Craig Burley urges Matthijs de Ligt not to be tempted by the big-money offers and to choose his next club based purely on the football. Raf Honigstein shares the latest on Matthijs de Ligt’s future after ESPN FC sources reported PSG have become the favourites to land the Ajax star. Paris Saint-Germain are making progress
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PARIS — FIFA has withdrawn a claim that 1 million tickets have been sold for the Women’s World Cup and now says the total includes people paying nothing to attend games, including VIPs and even medical staff. FIFA deleted a tweet posted on Tuesday that said: “One million tickets for the (at)FIFAWWC 2019 have now
La Liga were accused of spying on people via their app. La Liga will appeal against the €250,000 fine imposed by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), arguing they “profoundly disagree” with the ruling which suggests they spied on anyone using its official app. The AEPD told ESPN FC on Wednesday that La Liga had
After he scored twice for Belgium against Scotland, the FC crew examine the discrepancies in Romelu Lukaku’s goalscoring form for club and country. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol says Manchester United should focus their efforts on keeping David de Gea happy before splashing the cash for Jan Oblak. Steve Nicol loves what he saw from Aaron
Gab Marcotti dissects the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi fans and finds it “odd” how supporters of one generally dislike the other. While horse riding wasn’t involved, Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero took to the polo pitch to train alongside Argentine star Adolfo Cambiaso. In the opening few days of Copa America action,
Nottingham Forest right-back Tendayi Darikwa‘s long-held dream to represent Zimbabwe at the Africa Cup of Nations will come true this month, and he is hopeful of helping the team run deep into the tournament. Nottingham-born Darikwa, who spent much of his club career at Chesterfield and Burnley before joining Forest in 2017, has a Zimbabwean
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti examines the difficulties Real Madrid will have in trying to raise funds to pay for their new acquisitions this transfer window. Steve Nicol explains how adding Eden Hazard puts Real Madrid in a better position to challenge Barcelona for next season’s La Liga title. Real Madrid left-back Marcelo has no intention
Jaushua Sotirio has joined Wellington Phoenix from the Western Sydney Wanderers. Wellington Phoenix have clambered back up off the canvas with the signing of forward Jaushua Sotirio, from Western Sydney, on a one-year deal. A day after talismanic captain Andrew Durante and striker David Williams announced their departures from the Kiwi club, Phoenix coach Ufuk
Steve Nicol loves what he saw from Aaron Wan-Bissaka last season and says he would be worth every penny for Manchester United. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol says Manchester United should focus their efforts on keeping David de Gea happy before splashing the cash for Jan Oblak. The FC crew debate whether Manchester United can afford
New Real Madrid signing Luka Jovic added to Aleksandar Mitrovic’s brace to help Serbia eventually win 4-1 over Lithuania in Belgrade. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti examines the difficulties Real Madrid will have in trying to raise funds to pay for their new acquisitions this transfer window. Steve Nicol explains how adding Eden Hazard puts Real