The Premier League transfer window has closed, but the rest of Europe remains open for business. Plus, it’s never too late to look forward to January! Click here to view the latest transfers and keep up to date with the latest gossip below. Neymar, Alexis to set off chain reaction As sources told ESPN FC
I hope it’s not a revelation to you that when it comes to football managers, the four apocalyptic horsemen are injuries, defeat, the sack and the transfer market. The first will lead to the second. Injuries provoke an increase in dropped points. Accumulate enough defeats and the clattering hooves of the third will soon be
With Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano close to joining Napoli from PSV, ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno goes to his highlight reel to show what he’ll bring to Serie A. Napoli came out on top of a pulsating 4-3 win against Fiorentina to kick off their Serie A season with a victory. To watch Serie A sign up
Gab Marcotti says it would take “divine intervention” for PSG to sell Neymar to Barcelona before the transfer window closes. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti discusses PSG’s current injury situation and how it will effect Neymar’s future with the French club. Julien Laurens thinks Neymar’s options have become increasingly minimal and he’ll most likely now remain
Real Madrid were left frustrated in their first La Liga home game after Karim Benzema’s late goal was offset by Real Valladolid’s Sergi Guardiola. Gab Marcotti shares the latest on Juve’s reported offer for Neymar and what that means for Barcelona and Real Madrid’s chances of landing the Brazil star. Alejandro Moreno and Stevie Nicol
Craig Burley and Steve Nicol explain why teams like Crystal Palace will continue to show no fear against Manchester United this season. Manchester United fear Luke Shaw could be out for at least a month with a hamstring injury, sources have told ESPN FC. The left-back was forced off in the first half of the
Gab Marcotti is here to recap a busy, dramatic weekend in soccer. Welcome to Monday Musings. Jump to: Arsenal’s errors at Liverpool | Real still a mess | Spurs’ Eriksen problem | Refs wreck Fiorentina vs. Napoli? | PSG need Neymar | More Man United woe | Mihajlovic is inspiring | Lewandowski carries Bayern |
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol addresses his top five takeaways from all of Saturday’s action in the Premier League. First impressions can be misleading but, as Liverpool maintains a 100 percent record — with Manchester City hot on their heels — there may already be some heavy hints about how this season might develop. Interestingly, all
With MLS expected to announce Nashville as the next city for expansion, Jeff Carlisle explains how their expansion bid impressed the league. Nashville SC, slated to begin play in MLS next season, has signed Brondby IF attacking midfielder Hany Mukhtar to a Designated Player contract, multiple sources have told ESPN. Mukhtar, 24, will remain with
Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp provides an update on Adrian following his freak injury he suffered from a fan during UEFA Super Cup celebrations. Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said on Monday that he expects to take a break from coaching once his time with the European champions comes to an end. Klopp, who joined Liverpool in 2015
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
James Rodriguez seemed frozen out at Real Madrid, but after starting their last match, does the Colombian have a place in Zinedine Zidane’s squad? Real Madrid star James Rodriguez is set to miss Colombia’s games in the U.S. during the next international break after picking up a calf muscle injury in Saturday’s 1-1 La Liga
11:02 AM ET Tammy Abraham’s double was enough as Frank Lampard won for the first time as Chelsea boss. Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images Frank Lampard earned his first win as Chelsea manager after seeing his side overcome Norwich 3-2 on Saturday. After opening with a heavy defeat at Manchester United and then a home
Another topsy-turvy weekend of European football, and another weekend of scarcely believable numbers. Some results were expected. Some, not so much. Premier League 1 Crystal Palace have beaten Manchester United in the Premier League for the first time in the competition’s history. In fact, before Jordan Ayew and Patrick van Aanholt got their goals, the
5:55 PM ET ROME, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic left the hospital where he is being treated for leukaemia on Sunday to take charge of his team for their opening Serie A match away to Verona. The club announced before kickoff that the 50-year-old, who said on July 13 that he had
Craig Burley feels Liverpool strengthened in all the right areas this summer after being critical of Arsenal’s David Luiz and Dani Ceballos. Mohamed Salah put on a show for the fans at Anfield scoring twice, in a 3-1 thrashing of Arsenal. LIVERPOOL, England — It was as if David Luiz felt so embarrassed by the
11:36 AM ET BERLIN, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Goals from Timo Werner and Yussuf Poulsen in either half gave RB Leipzig a 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday and maintained their perfect start to the season. Germany international Werner, who had also scored in their league opener last week, signed a contract extension until
5:03 PM ET Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored a second-half brace, including a sublime solo goal, as titleholders Paris Saint-Germain thumped brave Toulouse 4-0 in their Ligue 1 match on Sunday. The Cameroon player danced through the Toulouse defence to break the deadlock in the 50th minute and an unlucky own goal by Matthieu Goncalves gifted
11:45 AM ET PARIS, Aug 25 (Reuters) – AS Monaco had a player sent off for the third time in as many matches this season as they squandered a two-goal halftime lead to draw 2-2 at home to Nimes on Sunday, a result that left them still without a win in Ligue 1. The 2017
2:12 PM ET MILAN, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Udinese handed AC Milan’s new coach Marco Giampaolo a losing start when a Rodrigo Becao header gave them a shock 1-0 win in Serie A on Sunday. Becao, making his debut after joining from Bahia in his native Brazil, rose above the Milan defence at the near