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The seeds for next season’s Champions League group-stage draw are almost set after Chelsea won the Europa League on Wednesday night. Chelsea will be in Pot 1 as a European titleholder, with the only outstanding issue being whether Liverpool or Tottenham join them by winning the Champions League on Saturday. Chelsea and Tottenham or Liverpool
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson laments Arsenal’s defensive inadequacies and lack of spirit after the Gunners fell to rivals Chelsea in the Europa League final. Gab Marcotti and Stewart Robson credit Chelsea’s quality in the second half for their 4-1 victory over Arsenal in the Europa League final. Dan Thomas, Gab Marcotti and Stewart Robson try
Bruce Arena says the USMNT’s World Cup qualifying failure in 2017 did not factor into his decision to take the head-coaching job with New England. New England sporting director and head coach Bruce Arena sits down with ESPN FC to discuss his plans to get the Revolution back to winning ways. Herculez Gomez says the
Raphael Honigstein joins the crew to weigh in on Borussia Dortmund’s signings, and questions whether or not they’ve done enough to win next season’s Bundesliga title. Borussia Dortmund are acutely aware that they’ve just missed the biggest chance in years to wrest the Bundesliga title away from Bayern Munich. But where some might see failure,
Liverpool’s Georginio Wijnaldum reminisces of his side’s historic comeback versus Barcelona in the Champions League semifinal. Georginio Wijnaldum speaks exclusively to ESPN FC about the differences he foresees between the 2018 and 2019 Champions League finals. Georginio Wijnaldum has told ESPN FC that Liverpool must blank out the “negative” memory of losing last season’s Champions
Spanish club Huesca are being investigated as part of a match fixing probe. The six people detained this week in a match-fixing probe that has rocked Spanish football will go before a judge on Thursday. The Spanish police conducted raids in five cities — Huesca, Malaga, Valladolid, Madrid and A Coruna — on Tuesday as
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno assesses the big summer transfer rumours, including Paul Pogba joining Zinedine Zidane and Leroy Sane parting ways with Pep Guardiola. Real Madrid unseated Manchester United as the world’s most valuable football club, according to the annual list published by business magazine Forbes on Wednesday. Real Madrid, who in 2018 won the
Frank Leboeuf joins ESPN FC to talk Paul Pogba and Manchester United, explaining why the France star might be ill-suited for the United captaincy. Manchester United are hopeful Eric Bailly will be fit to fly out to Australia for the first leg of their preseason tour, sources have told ESPN FC, giving the defender a
Daniele De Rossi got to say goodbye on Sunday night to the club he’s always loved in the city he’ll always love. They’ll never forget him either. ROME, Italy — For one last time, the 616th of his career, Daniele De Rossi pulled on the shirt he calls his “coat of armour.” He would have
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson and Alejandro Moreno explain what it will take for Unai Emery to win the battle of X’s and O’s against Chelsea. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as joint top scorers in the league in Arsenal’s 3-1 win at Burnley. Robert Lewandowski scored twice to lead Bayern Munich to
Leipzig and Bayern do battle in Berlin this Saturday. Will the giants complete a league/cup double or will the Bundesliga’s third-best team this season finally grab a trophy? The final game of the 2018-19 season in Germany is Saturday’s DFB Pokal (German Cup) final between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig. Will the Bavarians complete a
Andre Villas-Boas is back managing in Europe after leaving Shanghai SIPG. Andre Villas-Boas has been appointed the new coach of Marseille on a two-year deal to succeed Rudi Garcia, who guided the club to a fifth-placed finish in Ligue 1 last season.. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea boss has been out of a job
Maurizio Sarri says Chelsea must be prepared if Eden Hazard leaves the club, and also addresses his own future. ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson and Ale Moreno react to Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s injury he suffered at a charity game against New England which means he’ll miss the Europa League final. Ian Fiveankles of the Exploding Heads breaks
Gab Marcotti feels Ernesto Valverde’s inability to adjust his side when the opposition catches Barcelona off guard should be a cause for concern. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop weighs up who will stay and who will go at Barcelona following their UEFA Champions League exit against Liverpool. The FC crew dissect the midfield and attacking issues
Ahead of the Champions League final in Madrid, Stewart Robson picks whether he’d prefer Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino or Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp as his manager. Hugo Lloris reflected on Spurs’ historic comeback against Ajax and said that all the credit belongs to Mauricio Pochettino and his coaching staff. Stewart Robson examines how Liverpool can fill the
Major League Soccer: Jefferson Savarino (90’+4) RSL 2-1 Atlanta United Real Salt Lake has released Wales international defender Adam Henley, the club announced on Tuesday. “We want to thank Adam for his time with the club and wish him the best in his next opportunity,” RSL general manager Craig Waibel said in a statement. FC Exclusives
The FC guys discuss reports Neymar could be headed back to Barcelona in a swap deal that would send Ousmane Dembele to PSG. After being stripped of Brazil’s captaincy, Stewart Robson feels Neymar is far too selfish and “a showman” to ever have been named captain. Domestic ID: The Premier League transfer window is open.
Ahead of the Champions League final in Madrid, Stewart Robson picks whether he’d prefer Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino or Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp as his manager. In an exclusive interview with ESPN FC, Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris explains how Mauricio Pochettino changed the course of his career at Spurs. Stewart Robson examines how Liverpool can fill the
Gab Marcotti feels Ernesto Valverde’s inability to adjust his side when the opposition catches Barcelona off guard should be a cause for concern. As the tug of war for Matthijs de Ligt continues, ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti weighs in on Barcelona and Man United’s chances of landing the young Dutch star. Alejandro Moreno feels Barcelona