Africa’s highest profile Premier League players went head to head this weekend, as last season’s three Golden Boot winners, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, clashed in Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Arsenal. It was Salah who stole the show on the day, netting twice to bag his second and third goals of the season,
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Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means. Sacked Matildas coach Alen Stajcic will not be allowed to be interviewed or make submissions to an independent review of FFA national team management, Australia’s football coaches
Daniel McBreen is an U15 coach at the Newcastle Jets but that didn’t stop him from punishing them with a worldie as his local side Edgeworth Eagles drew level. Western United FC show a glimpse of the preparations going into their debut season in the A-League. Brisbane Roar coach Robbie Fowler hopes Wednesday’s home FFA
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 |
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
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 in Paris. French Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice have been taken over by Ineos, the energy group run by British
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
Ligue 1: Edinson Cavani (24′ PEN) Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Nimes Gab Marcotti provides an update on the Neymar’s future with Paris Saint-Germain, after chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi’s comments warning the Brazilian. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop and Ale Moreno share the same sentiments that Neymar’s rainbow vs. Angers was both filthy and unnecessary. Paris Saint-Germain
In an interview with ESPN, Seattle Sounders star Nicolas Lodeiro discusses how MLS has grown and his desire to return to Boca Juniors before he retires. On Sunday River Plate meet Boca Juniors in Argentina, while Flamengo face Palmeiras in Brazil. These are huge league games involving giant clubs who are fighting for the domestic
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. Dog days aren’t over Play had to be temporarily halted during the Brazilian Championship game between CSA and Cruzeiro when a handsome four-legged interloper