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.
Ale Moreno questions whether or not Sergio Busquets is limiting Barcelona after their draw vs. Sociedad. Barcelona will complain to the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] after they were denied a late penalty in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Real Sociedad, sources have told ESPN. Gerard Pique appeared to be pulled down in the area in
11:33 AM ET BERLIN, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund eased past Mainz 05 4-0 on Saturday to notch their third straight league win and tighten their hold on third place in the Bundesliga. Days after advancing to the Champions League knockout stage, captain Marco Reus put the visitors ahead with a thundering first-half shot,
Gab Marcotti examines Carlo Ancelotti’s chances of returning to the Premier League after being sacked by Napoli. Carlo Ancelotti has been sacked as manager of Napoli on Tuesday after their 4-0 victory over Genk which confirmed their place in the Champions League knockout stage. “Napoli has decided to revoke the position of first-team coach from
Steve Nicol has doubts about Erling Haaland’s fit at Old Trafford should the star make a move to Man United. Craig Burley explains where Erling Haaland would be best suited if he leaves Red Bull Salzburg. RB Leipzig have a “good feeling” after meeting with FC Salzburg striker Erling Haaland on Wednesday, coach Julian Nagelsmann
Luka Modric‘s goal in Real Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Club Brugge was the 307th in this season’s Champions League group stage, which set an all-time record. And that record was extended to 308 just moments later when Gonzalo Higuain put Juventus 2-0 up away to Bayer Leverkusen. Last season, there were 306 goals in the
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
MANCHESTER — Nicky Butt has a unique way of explaining the role of Manchester United’s academy when it comes to turning a young footballer into, hopefully, one of the best in the world. “I’d describe it as, when you meet the person you’re going to spend the rest of your life with, the first thing
To mark Friday the 13th, we’re looking at which footballers have fallen victim to bad luck over the years… The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place. On this unluckiest of days,
Zlatan Ibrahimovic‘s statue in Sweden has been vandalised again, with saw marks visible on its feet and police erecting a fence around it to prevent further damage. Ibrahimovic’s statue outside Malmo’s stadium was set on fire last month, in an apparent reaction to the former LA Galaxy striker becoming a part-owner of rivals Hammarby. The 38-year-old started
Shaka Hislop sees no issues with Jurgen Klopp’s new deal at Liverpool keeping him there through 2024. James Milner has signed a contract extension with Liverpool that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2022, the club announced on Friday. “I’ve been lucky and privileged to play for this club for four-and-a-half
Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised plans to create a world league. Sir Alex Ferguson, the former Manchester United manager, has dismissed the appeal of a proposed global Super League comprising the world’s biggest football clubs by saying he “struggles to see why an English team” would contemplate leaving the Premier League to take part.
Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG combine for 12 goals to round out the Champions League group stage. Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman‘s knee injury which he sustained in Wednesday’s Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur, will keep him sidelined until January as it looked worse than it actually was, the club said. The Frenchman,
Craig Burley addresses Chelsea’s transfer plans. Watch the entirety on ESPN FC’s YouTube channel. Craig Burley is unsure of striker Timo Werner’s transfer plans with RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga title race. Craig Burley feels that Chelsea’s relatively weak group helped them bounce back from a poor start. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has said Christian
Sid Lowe isn’t buying Lautaro Martinez is the right man to replace Luis Suarez at Barca at this moment. Ale Moreno and Sid Lowe are in disagreement over whether or not Antoine Griezmann is the right fit at Barcelona. Sid Lowe doesn’t see a future for Ernesto Valverde at Barcelona beyond this season. Barcelona have
Vendetta? Egomania? Masochism? Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis’ decision to fire Carlo Ancelotti less than an hour after his club had qualified for the Champions League knockout round may well be a function of each of the above. Or, as those close to the club suggest, it might simply be an attempt to cut losses
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4:52 PM ET Kylian Mbappe and Neymar were at their brilliant best as Paris St Germain demolished Galatasaray 5-0 in their final Champions League Group A game at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. 1 Related Both Mbappe and Neymar scored one and set up two other goals as the French champions, who had already
5:02 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain scored late goals as already-qualified Juventus beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the Champions League Group D finale on Wednesday to eliminate the Germans from the competition. Ronaldo tapped in from close range in the 75th minute after having missed an almost identical chance in the first
Richard Masters is new Premier League chief executive. The Premier League on Thursday announced that Richard Masters had been appointed their new permanent chief executive having performed the role on an interim basis. It comes a fortnight after David Pemsel informed the Premier League he would not be taking up the role next year following