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
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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
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ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner gives a quick recap of a back and forth North London Derby that ended in a 2-2 draw. Henrikh Mkhitaryan expresses how he hopes to turn a new leaf with AS Roma after “hard times” at Arsenal. Frank Leboeuf joins ESPN FC to discuss Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi ahead of a
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. Lionel Messi said he would’ve “loved to have Neymar back” after Barcelona failed to sign the Brazilian star from Paris Saint-Germain. Frank LeBoeuf says Neymar’s father has stoked the fire with
With international break over, The Exploding Heads predict Liverpool vs. Newcastle and ruin some cake in the process. Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. Shaka Hislop examines whether or not Raheem Sterling has what it takes to become an elite
The Serie Awesome podcast crew provide their grades on Juve’s summer dealings, where questions arise over keeping “dead weight” players. Cristiano Ronaldo notched his 10th 4-goal game for both club and country in Portugal’s 5-1 win over Lithuania. Jose Mourinho has said Cristiano Ronaldo‘s mental and physical form is worthy of a case study. The Juventus
Przemyslaw Frankowski scored in the final moments to steal a 1-1 draw with the Crew. To watch more MLS, sign up to ESPN+. Joe Mansueto has bought out Andrew Hauptman’s controlling interest in the Chicago Fire, giving the founder of investment management firm Morningstar 100 percent ownership of the MLS team, the Fire announced on
Marcelino ended Valencia’s 11-year wait for silverware. Marcelino has said he is “absolutely certain” that winning the Copa del Rey last season triggered his sacking as Valencia coach this week. The Spaniard, who spent two campaigns at the helm of Los Che, was dismissed on Wednesday despite winning the Copa del Rey and securing Champions
The ESPN FC panel break down Group F and talk whether Inter or Borussia Dortmund would be able to knock Barcelona out of the group stage. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Jadon Sancho should depart Dortmund and take the next step in his footballing career. Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc has rejected reports
Azerbaijan earned their first point of the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a late equalizer that cancelled out Luka Modric’s first half penalty. Nikola Vlasic takes on Slovakia’s defense by himself and opens the scoring for Croatia in a 4-0 away win. Romania scored twice in the first 15 minutes as they prevailed 4-1 over
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. MILAN — “This could be the team I need,” Romelu Lukaku said. Sitting in a conference room in Porta Nuova, Milan’s emerging business district, he was making the case that
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Manchester United had no choice but to pay the premium Leicester demanded for Harry Maguire. Brendan Rodgers has challenged Leicester City to end their 21-year wait for a win at Manchester United on Saturday to prove the club’s ability to challenge for a top six finish this season. Leicester,
Mainz have consistently developed coveted players and sold for big profits, which in turn has helped sustain the club’s entire operation. The execution isn’t always perfect and the emotion is perhaps still too raw, but watching the emergence of a new talent is one of the few magical moments left in soccer. At a time
Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. Craig Burley reveals who he thinks is the Premier League’s best goalkeeper between Alisson and Ederson. Shaka Hislop presents his weekly power rankings and is given quite a bit of stick by the FC
Frank LeBoeuf says Neymar’s father has stoked the fire with his latest comments ahead of his son’s return to action with PSG. Craig Burley says he’ll feel absolutely no sympathy for Neymar if the Paris Saint-Germain supporters jeer him in his return. ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno explains why Kylian Mbappe’s presence at PSG makes Neymar
The FC guys examine Man City’s defensive options with the possibility that Aymeric Laporte could miss an extended period of time with a knee injury. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane’s temper tantrum is “the reason Liverpool are so good.” Doing a fair impersonation of invincibility, Manchester City resume their quest for a third
If you had to guess, you could probably get most of the names. Over the past 10 years, who would be on the top 10 for most shots attempted in a single Premier League season? The list doubles as a pretty good summation of the most impactful players in the league over that span. There’s
Danny Drinkwater, 29, joined Burnley on a season-long loan from Chelsea. Danny Drinkwater is set to return to Burnley on Monday after suffering injuries when he was attacked on a night out. Drinkwater, who is still battling for fitness after joining Sean Dyche’s side on loan from Chelsea this summer, will reportedly meet the Burnley manager
12:18 AM ET Damir Kreilach scored in the 75th minute as Real Salt Lake continued its home dominance with a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah. Nick Rimando made three saves as Real Salt Lake (14-11-4, 46 points) improved to 9-1-1 in its past 11 home matches to salvage