Craig Burley explains why it was so important for Chelsea’s young core to get a victory at Lille. Christian Pulisic has only played in one of Chelsea’s last five games, but Steve Nicol isn’t hitting the panic button yet. Chelsea duo Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori are the new names included in Gareth Southgate’s England squad
Month: October 2019
Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol say Nicolas Pepe looks like “a flash in the pan” after failing to live up to the hype so far at Arsenal. Craig Burley doesn’t hold back his criticism of just how poor Manchester United and Arsenal have been this season. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second-half equaliser earned Arsenal a share of
Craig Burley and Ale Moreno don’t hold back their criticisms of Real Madrid’s senior players of Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric. ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe disagrees with Zinedine Zidane’s assessment of Real Madrid’s second-half performance in their 2-2 draw vs. Club Brugge. Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings and you’ll be quite surprised with
Cristiano Ronaldo and Miralem Pjanic score in Juventus’ 2-0 win vs. SPAL. To watch Serie A, subscribe to ESPN+. Italian Serie A: Cristiano Ronaldo (77′) Juventus 2-0 SPAL. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri says Cristiano Ronaldo will have no trouble fitting into the system of play used in the 2-1 win
11:27 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN As he looks to expand his personal brand both on and off the court, Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has signed a five-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal with Puma. The deal is expected to pay him north of $20 million over the life of the contract, with additional
11:14 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Washington Nationals are getting their money’s worth out of Stephen Strasburg this year. Manager Davey Martinez said Wednesday that Strasburg, who came out of the bullpen to toss three shutout innings and earn the win in Washington’s dramatic wild-card victory on Tuesday, is a possibility to start Game
5:23 AM ET Scrumhalf Baptiste Serin scored a try and set up another with a stellar game off the bench as Les Bleus scrambled to an stop-start 33-9 win over a gallant United States at the World Cup on Wednesday. With the United States within three points of the French going into the last quarter,
4:42 PM ET The fight between Claressa Shields and Ivana Habazin, already for a vacant women’s junior middleweight world title, took on additional meaning on Wednesday when organizers announced that the bout would also have a second vacant world title at stake. “We are delighted that the fight will now be for both the WBC
Aug 28, 2019 Conor McGregor is expected to return to the UFC in 2020, but who will his first opponent be? While Khabib Nurmagomedov, Nate Diaz, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje appear to be the most popular choices, a surprising name has emerged as a candidate — Frankie Edgar. Say what? Wasn’t he supposed to
10:06 PM ET With the bright lights of the playoffs come the attention and scrutiny of playing on sports’ biggest stages. And while rising to the occasion at the most intense moments can immortalize a player, failing to deliver when the pressure is on can dog someone for years to come. Fair or not, Brewers