ESPN Burley sympathetic to Pulisic’s ‘awkward’ Chelsea introduction ESPN Illustration Look away now, Fernando Torres, Mario Balotelli and Bebe; Bill Barnwell is back to reveal the worst moves in Premier League history. ESPN The world has come to a standstill, so we compiled 10 shows and documentaries that will scratch your soccer itch while in
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Don Hutchison and Shaka Hislop give their take on who the next manager of Newcastle should be. Gab Marcotti breaks down the financial fair play rules Newcastle need to follow after the club is sold. Frank Leboeuf says money might not be enough for Newcastle United’s ambition to attract big names. Steve Nicol says Tottenham’s
Craig Burley says it will be hard to get star players to leave London and play at St. James’ Park Don Hutchison and Shaka Hislop give their take on who the next manager of Newcastle should be. Former Newcastle goalkeeper Shaka Hislop is optimistic about the club’s future as a takeover appears close. Gab Marcotti
DeAndre Yedlin explains why relegation would improve the stature of MLS. Taylor Twellman says a schedule change would benefit MLS because it would not compete with the NFL. MLS commissioner Don Garber spoke to Taylor Twellman about the league’s plans to restart the season. Newcastle United and United States defender DeAndre Yedlin has said introducing
The Premier League Hall of Fame inaugural class, as chosen by ESPN, includes two of the most prolific goal scorers in English soccer history and a winger with one of the longest careers in the top flight. The NFL has one. NASA and American astronauts have one, prominently located at the Kennedy Space Center. There’s
The coronavirus pandemic has brought regular life to a halt as countries fight to contain the spread. Professional sports were naturally hit hard, but as new cases slow down across Europe, all of the top soccer leagues are beginning to firm up plans as best as possible for the resumption of play. With virtually every
2:16 PM ET Chelsea fell to a last-gasp 1-0 defeat against Newcastle at St. James’ Park on Saturday, thanks to Isaac Hayden‘s stoppage time winner. Frank Lampard’s side were unable to build on last week’s emphatic 3-0 victory over Burnley, instead recording their eighth defeat of the season. – ESPN Premier League fantasy: Sign up
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
We’re more than one-third of the way into the Premier League season and if the league operated under NBA or MLB rules, teams would currently be scrambling to figure out which players they could shuffle in and out of their doors. Title-chasers would be seeking out the final piece to put them over the top.
Federico Fernandez scored with two minutes left to give Newcastle all three points against Southampton. Newcastle United are offering their season-ticket holders an additional free half-season ticket as the club tries to fill St James’ Park for the rest of the season, the Premier League club said on Monday. The ticket covers 10 league games
Steve Bruce is still bitter about having a cabbage thrown at him. Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce has described his final two days in charge of Aston Villa, during which a supporter threw a cabbage at him before a match, as one of the most “unsavoury” times of his career. Bruce said the incident before
NEWCASTLE, England — It is a thought most Manchester United fans would never imagine, especially during the trophy-laden glory years of Sir Alex Ferguson, but after losing 1-0 to Matthew Longstaff’s goal at Newcastle United on Sunday, the nightmare scenario of a relegation battle cannot be ruled out. While Liverpool have surged clear eight points
1:33 PM ET A superb solo goal by Ricardo Pereira and a Jamie Vardy brace helped lift Leicester City to third place in the Premier League as they thrashed 10 man Newcastle United 5-0 on Sunday. Despite playmaker James Maddison missing out due to an ankle injury, Leicester still got off to a great start
2:31 PM ET Brighton & Hove Albion did everything right except score a goal in a 0-0 Premier League draw at Newcastle United on Saturday that heaped the pressure on both teams. In a game of few clear chances at St. James’ Park, Newcastle defended for large parts of the match against the visiting side
With international break over, The Exploding Heads predict Liverpool vs. Newcastle and ruin some cake in the process. Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. Shaka Hislop examines whether or not Raheem Sterling has what it takes to become an elite
Shaka Hislop believes that Newcastle United’s problems are higher up than the recent appointment of manager Steve Bruce to replace Rafa Benitez. Shaka Hislop makes sense of Newcastle’s £50 million valuation of Man United target Sean Longstaff, who only made nine league appearances in 2018-19. Alejandro Moreno sifts through the latest transfer rumours in this
Steve Nicol doesn’t understand Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s decision to let his players choose their captain. Rui Patricio saved three penalties as Wolves defeated Premier League champions Manchester City to claim the Premier League Asia Trophy 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Shanghai on Saturday. The Portuguese goalkeeper kept out spot kicks from Ilkay
The Cottagers ended a miserable season with sorry performance against Rafa Benitez’s men at Craven Cottage. Raf Honigstein and Craig Burley discuss the impact Manchester United’s reported summer budget of £100 million will have on their summer plans. Rafa Benitez will leave his position as manager of Newcastle when his contract ends on June 30,
With no director of football in sight for Manchester United, the FC guys debate whether Ed Woodward’s transfer-by-committee method still works. Gab Marcotti outlines the reasons for the delay in Romelu Lukaku’s proposed move to Inter from Manchester United. Steve Nicol weighs in on the latest transfer rumours, including Paul Pogba back to Juventus, Gianluigi
Steve Nicol gives his take on the latest transfer rumours, including Manchester United’s interest in goalkeeper Jan Oblak and Benfica sensation Joao Felix. Manchester United remain interested in signing Sean Longstaff despite the midfielder saying he is happy at Newcastle, sources have told ESPN FC. Longstaff has been targeted by United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer