ESPN FC’s Craig Burley recaps Juventus’ comfortable win over Young Boys, powered by Paulo Dybala’s hat trick. Former Milan and Brazil legend Cafu explains why Cristiano Ronaldo is finding Serie A more difficult than he expected. Paulo Dybala has said he is working on his “chemistry” with Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus. Dybala scored a hat
Month: October 2018
Antoine Griezmann was the star man against Club Brugge, scoring two goals as Atletico won 3-1. Atletico Madrid took a huge step towards the knockout stages of the Champions League with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Brugge on Wednesday. Antoine Griezmann was the hero with a double, before Koke’s late strike put the icing on
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper. Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
Stuart Baxter made six changes to the South African squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Seychelles this month, and predictably there has been much debate of his selections. KweséESPN looks at five talking points to have come out of the latest Bafana Bafana squad. As you wereBaxter has made six changes
ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno reiterates that Lionel Messi is the best player in the world, and it showed in Barcelona’s dominating performance over Tottenham Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona ended a three-game winless run to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 in the Champions League. Barca took the lead inside the first two minutes when Philippe
The FC crew discuss where Liverpool fell short at the Stadio San Paolo, taking aim at their inability to adapt to Napoli’s potent attack in the second half. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Napoli were deserving of their late victory, despite Liverpool’s best efforts to hold on for a draw. NAPLES, Italy — Jurgen
2:31 PM ET ESPN staff After a controversial Russian Grand Prix, our F1 writers Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson join columnists Maurice Hamilton and Kate Walker to discuss the biggest talking points from the race. And yes, you guessed it, we start with the events of Lap 25…. Was Mercedes right to use team orders
Roma winger Justin Kluivert dedicated the goal he scored on his Champions League debut to former Ajax teammate Abdelhak Nouri, who recently came out of a coma after almost a year. Kluivert ran to the bench and held up a shirt bearing Nouri’s name and the No. 34 he had worn at Ajax after scoring
4:09 AM ET CHICAGO — After it was over, the Chicago Cubs were more disappointed than stunned that their season came to a close, after scoring only a single run in their 2-1 defeat in 13 innings to the Colorado Rockies in the National League wild-card game on Tuesday. With a one-and-done game that didn’t
12:49 AM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Ibrahim Khaleel, who captained USA to victory over Canada in the