Julien Laurens discusses Zinedine Zidane’s future at Real Madrid after reports claimed he is unhappy his transfer requests have not been fulfilled. The FC crew examine Zinedine Zidane’s options for how he’ll manage Gareth Bale, with the Welshman content to stay and fight at Real Madrid. Sid Lowe provides the latest surrounding Neymar’s future amid
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Vahid Halilhodzic signed a four-year contract as the new coach of Morocco but was handed a tough list of targets by his new employers. The 67-year-old Bosnian replaces Herve Renard, who quit after Morocco were eliminated in the last-16 of the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt despite being one of the favourites. The new
Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp provides an update on Adrian following his freak injury he suffered from a fan during UEFA Super Cup celebrations. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop ranks the three finalists for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award. The FC crew praise Liverpool’s backup goalkeeper Adrian for his starring role in the Reds’ penalty
It took Victor Osimhen all of 19 minutes to not only announce his arrival to Ligue 1, but to throw down the gauntlet to any and all competitors for the Nigeria number 9 jersey. And what a way to make that announcement for the new Lille man, who bagged a brace against FC Nantes in
Herculez Gomez and Shaka Hislop weigh the pros and cons of CONCACAF’s qualifying format for the 2022 World Cup, which emphasizes the FIFA rankings. U.S. youth international and Hannover 96 forward Sebastian Soto has been contacted by Chile manager Reinaldo Rueda, with an eye towards the striker playing for La Roja, according to a source
Peter Crouch addresses the dominance of Manchester City and Liverpool in the English Premier League title race. The column took a hit in midweek as Liverpool failed to beat Chelsea in 90 minutes in the UEFA Super Cup. The Premier League’s second weekend of the season brings a second top-six clash as Manchester City’s clash
Lionel Messi ensures Barcelona fans the club will fight for every trophy in 2019-20 after only winning La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup in 2018-19. Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says Lionel Messi will not be risked for the Spanish champions’ La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao on Friday. Messi injured his calf in training
CARY, N.C. — They know a thing or two about soccer teams that are larger than life here. They knew long before the North Carolina Courage and Lyon won Thursday’s semifinals in the Women’s International Champions Cup. People in this area lived it when Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and company ran the rest of college
Josef Martinez converted his second penalty attempt to score Atlanta United’s winner and secure the first Campeones Cup win for an MLS side. Atlanta United head coach Frank de Boer believes his team’s 3-2 victory over Club America on Wednesday is a significant step to MLS closing the gap with Liga MX. Mexico’s top division