Liverpool completed another historic Champions League comeback, overcoming a 3-0 deficit from the first leg of their semifinal against Barcelona. The FC crew dissect the midfield and attacking issues that cost Barcelona a 3-0 lead against Liverpool and a place in the Champions League final. Steve Nicol says he feels guilty for doubting Liverpool could
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Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol looks ahead to Liverpool’s summer to discuss whether James Maddison, Declan Rice and more will slot in well at Anfield. With the transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs set to open soon — find out when the Premier League transfer window opens — rest assured that Transfer Talk is scouring
After Chelsea guaranteed themselves Champions League football with a win over Watford, the FC crew examine the overall success of their season. Chelsea remain on course for a spot in next season’s Champions League after a 3-0 win at home to Watford. FIFA has rejected Chelsea’s appeal against a two-window transfer ban, but will allow
Mark Donaldson and Shaka Hislop look at how Chelsea’s starting XI should look after their appeal against a two-window transfer ban was rejected by FIFA. After Chelsea guaranteed themselves Champions League football with a win over Watford, the FC crew examine the overall success of their season. LONDON — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is rooting
Chicago Fire’s Dax McCarty joins the Heineken ESPN FC Boot Room to discuss their slow start to the season and how the Fire intend on keeping up with MLS’s elite. Herc Gomez puts Dax McCarty on the spot making him choose between Carlos Vela and Zlatan Ibrahimovic if he were building a team right now.
Maybe as a kid you didn’t see the point in history class, reading up on all those men (and yeah, they were probably mostly men) of yesteryear, with their outdated ideas and senseless battles won and lost. Maybe you failed to see how events from centuries ago have any relevance to the here and now.
4:57 PM ET Huesca were relegated from La Liga on Sunday after they were hammered 6-2 by a rampant Valencia, who scored five times during a ruthless first-half blitz. Huesca, who were promoted to La Liga for the first time last year, are bottom of the standings on 30 points after 36 games and became
Craig Burley is at a loss after Arsenal drop points again, leaving them with a near insurmountable path to finishing in the top four. Arsenal coach Unai Emery would rather focus on winning the Europa League than worry about securing a place in next season’s Champions League, the Spaniard said on Wednesday ahead of his
Paris Saint-Germain continue to stumble through the end of the season after a mix-up from a goal kick gifted Montpellier with a late 3-2 win. Edinson Cavani missed a late penalty kick after taking over duties from Neymar, resulting in a draw for struggling PSG against Nice. Paris Saint-Germain have rejected Le Parisien’s claims of
After Chelsea guaranteed themselves Champions League football with a win over Watford, the FC crew examine the overall success of their season. Chelsea remain on course for a spot in next season’s Champions League after a 3-0 win at home to Watford. LONDON — Maurizio Sarri has said he wants to stay at Chelsea next
4:58 PM ET RB Leipzig threw away a two-goal lead in a thrilling 3-3 Bundesliga draw at Mainz 05 on Friday as their run of eight successive wins in all competitions came to an end. Lukas Klostermann put third-placed Leipzig in control with two first-half goals, tapping in from Timo Werner’s pass after 20 minutes
Thomas Tuchel is trying to get PSG on track but lacks the support of his bosses and the respect of his squad. It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. At the start of January, PSG were looking forward to what promised to be a superb second half of the season. They had big ambitions and
Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp joked about a restaurant giving him a table on holiday in Ibiza for beating Real Madrid when he was Borussia Dortmund manager. Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director Fredi Bobic has told ESPN FC there has been “no contact” with Real Madrid over the transfer of Luka Jovic. Reports in Spain from AS had
Manchester United fans are hoping to hit Ed Woodward where it hurts by reducing the club’s follower numbers. After Manchester United missed out on Champions League football for next season, the backlash against the club’s ownership by irked fans has kicked up another notch. An underwhelming 1-1 draw against relegated Huddersfield at the weekend ended
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits some of his Man United players have played their last game for the club. Manchester United’s Champions League ambitions were sunk after squandering chances in a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield. Manchester United could only manage a meager 1-1 draw against league-worst Huddersfield and will now play the 2019-20 season without Champions
Relive the top goals from Week 37 of the 2018-19 Premier League season, including Vincent Kompany’s goal of the season contender against Leicester. Manchester City are back in the driver’s seat after Vincent Kompany’s long-range shot put the defending champions back on top of the table. Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says ‘belief and desire’
New York Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips joined ESPN FC to give his thoughts on the Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Nedum Onouha incident from last weekend in MLS. The lion’s roar was quieter last weekend. One week after LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic made news for some alleged verbal threats against Real Salt Lake defender Nedum
Steve Nicol says he feels guilty for doubting Liverpool could pull off a comeback against Barcelona and reach the Champions League final. There have been many momentous Anfield nights in Liverpool’s European history but this one tops them all. Nobody gave the Reds a chance of overturning a 3-0 first-leg deficit to the mighty Barcelona,
Shaka Hislop’s Power Rankings are back and while a few familiar faces are near the top, Premier League clubs may have fallen down the ranks. European domestic leagues put up a united front ahead of Wednesday’s meeting with UEFA to discuss proposed changes to the Champions League. The European Leagues (EL), which is the association
Inter Milan failed to further secure third place in Serie A after seeing out a goalless draw at Udinese. Diego Godin has agreed a three-year contract worth €6.75 million-a-year with Inter Milan, sources from the club have told ESPN FC. The Uruguay international bid an emotional farewell to Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on