After Ronaldo was spotted wearing an iPod Shuffle, Anthony Richardson takes a look at some iconic retro items. From Manchester United’s musical announcement they had #Pogback to 2 Chainz kicking things off at Atlanta, the worlds of music and soccer often collide… The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the
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Julien Laurens says PSG aren’t ready to play Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria together. Thomas Tuchel didn’t bother trying to hide his frustration. After all, he’d already prepared his answer and a nice rant to go with it. He’d just been waiting to be asked the question. When quizzed about the
Missed any of the action around Europe this weekend? Have no fear: Gab Marcotti is here to catch you up with all the talking points in the latest Monday Musings. Jump to: Real win Supercopa | Spurs fall flat vs. Liverpool | Juve hang on vs. Roma | Putting Aguero’s goals in context | Mata
Jurgen Klopp feels RB Leipzig are serious Bundesliga contenders, but feels Bayern won’t go down without a fight. LEIPZIG, Germany — RB Leipzig were almost done dispensing with TSG Hoffenheim one chilly evening in December when a few of its better-dressed supporters retreated to the VIP Lounge atop Red Bull Arena. Drinks in hand, they
After Ronaldo was spotted wearing an iPod Shuffle, Anthony Richardson takes a look at some iconic retro items. Liverpool, Gareth Bale and Brendan Rodgers’ head all feature in the Exploding Heads’ resolutions for 2020. The world’s biggest clubs need more than just on-pitch success to make the big bucks, and that means putting their star
“What happened in Rome was our fault and nobody else’s. Don’t let it happen again,” Lionel Messi said. But it happened again. There were just a few minutes to go before FC Barcelona headed out into Anfield for last year’s Champions League semifinal second leg when he delivered that message to his teammates, but maybe
Never before in Serie A have two teams entered the second half of the season tied at the top of the table on 45 points. Over the past eight years, we’ve come to expect these standards from Juventus, who are no strangers to this sort of pace. Seeing Inter mostly set that pace makes them
De Ligt has seen limited action for Juventus as of late but there’s no need to panic about his place on the bench or his development. Last month, I grabbed a cup of coffee with a former scout and director of football who worked at several English clubs, and our conversation eventually turned to Matthijs
Everything you need to know about this weekend’s Premier League action, all in one place. Jump to: Will Kane’s injury hurt Liverpool | Saints to suffer PTSD | Moyes to pass first test | Man to watch | Game not to miss | Stats of the weekend | Team that needs some luck| One thing
Ale Moreno feels the Spanish Super Cup is a cash grab and could hurt Real Madrid and Barca’s La Liga title hopes. It was January, it was cold and Real Madrid had just sacked their manager, although they weren’t going to dwell on that. The news had been filtered to their friends and henchmen in
Stewart Robson says Zlatan’s return to Europe is not exciting and debates whether the move is positive. Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes his first appearance for Milan since 2012. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. A year ago, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was deciding whether or not to stay in MLS. He had plenty of offers, including one from Milan,
Julien Laurens is given the tough task of choosing whether Real Madrid or Barcelona should be considered La Liga favourites. Steve Nicol questions why Toni Kroos would choose to leave Real Madrid for Manchester United. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol says the allure of Real Madrid may be enough to lure Sadio Mane away from Liverpool.
Welcome to 2020! Missed any of the action around Europe this weekend? Have no fear: Gab Marcotti is here to catch you up with all the talking points in the latest Monday Musings. Jump to: Another wake-up call for Barca | Everton humiliated | Balotelli abused again | Fede Valverde the key for Real |
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol says the allure of Real Madrid may be enough to lure Sadio Mane away from Liverpool. Liverpool, Gareth Bale and Brendan Rodgers’ head all feature in the Exploding Heads’ resolutions for 2020. Liverpool restored their 13-point lead at the top of the Premier League table thanks to a comfortable 2-0 victory
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England — Former Newcastle defender Steve Howey can vividly recall the day he was on the open-top bus that was welcomed back to the city by 250,000 supporters, the day after the 1998 FA Cup Final against Arsenal. As it snaked towards St James’s Park, there was a sea of black-and-white shirts, all the
With another year — and another decade — behind us, we decided to go back and name a “Team of the Year” for each of the past 10 years. This isn’t another “team of the season” exercise, either: we wanted to know who the best club teams in Europe’s Big Five leagues were for each
Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s stunning late goal costs Chelsea the win on their visit to Brighton. ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson explains how Chelsea allowed Brighton back into the game in the 2nd half. The first Premier League match of 2020 served up an incredible overhead kick that brought to mind some of the most amazing acrobatic goals ever scored
Pep Gaurdiola heaps praise on new Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti ahead of their New Year’s Day fixture. Don Hutchison explains why this will not be Manchester City’s year in the Champions League. Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are out of the title race with Liverpool 14 points ahead of them. Manchester City beat Everton for
The New Year fireworks started early on Merseyside as Sadio Mane‘s finish lit up Anfield to secure a 1-0 win over Wolves and send the hosts 13 points clear at the top. The Reds were made to work tirelessly in an exhausting encounter as both sides threw the kitchen sink at one another. It was
At some point this season, Liverpool‘s supporters will be able to enjoy the ride that will, barring an unprecedented loss of form or some strange alignment of the stars in the night sky, take them all the way to the club’s first league title since 1990. But right now, despite enjoying a double-digit lead over
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