ESPN Premier League to return on June 17 Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images Claudio Reyna went to Germany at 21 and went on to become a USMNT legend. Now his son Gio, 17, is doing the same. Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images From Jordan Henderson’s barber to lifelong season-ticket holders, supporters are ready
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Gab Marcotti commends Arsenal’s transparency and fairness with club wage cut decisions. David Luiz discusses what makes Martinelli so impressive and how Mikel Arteta plans to make Arsenal shine again. Julien Laurens and Ale Moreno pick whether Mario Balotelli and Alexandre Pato left more to be desired. Chelsea and Arsenal are battling to sign promising
Welcome to our latest European football notebook, featuring contributions from ESPN writers across the continent. In this week’s edition, PSG must still convince a key loanee to stay, Manchester United resort to Zoom for training, Chelsea ready a bid for a Brazilian youngster, and much more. JUMP TO: Chelsea prep Gabriel bid | Man Utd players use Zoom | Radio
5:45 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar flashed the number “24” with his fingers following his second goal in a Ligue 1 match Sunday, honoring his friend Kobe Bryant, the NBA player who died in a helicopter crash earlier in the day. Neymar scored a double to help PSG extend their Ligue 1 lead to
Paul Bocuse was a supporter of Olympique Lyonnias. Lyon fans protested against the local restaurant of late chef Paul Bocuse losing one of its three Michelin stars during the Coupe de le Ligue win against Lille on Tuesday. As of 2017, L’Auberge du Pont de Collonges was one of only 27 establishments in France to
January is just around the corner. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. Manchester United interested in Zaha According to the Daily Star, Manchester United are still interested in the possibility of signing Wilfried Zaha. The Crystal Palace star made the jump over to Old
Gerard Lopez has been Lille owner since 2016 and is just scratching the surface of what he and his tech background can bring to the sport. Gerard Lopez is many things. He’s the majority owner of Lille, but he’s also a Spanish entrepreneur who grew up in a soot-covered house next to a steel mill
4:50 PM ET Renato Sanches‘s late goal earned Lille a 2-1 home win against Montpellier as they consolidated third place in Ligue 1 on Friday. Sanches struck the winner with six minutes left after Montpellier’s Andy Delort had cancelled out Jonathan Ikone‘s first-half penalty to put Lille on 31 points from 18 games. They trail
Jose Mourinho explains he will make new mistakes at Tottenham and how he’s learned from previous failures. Mark Ogden says senior players at Tottenham had grown tired of Mauricio Pochettino’s style of leadership. Mark Ogden, Steve Nicol and Dan Thomas debate what Jose Mourinho must accomplish to be a successful hire. Rob Dawson tries to
4:47 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar made his comeback from injury as they enjoyed a 2-0 home win over Lille on Friday to move a provisional 11 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. First-half goals from Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria put the hosts ahead and Lille never seriously threatened
Shaka Hislop explains why Dani Alves was right to say Neymar has the “sensibility of a child.” Julien Laurens thinks Kylian Mbappe’s value will only go up and Real Madrid cannot afford to wait to sign him. Julien Laurens expects Edinson Cavani to look for another opportunity in Europe rather than a move to MLS.
11:25 AM ET Stade Rennais missed out on the opportunity to go top of the Ligue 1 table when they were held 1-1 at home by Lille on Sunday. Adrien Hunou cancelled out Jonathan Ikone‘s second-half strike as Rennes moved up to third on 11 points from six matches, leaving Lille in fifth, one point
Philippe Coutinho explains how his chats with Thiago helped make his move to Bayern Munich come to fruition. Bayern Munich’s Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches has joined Ligue 1 side Lille on a four-year deal as he bids for a place in his country’s Euro 2020 plans, the clubs announced on Friday. Sanches, who joined Bayern
It took Victor Osimhen all of 19 minutes to not only announce his arrival to Ligue 1, but to throw down the gauntlet to any and all competitors for the Nigeria number 9 jersey. And what a way to make that announcement for the new Lille man, who bagged a brace against FC Nantes in
Craig Burley makes the case that Atletico Madrid and France star Antoine Greizmann would be just what Liverpool need to challenge Manchester City further next season. Liverpool have told ESPN FC that information suggesting they are in concrete talks with Lille over the transfer of Nicolas Pepe is “pure lies.” – When does the transfer
Steve Nicol and Julien Laurens discuss how Kylian Mbappe’s relationship with Neymar is affecting his on-field production for PSG and France. Steve Nicol outlines how to defenders should stop Neymar and he explains if he were defending Neymar, he’d done anything to upset his game. Raf Honigstein shares the latest on Matthijs de Ligt’s future
1:47 PM ET Lille took a major step towards sealing second place in Ligue 1 and Champions League football as Loic Remy secured a precious 1-0 victory over Bordeaux on Sunday. Remy connected with Jonathan Ikone’s free kick to volley in his sixth league goal of the season and third in as many games in