Steve Nicol says Lionel Messi alone won’t solve Barcelona’s concerns on the pitch in what is shaping up to be a tight La Liga title race. Barcelona are closely following the progress of Real Betis’ Emerson, Dinamo Zagreb’s Dani Olmo and Napoli’s Fabian Ruiz as they begin to plan for next season, multiple sources have confirmed
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MEXICO CITY — Club America goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa will be investigated by Liga MX after a photo appeared to show him spit towards Chivas defender Antonio Briseno during Saturday’s Clasico Nacional. Ochoa charged to the other end of the field in the first half of America’s 4-1 win over Chivas to confront Briseno, who had
MEXICO CITY — Club America goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa will be investigated by Liga MX after a photo appeared to show him spit towards Chivas defender Antonio Briseno during Saturday’s Clasico Nacional. Ochoa charged to the other end of the field in the first half of America’s 4-1 win over Chivas to confront Briseno, who had
Another busy weekend in Europe means it’s time for another bumper edition of Monday Musings. Gab Marcotti is here to recap the big stories around soccer. Jump to: Derby draw suits Atletico, Real | Will Liverpool’s luck run out? | Barca still lacking minus Messi | Man City’s Bernardo mess | Alexis is Inter’s hero
Emiliano Sala died in a plane crash following his move from Nantes to Cardiff. FIFA has ordered Cardiff City to pay a transfer fee of £5.3 million (€6m) to Nantes for Emiliano Sala. Sala died in a plane crash in January while travelling from Nantes to Cardiff after the two clubs agreed upon a transfer for
Alexis Nunes and Don Hutchison break down Man City’s win over Everton and discuss if they need to address their defence in the transfer window. Man City manager Pep Guardiola came to the defence of Bernardo Silva over his controversial tweet. Following Man City’s simple win over Preston, Pep Guardiola praised his young defence that
LA Galaxy’s defense couldn’t stop anything as Vancouver scored four goals to win 4-3 on the road. To watch MLS, sign up for ESPN+. Craig Burley says Zlatan Ibrahimovic reminds him of Ruud Gullit late in his career and lays out how Zlatan would fare if he returned to Europe. The transfer windows in Europe’s
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too late to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. All the major completed transfers | European transfer review TOP STORY: Ibra to Boca Juniors rumours persist Zlatan Ibrahimovic has
Craig Burley says Zlatan Ibrahimovic reminds him of Ruud Gullit late in his career and lays out how Zlatan would fare if he returned to Europe. 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
Craig Burley examines whether Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino is feeling the pressure after a rough start to the season, resulting in a changed demeanor. Yet another profitable weekend for the column as our “bullet proof” treble landed. Attention switches back to the Champions League this week as Tottenham face a crunch clash with Bayern Munich.