Shaka Hislop and Alejandro Moreno wonder if the best team made it through to the Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Chelsea. The ESPN FC panel explain why Arsenal are capable of making it to the Europa League final while showing such abysmal form in the Premier League this season. Steve Nicol says he
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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. Eden Hazard wants his desired summer move to
The Exploding Heads present the five simple ways to fix Man United, including: lower expectations, be more commercial, fix Paul Pogba and more. Steve Nicol says Manchester United’s struggles in 2018/19 have been unfairly put on Paul Pogba amid rumours he wants to leave the club this summer. Steve Nicol rates the latest transfer rumours,
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
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
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’
10:53 AM ET Chelsea are one win from a return to the Champions League after a comfortable 3-0 victory at home to Watford. The Blues were disappointing in the first half and were booed off, but it was a different story after the break. Ruben Loftus-Cheek headed Chelsea in front in the 48th minute, nodding
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
Paul Mariner and Mark Donaldson predict the biggest games from the Premier League weekend as the race for the title and a top 4 spot hit the home stretch. Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says he has no extra motivation to do his former club Liverpool a favour in the Premier League title race when
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
1:22 PM ET Arsenal’s hopes of a top-four finish are all but over after their 1-1 draw against Brighton at the Emirates on Sunday. While Unai Emery’s could still equal Tottenham’s points tally of 70 on the final day with a victory at Burnley and defeat for their north London rivals at home to Everton,
With Paul Pogba’s future at Man United hanging in the balance, ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden explains why he expects the Frenchman will depart this summer. Following another lacklustre performance, the FC crew question if Paul Pogba has his sights set on leaving Man United at the end of the season. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop sifts
Divock Origi scored a late winner for Liverpool at Newcastle, setting the stage for an intense finale in the Premier League title race. Divock Origi and Trent Alexander-Arnold recap Liverpool’s pulsating 3-2 at Newcastle to keep their title dream alive. Divock Origi scored a late winner for Liverpool at Newcastle, setting the stage for an
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
Sid Lowe joins ESPN FC to discuss Lionel Messi’s performance against Liverpool and explains why it stood out from his other outstanding games for 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. Steve Nicol, Craig Burley and
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
Gab Marcotti shares his thoughts on where David De Gea might end up if he decides to leave Manchester United this summer. After another David De Gea blunder against Chelsea, Craig Burley examines the Man United keeper’s struggles and ponders his frame of mind. MANCHESTER, England — David De Gea will start for Manchester United
The next Liverpool manager to win the Premier League title will instantly earn legendary status at Anfield. Rafael Benitez almost did it 10 years ago, and Brendan Rodgers came within a Steven Gerrard slip of achieving it in 2014. Jurgen Klopp might be just over a week away from doing what Benitez and Rodgers were