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
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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point in history class, reading up on all those men (and yeah, they were probably mostly men) of yesteryear, with their outdated ideas and senseless battles won and lost.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.
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
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
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,
Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in hitting the 20-goal mark in the Premier League this season after scoring against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, but all three appear set to end the campaign disappointed. Auba’s opener against Brighton took him to 20 goals in 35 Premier League outings so
LIVERPOOL — They are beginning to grow accustomed to “beautiful failure” at Liverpool, but manager Jurgen Klopp knows that the only way to experience the other side of the coin is by risking everything to get it. Over the past five years, Liverpool’s exciting brand of attacking football has seen them finish as runners-up in
Rafael van der Vaart was once famous for arrowing shots in from distance for Ajax, Hamburg, Real Madrid and Tottenham. Now the former Netherlands international, who won 109 caps for his country, has turned his hand to a different kind of arrows — darts. Van der Vaart retired from football last year after a very brief
The two best teams in Major League Soccer in 2018 were Atlanta United and the New York Red Bulls. The former won MLS Cup at home in front of 70,000 fans. The latter collected the Supporters Shield, setting a points record in the process. Then there were the Portland Timbers, who successfully navigated the Western
After another action-packed weekend in soccer, Gab Marcotti reflects on the big talking points in his latest edition of Monday Musings. Jump to: A reckoning for Man United | Barca rest vs. Celta Vigo | LFC won’t give up | Dortmund blow the league | PSG keep spiralling | Sarri a success | Atalanta’s dream continues
Messi broke Liverpool’s hearts in the Champions League semifinal, first leg, as though it was simple. To him, it probably was. Watch out for Lionel Messi‘s final goal. You’ll see it in a high-pressure match where he’s already scored once or twice; when it arrives, you’ll notice that this goal is far more spectacular than
Gareth Bale was not on the pitch but it didn’t matter for Real Madrid, defeating an inspired Villarreal side 3-2 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Real Madrid edged past Villarreal 3-2 at the Bernabeu in a slow-paced, late-season La Liga encounter. Mariano Diaz shot Madrid in front inside 85 seconds and a familiar defensive slackness allowed
Chelsea remain on course for a a spot in next season’s Champions League after a 3-0 win at home to Watford. LONDON — Second-half goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, David Luiz and Gonzalo Higuain helped Chelsea beat a dangerous Watford side 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to put Maurizio Sarri on the brink of delivering a top-four
Paul Mariner takes a whirl at the latest transfer rater and takes on the rumours surrounding Gareth Bale, Mesut Ozil and Edinson Cavani all set to leave this summer. With the transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs set to open soon — find out exactly when the Premier League transfer window opens — rest assured
Barcelona take a commanding 3-0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool after a dominant performance at home. Donny van der Beek scored the lone goal as Ajax topped Spurs 1-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. The ESPN FC panel don’t
Eden Hazard is one of the Chelsea stars modelling their new home kit for the 2018-19 season. Chelsea have unveiled their new home kit for the 2019-20 season, and, in the most polite phrasing possible, it’s likely to split opinion. It’s blue — no major surprise there — but it’s also covered in a motif
Tottenham had two men sent off at Bournemouth as they suffered a 1-0 defeat that keeps their top four spot in the balance. English Premier League: Nathan Ake (90′) Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham English Premier League: Juan Foyth (47′) Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham English Premier League: Son Heung-min (45′) Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham The strangest thing about nine-man
Julien Laurens explains what sort of punishment Neymar faces for an alleged swipe at a spectator and whether it affects how PSG fans perceive him. When Neymar flung out an arm in the direction of a supporter on Saturday, on the other side of the Atlantic the heart of Brazil coach Tite must have sunk. Neymar
When Arturo Vidal was very small, his mother rescued him and his siblings from the family’s burning home. His father, who had been kicked out, was the one who started the fire. Like the uncle who died of hypothermia out on the street one night, his dad was an alcoholic. The family lived in a