s value will only go up and Real Madrid cannot afford to wait to sign him. The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too early to look forward
Frank de Boer and Gabriel Barbosa were at Inter Milan together in 2016. Frank de Boer has said Gabigol, Flamengo’s Copa Libertadores hero, was known as “Gabi-no-gol” while the two were together at Inter Milan during the 2016-17 season. Gabigol, who is on loan from Inter, scored twice in the 89th and 92nd minute as
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too early to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Man United eye summer move for Zaniolo Manchester United are reportedly considering a £50m summer move for Roma
Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez lead Manchester City to a 2-1 win over Chelsea after an early setback. Ale Moreno says Man City’s comeback win over Chelsea kept the door to the Premier League title slightly open. Shaka Hislop says Manchester City are a “wounded animal” and Chelsea will face an uphill battle this
5:16 PM ET Sevilla climbed above Atletico Madrid into third place in La Liga by earning a nervy 1-0 win away to Real Valladolid on Sunday. Argentine midfielder Ever Banega struck the only goal of the game when he converted a penalty in the 13th minute after his initial spot-kick was saved but it was
Roberto Firmino’s late winner at Crystal Palace kept Liverpool’s unbeaten league run intact. After another dramatic win, Ale Moreno says there’s too many signs Liverpool will win the title. LONDON — Liverpool are a fabulous, thrilling, football team in full flow. All controlled aggression, relentless pace, viscerally incisive attacks, loosely organised chaos. But the reason