Jose Antonio Reyes won five Europa League titles. Former Sevilla, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid forward Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a car crash at the age of 35, Sevilla announced on Twitter. In a statement, Sevilla said: “We couldn’t be confirming worse news. Beloved Sevilla star Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic
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Huesca’s match against Nastic Tarragona last May is being investigated. La Liga integrity department chief Inaki Arbea has told ESPN FC that Spanish football “generally is in good health” despite match-fixing allegations. Spanish police conducted raids in five cities — Huesca, Malaga, Valladolid, Madrid and A Coruna — on Tuesday as part of an investigation
The Premier League transfer window is open. You can click here to review all the latest transfers and keep up to date with all the latest gossip below. When does the window open in Europe? | QUIZ: Which club should you join? TOP STORY: PSG make de Ligt No. 1 target Paris Saint-Germain have made Ajax defender
Check out the best goals from the Serie A season, including the best from Cristiano Ronaldo and this year’s Capocannoniere, Fabio Quagliarella. AS Roma took care of business, but their long-shot chances for top four fell through, confirming their Europa League spot next season. Daniele De Rossi walks off the pitch for the final time
Gab Marcotti and Sid Lowe say Sergio Ramos had to clear the air after Real Madrid president Florentino Perez claimed the Los Blancos defender had asked to be released. Cristiano Ronaldo’s €100 million move from Real Madrid to Juventus came with great hopes and CR7 delivered a Supercoppa and Juve’s eighth straight league title. Real
They are on the cusp of winning the biggest prize in club football but Tottenham Hotspur might also be on the brink of losing the man who made it all possible. Mauricio Pochettino has had plenty of opportunities to ease the fears of chairman Daniel Levy and every Spurs supporter that Saturday’s Champions League final
By Andrew Cesare Richardson 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. Paul Mariner says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s wealth of experience and knowledge will be an asset for Marcus Rashford to find consistency at Man United. ESPN FC’s Shaka
Th LA Galaxy moved up to second in the Western Conference, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic involved in both goals of a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City. Sergio Santos’ first half strike was countered by a volley from Jonathan Lewis, leading to shared points for the Philadelphia Union and Colorado Rapids. D.C. United fought back to
Algeria have named Manchester City attacking midfielder Riyad Mahrez in their 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, but there was no place for Montpellier forward Andy Delort. French junior international Delort had hoped to debut for the side after announcing a switch of allegiance earlier this month, but has been left
The past few years have seen a drop in African appearances in the Champions League final, but with both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur boasting prominent continental talents, the dearth will end on Saturday. Between 2000 and 2012, Africa’s players regularly made decisive contributions to Champions League-winning sides, only for the continent to enter a slump
ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe and Ian Darke weigh in on the contentious relationship between Gareth Bale and Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid. Real Madrid Sergio Ramos has ended speculation regarding his future after he said he wants to “retire” at the Bernabeu during an impromptu news conference on Thursday. Club president Florentino Perez recently said
Vote for your man of the match after Chelsea produced a superb second-half display to win the Europa League, beating Arsenal 4-1 in the final in Baku on Wednesday. The result means that Chelsea will be seeded in the Champions League group-stage draw, while Arsenal will once again play in the Europa League.
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson and Gab Marcotti debate whether or not Romelu Lukaku would be a good fit if Antonio Conte joins Inter Milan. Manchester United have told Inter Milan it will take £80 million to sign Romelu Lukaku, sources have told ESPN FC, as the striker is the top summer target for Antonio Conte,
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
Chelsea prove too strong for Arsenal in the second half, running away with a 4-1 victory to claim the Europa League trophy. 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. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti answers the burning question at
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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,