Maurizio Sarri wants to focus on the here and now, and not his long-term future as Chelsea manager. FIFA have denied a formal request from Chelsea to pause the transfer ban handed to the club last month. Chelsea hoped they would have the opportunity to buy players this summer while they appealed the punishment, given
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Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero believes on a good day his side can beat anyone but insists they must focus on beating Schalke to avoid another shock result in the Champions League. Riyad Mahrez was in the right place at the right time to secure a win for Manchester City and send them to the top
Barcelona continue their commitment to gender equality in football with their #wearefootballers campaign on International Women’s Day. Mark Donaldson takes us through his picks for his Fantasy La Liga team, which includes three Barcelona players and no one from Real Madrid. Following Real Madrid’s second El Clasico defeat in four days, the ESPN FC crew
Neymar was a spectator in the Parc de Princes on Wednesday night, watching his Paris Saint-Germain teammates throw away a 2-0 advantage over Manchester United to miss out again on place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. As he followed the game he may well have been feeling a little tired — both from
Maurizio Sarri wants to focus on the here and now, and not his long-term future as Chelsea manager. Kepa returned from his one-match benching to make some key saves for Chelsea in both halves as Maurizio Sarri’s men leave Craven Cottage with the win. Kepa returned from his one-match benching to make some key saves
With reports indicating that Roma are turning to Claudio Ranieri to save their season, the ESPN FC panel debate if he’s the man to get it done. PSG and Roma crashed out of the Champions League Round of 16 in dramatic circumstances. Roma had more possession and more shots, but Lazio walked away from the
On Feb. 18, diners at an exclusive Italian restaurant on Liverpool’s Castle Street were disturbed by cries of joy. The club bosses of Bayern Munich, in town for the following night’s Champions League tie with Liverpool, had just received news of Borussia Dortmund’s score: 0-0 away to bottom side 1. FC Nurnberg. The Bayern board’s
NorthEast United will take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their semifinal with Bengaluru FC, thanks to Juan Mascia’s injury-time penalty and a stunning opener from Redeem Tlang in the first half. NorthEast put in a stellar performance for the majority of the game, but will rue the away goal they conceded to
A player in Turkey has been accused of attacking several opposition players with a razor blade in a third division match on Sunday. A football player of the Kurdish Amedspor club in Turkey’s third-tier league has been banned for life for attacking opposition players, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said on Thursday. Mansur Calar, 33,
With his counterparts struggling to find the back of the net, the FC crew believe the onus is on Lionel Messi to lift Barcelona against Real Madrid. Alejandro Moreno examines Barcelona’s reliance on Lionel Messi after he scored his 50th career hat trick in a win at Sevilla. Argentina have received a major boost ahead