Sid Lowe explains the significance of Lionel Messi publicly commenting on Barcelona’s failed effort to bring back Neymar. Julien Laurens reads between the lines of Lionel Messi’s latest comments on Neymar after Barcelona failed to bring back the Brazil star this summer. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop explains how Lionel Messi could add to his already
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10:21 AM ET Sept 15 (Reuters) – Sevilla climbed to the top of La Liga on Sunday after beating Alaves 1-0 away from home. Spanish midfielder Joan Jordan scored the only goal of the game in the 37th minute, sending a free kick fizzing into the top corner. Mexico forward Javier Hernandez made his debut
Sid Lowe explains the significance of Lionel Messi publicly commenting on Barcelona’s failed effort to bring back Neymar. Lionel Messi said he would’ve “loved to have Neymar back” after Barcelona failed to sign the Brazilian star from Paris Saint-Germain. Neymar suffered a torrent of abuse on his Paris Saint-Germain return against Strasbourg in Ligue 1
2:15 PM ET A Dries Mertens double helped Napoli return to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Sampdoria on Saturday that continued the visitors’ miserable start to the Serie A season. Before the international break, Carlo Ancelotti’s side fought back from three goals down against Juventus only for Kalidou Koulibaly to score a stoppage
11:10 AM ET Sept 14 (Reuters) – Fiorentina were left to rue missed chances after holding Juventus to a 0-0 Serie A draw in Florence on Saturday to end the champions’ perfect start to the season. Juve arrived at the Stadio Artemio Franchi having won their opening two games and were heavy favourites against a
2:34 PM ET RB Leipzig came from a goal down to snatch a 1-1 draw against champions Bayern Munich on Saturday to remain top of the Bundesliga, a point ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund. Bayern, who host Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League group opener next week, got off to a perfect start when
1:41 PM ET Neymar scored a spectacular last-gasp goal for Paris St Germain that was greeted with more cheers than boos in a 1-0 Ligue 1 win over Strasbourg on Saturday on his first appearance of the season following a failed transfer to Barcelona. The Brazil forward found the back of the net with a
11:37 AM ET Borussia Dortmund overpowered Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 on Saturday with two goals from captain Marco Reus to go back into top spot in the Bundesliga on nine points from four matches. In a perfect dress rehearsal for next week’s Champions League opener at home to Barcelona, the Spanish side’s former player Paco Alcacer
2:34 PM ET Roared on by a record crowd in their revamped and completed stadium, Real Sociedad ended La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid’s 100% start to season with a deserved 2-0 win on Saturday. Former Real Madrid player Martin Odegaard put the Basque side ahead in the first game at the renovated Reale Arena with
Kenny McLean, Todd Cantwell and Teemu Pukki were enough to secure a 3-2 victory for the Canaries, who produced an incredible display to deliver an early blow to City’s title ambitions. Positives As expected, the reigning champions dictated possession for large periods of the game. After a poor first 45, City played with greater intensity
“Things can turn quickly in football and it is just a matter of time,” said Gareth Bale, and he knows. He’s been told it, he’s seen it, he’s lived it. Somehow, somewhere, there’s always a way back. In the late spring of 2018, when he wasn’t playing for Real Madrid, when Zinedine Zidane had left
3:03 PM ET Keaton Parks and Alexandru Mitrita each scored a goal in a three-minute stretch late in the first half as New York City FC rallied to earn a 2-1 victory Saturday afternoon over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes. NYCFC (16-5-9, 57 points) increased its lead atop the Eastern Conference while remaining unbeaten for
There are plenty of ifs and buts in every season, but just imagine if Paul Pogba had not missed that penalty for Manchester United at Wolves last month and left it to Marcus Rashford to maintain his — at that point — flawless record from the spot. If Rashford had stepped up and scored at
Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop explains how Lionel Messi could add to his already historic career by reuniting with Pep Guardiola at Man City. After Michael Keane and Harry Maguire surrendered three goals against Kosovo,
8:52 AM ET Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid to their first home victory of the season. CURTO DE LA TORRE/AFP/Getty Images Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid stumbled to a 3-2 win against Levante at the Bernabeu on Saturday. Summer signing Eden Hazard also made his debut for the club as a substitute in the
MALPAS, England — Michael Owen laughs a lot. It’s one of the first things you notice when you are in the company of the former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester United forward. The common perception of Owen is that he is, and always has been, an extreme version of the modern-day sportsman who has been
Goals from Cristian Zapta and Cristian Kouame were enough for Genoa to defeat Fiorentina 2-1. To watch Serie A sign up to ESPN+. Although it’s early days, the ESPN FC panel talk Romelu Lukaku’s time at Inter and how he’s changed since his disappointing time at Manchester United. Kill the lights. Darkness falls on the
4:31 PM ET Wolfsburg drew 1-1 at Fortuna Dusseldorf on Friday, squandering their chance to provisionally take over the lead in the Bundesliga. Niko Giesselman’s spectacular shot from a tight angle put the hosts ahead in the 17th minute. Wout Weghorst then completed a well-oiled move by the Wolves 12 minutes later to level but
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop explains how Lionel Messi could add to his already historic career by reuniting with Pep Guardiola at Man City. Julien Laurens reads between the lines of Lionel Messi’s latest comments on Neymar after Barcelona failed to bring back the Brazil star this summer. Shaka Hislop examines whether or not Raheem Sterling
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop explains how Lionel Messi could add to his already historic career by reuniting with Pep Guardiola at Man City. Lionel Messi explains whether or not he’d like to remain at Barcelona, after news his contract reportedly allows him to leave this summer on a free. Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has all