Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang may have ended the Premier League season sharing the Golden Boot, but the final day belonged to Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez. After a frustrating maiden season at City, Algeria’s Mahrez made his mark on the campaign with a stunning strike against Brighton and Hove Albion, as Pep
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Palermo have been relegated to Serie C because of financial irregularities, ending their hopes of securing promotion to Italy’s top division. Palermo finished the Serie B season in third place, earning a spot in the promotion playoffs. However, the national court of the Italian soccer federation ruled that Palermo would end the season at the
4:32 PM ET A rare Hakan Calhanoglu goal gave AC Milan a 1-0 win at mid-table Fiorentina in Serie A on Saturday to keep them in the hunt for a Champions League place. The Turkish midfielder met Suso’s cross with a glancing header to break the deadlock in the 36th minute and leave Fiorentina coach
11:03 AM ET Atalanta took another big step towards their first Champions League participation when a 2-1 over Genoa lifted them to third in Serie A on Saturday. Musa Barrow and Timothy Castagne scored early in the second half to lift Atalanta to third after they had two first-half goals disallowed for offside. Barrow ran
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Ross Dyer predict a few notable fixtures from Serie A this weekend with the race for top four at fever pitch. Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has said rumours surrounding his future are “amusing” and stressed that he does not intend to leave at the end of the season. There was
None of this is supposed to happen anymore. Liverpool and Manchester City have traded uppercuts for eight grueling months. Neither one has missed a punch and now we’re left with two of the best teams in Premier League history separated by just one point with just one game to go. It’s the closest title race
Frenkie De Jong has already agreed to sign for Barcelona from Ajax as of July 1. The summer transfer window in 2019 is similar to last year, with the English Premier League once again finishing earlier than the other major European leagues. Here, we take a look at the transfer rules which govern each. As
Mino Raiola has been handed a three-month ban by the Italian FA. Agent Mino Raiola has criticised the Italian Football Association (FIGC) after he was given a three-month suspension although it is unclear what he has been banned for. The FIGC confirmed the ban to ESPN FC but added that the reasons for the ban
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
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
Matteo Bonetti feels Juventus will go all out to bring in Pep Guardiola this summer, but Ale Moreno finds it hard to believe he’d leave Man City. Miralem Pjanic has cast doubt over his future at Juventus by saying he would consider a move to Paris Saint-Germain. Speaking to Canal+, midfielder Pjanic said he was
4:35 PM ET AC Milan revived their Champions League hopes with a 2-1 win over Bologna on Monday in a match featuring an angry row between their coach Gennaro Gattuso and midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko on the touchline. Suso fired Milan in front in the 37th minute and Fabio Borini added a second in the 67th
2:31 PM ET Roma’s Antonio Mirante saved a stoppage-time penalty to earn a point in a 1-1 draw at Genoa in Serie A on Sunday although the result still damaged the capital club’s Champions League qualifying hopes. Stephan El Shaarawy had put the visitors in front in the closing stages before Cristian Romero equalised for
With Milan’s season spiraling toward disaster, Gab Marcotti examines Gennaro Gattuso’s future and whether Antonio Conte is waiting in the wings. A loss leaves free falling Milan two points off Roma for fourth and level with Torino, who announced themselves as top four contenders with the win. Italian Serie A: Alex Berenguer (69′) Torino 2-0
4:47 PM ET Inter Milan risk being dragged into a six-way battle for Champions League qualification after being held to their third consecutive Serie A draw with a 0-0 stalemate at relegation-threatened Udinese on Saturday. Luciano Spalletti’s side occupy third place but a tight-knit group of five teams below them could narrow the gap by
Lazio’s Coppa Italia win against AC Milan was marred by racist chants. Milan police have given nationwide stadium bans to Lazio fans who unfurled a banner honouring Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini on the streets of the city prior to the Coppa Italia semifinal second leg at AC Milan. Eight members of the Irriducibili group
By Andrew Cesare Richardson, ESPN writer With Milan’s season spiraling toward disaster, Gab Marcotti examines Gennaro Gattuso’s future and whether Antonio Conte is waiting in the wings. A loss leaves free falling Milan two points off Roma for fourth and level with Torino, who announced themselves as top four contenders with the win. AC Milan’s
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. Lionel Messi produced the latest in his long line of incredible moments with a picture-perfect dead ball strike against Liverpool. The ESPN FC panel don’t have a bad word to say about
4:53 PM ET By Alasdair Mackenzie April 28 (Reuters) – AC Milan’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League suffered a setback after they were beaten 2-0 by Torino on Sunday, their first Serie A defeat to the Turin club since November 2001. An Andrea Belotti penalty and Alex Berenguer strike in the second