Liverpool legend Steve Nicol recalls his side’s 1989 title challenge failure as caution for Manchester City in their quest for a quadruple. Stevie Nicol feels Atletico Madrid’s Saul Niguez is “money well spent” and the ideal midfielder to replace Fernandinho at Manchester City. The FC crew delve into Wayne Rooney’s comments as to why Liverpool
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The fan died when crowds pushed to enter an African Nations Cup qualifying match. The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has confirmed the death of a female fan in a stampede outside the National Stadium in Harare ahead of Sunday’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Congo. Local media reports said Mai Tadiwa was killed outside an
Nemanja Matic speaks exclusively to ESPN about Man United’s transformation and credits Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his whole staff for their turnaround. MANCHESTER, England — Nemanja Matic has told ESPN FC he wants caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his backroom staff to stay at Manchester United. Solskjaer remains favourite to land the United job
Alexis Nunes and Shaka Hislop run the rule over the latest transfer rumours in the world of football. Benfica want to increase the release clause in Joao Felix‘s contract in order to fend off interest from a number of clubs, president Luis Filipe Vieira has said. Felix, who has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, was
OK so the 2018-19 season isn’t over yet, but with the international break upon us, we thought it would be a good time to look ahead to next season. Here, our writers and correspondents give their predictions for what will happen over the summer and how Europe’s biggest teams will line up for their first
It’s been a tumultuous season for Jose Mourinho. “Aren’t they all?” you cry, and you’ve got a point. But since his dismissal from Manchester United in December, he’s spent his time as you’d expect him to, touring assorted TV studios, offering his opinions on the game, telling amusing anecdotes from his career and generally making
When the Confederation of African Football ratified an expansion to the Africa Cup of Nations in July 2017, introducing eight more teams to the biennial competition, the dynamic of the qualifying program was always going to change. As had been the case ahead of the European Championship in 2016, for which UEFA had instigated an
Shaka Hislop says the attributes that helped Raheem Sterling score his first England hat trick didn’t exist in his game 18 months ago. The Banker bet landed again as England kept another clean sheet when beating the Czech Republic on Friday evening, but the Dutch let us down as they were beaten 3-2 by Germany
3:33 PM ET Associated Press World Cup finalist Croatia slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Hungary on Sunday, continuing their shaky start to European Championship qualifying in a group which looks up for grabs with four teams level on points. Fresh off a narrow 2-1 win over Azerbaijan in Group E, Croatia took the lead
Shayon Harrison scored his first goal in the A-League to help Melbourne City to a 2-0 win at the Leichhardt Oval. Wellington Phoenix put on a show in the first half of their game against Western Sydney Wanderers. VAR denied Newcastle Jets a point after Ben Kennedy saved a penalty to seal all three points