Julien Laurens explains what sort of punishment Neymar faces for an alleged swipe at a spectator and whether it affects how PSG fans perceive him. Frank Leboeuf explains why PSG need to do everything they can to keep Kylian Mbappe around and why they’d be better off letting Neymar go. Kylian Mbappe has been banned
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Paul Mariner takes a whirl at the latest transfer rater and takes on the rumours surrounding Gareth Bale, Mesut Ozil and Edinson Cavani all set to leave this summer. The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but you can click here to review all the deals. Transfer Talk will continue to scour the
Portland Timbers scored two sublime goals at Toronto and then dug in for a fine 2-1 win, their second in a row on the road. The Portland Timbers are poised to trade midfielder David Guzman to the Columbus Crew in exchange for an international roster spot, a league source told ESPN FC. Portland is also
South Africa’s national women’s football team, Banyana Banyana, have added a final friendly to their pre-World Cup schedule, and will face Norway on 2 June in France. Banyana will be participating in their first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup come June, and have lined up some staunch competition in preparation, including defending champions USA on 12
Gab Marcotti shares his thoughts on where David De Gea might end up if he decides to leave Manchester United this summer. After another David De Gea blunder against Chelsea, Craig Burley examines the Man United keeper’s struggles and ponders his frame of mind. MANCHESTER, England — David De Gea will start for Manchester United
Eden Hazard is one of the Chelsea stars modelling their new home kit for the 2018-19 season. Chelsea have unveiled their new home kit for the 2019-20 season, and, in the most polite phrasing possible, it’s likely to split opinion. It’s blue — no major surprise there — but it’s also covered in a motif
Carli Lloyd will be back for her fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup after United States coach Jill Ellis announced her 23-person roster for the 2019 edition this summer in France. Ellis attempted to bridge the gap between experience and change with almost half of the players named to the U.S. roster set to participate in
Xavi Hernandez spent the majority of his storied career at Barcelona. Barcelona and Spain legend Xavi Hernandez has officially announced that he will retire from football after 21 years. The Spanish national team veteran, who plays in Qatar for Al Sadd, confirmed in an open letter on Thursday that this will be his last season
The FC’s crew agree that an off-the-pace midfield was a bigger worry for Tottenham than missing key players in their loss to Ajax. Australia will warm-up for the start of its World Cup qualifying campaign with a friendly against Son Heung-Min’s South Korea in Busan on June 7. The clash with the Taeguk Warriors will
Victory centre-back James Donachie speaks on the intensity and energy around their elimination final against the Phoenix. Western Sydney have become the second A-League club this week to undergo a clear out, with 11 players departing the Wanderers. The Wanderers confirmed on Friday several players including Socceroo Josh Risdon, Spanish forward Oriol Riera, Dutch midfielder