Julien Laurens shares the latest on Eden Hazard and the reports that Chelsea has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign the Belgian playmaker. After Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri admitted he would welcome a return to Italy, the FC crew believe it’s a matter of time before he lands the vacant role manager’s role
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5:45 AM ET Japan and Trinidad and Tobago are both in tournament action this summer. Getty Trinidad and Tobago held a tired-looking Japan to a 0-0 draw during an uninspiring friendly at Toyota Stadium in Aichi on Wednesday. Japan have played 15 games since the World Cup, having reached the finals of the Asian Games and
Africa have been consistently represented at the Women’s World Cup since Nigeria’s Super Falcons qualified for the inaugural tournament in 1991, but a title has not nearly been in sight. Only once has an African side reached the quarterfinals, and that was in 1999 when Nigeria reached the top 8, and that was as
With Antoine Griezmann in the news with his decision to leave Atletico Madrid, Frank Leboeuf is asked about his role in the France national team. With Paul Pogba linked with a return to Juventus and no players signed yet this summer, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol says Manchester United need to up their game in the
Nigeria striker Francisca Ordega is one of a rare group of Africans who have played in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US, but says she opted to move to China for the money. Along with Ordega, the likes of South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo, both of whom played for the
Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar published a video explaining his relationship with an unidentified woman who accused him of raping her in Paris last month. Attorneys for Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar on Wednesday disputed allegations that they had asked for a meeting to discuss a settlement with representatives of a woman who
India begin the Igor Stimac era by taking on higher-ranked Curacao in their King’s Cup opener in Buriram on Wednesday. Follow LIVE updates from the match here: (Blog will appear below. Please wait a few seconds for the blog to load. Click here if it doesn’t load):
Not since Fanny Amun’s ‘wobbling and fumbling’ Flying Eagles team of 1999 has a Nigeria under-20 side been so poor as to draw the amount of vitriol that Paul Aigbogun’s team has attracted. And even that team did manage to make it through to the Under-20 World Cup quarterfinals before they were dumped out by
Canadian referee Carol Anne Chenard has withdrawn from the Women’s World Cup after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The 42-year-old from Summerside, Prince Edward Island, refereed the final of the 2016 Olympic women’s soccer tournament. She worked three matches at the 2011 Women’s World Cup, including Japan’s semifinal win over Sweden, and four games at
Are PSG zeroing in on David de Gea? Is Moise Keane on his way to Inter? Plus, the latest on Ivan Rakitic and Raphael Varane. Gab Marcotti shares his thoughts on where David De Gea might end up if he decides to leave Manchester United this summer. Manchester United are braced for a bid from