Chicago Fire’s Dax McCarty joins the Heineken ESPN FC Boot Room to discuss their slow start to the season and how the Fire intend on keeping up with MLS’s elite. Herc Gomez puts Dax McCarty on the spot making him choose between Carlos Vela and Zlatan Ibrahimovic if he were building a team right now.
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4:57 PM ET Huesca were relegated from La Liga on Sunday after they were hammered 6-2 by a rampant Valencia, who scored five times during a ruthless first-half blitz. Huesca, who were promoted to La Liga for the first time last year, are bottom of the standings on 30 points after 36 games and became
Craig Burley is at a loss after Arsenal drop points again, leaving them with a near insurmountable path to finishing in the top four. Arsenal coach Unai Emery would rather focus on winning the Europa League than worry about securing a place in next season’s Champions League, the Spaniard said on Wednesday ahead of his
Paris Saint-Germain continue to stumble through the end of the season after a mix-up from a goal kick gifted Montpellier with a late 3-2 win. Edinson Cavani missed a late penalty kick after taking over duties from Neymar, resulting in a draw for struggling PSG against Nice. Paris Saint-Germain have rejected Le Parisien’s claims of
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
4:58 PM ET RB Leipzig threw away a two-goal lead in a thrilling 3-3 Bundesliga draw at Mainz 05 on Friday as their run of eight successive wins in all competitions came to an end. Lukas Klostermann put third-placed Leipzig in control with two first-half goals, tapping in from Timo Werner’s pass after 20 minutes
Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp joked about a restaurant giving him a table on holiday in Ibiza for beating Real Madrid when he was Borussia Dortmund manager. Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director Fredi Bobic has told ESPN FC there has been “no contact” with Real Madrid over the transfer of Luka Jovic. Reports in Spain from AS had
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’
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. European domestic leagues put up a united front ahead of Wednesday’s meeting with UEFA to discuss proposed changes to the Champions League. The European Leagues (EL), which is the association
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
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
Ross Dyer and Craig Burley share their thoughts on Liverpool’s chances against Barcelona without Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. Jurgen Klopp confirms that Liverpool will be without top scorer Mo Salah for their clash against Barcelona tomorrow night. Ousmane Dembele walked off with an injury in Barcelona’s 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo. Shaka Hislop’s Power
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
12:23 PM ET BERLIN, May 4 (Reuters) – Lowly Nuremberg moved closer to an immediate return to the second division when they were beaten 2-0 at VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The defeat left Nuremberg, who are one place off the bottom of the table, with 19 points, five adrift of VfB Stuttgart
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
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
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
Robert Lewandowski’s pair of goals confirmed Bayer Munich’s return to the German Cup final where they’ll face RB Leipzig. Robert Lewandowski’s second half penalty confirmed Bayern’s return to the German Cup final where they’ll face RB Leipzig. Franck Ribery will leave Bayern Munich at the end of his contract this summer, the German Bundesliga club
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