Qatar carved out a piece of footballing history for themselves on Friday, winning the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in a 3-1 upset win over four-time winners Japan in Abu Dhabi, UAE . It’s all over. Qatar lifted the 2019 Asian Cup on Friday, defeating Japan 3-1 in the final, and will be
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Qatar carved out a piece of footballing history for themselves on Friday, winning the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in a 3-1 upset win over four-time winners Japan in Abu Dhabi, UAE . From the universality of Total Football to the Petrosian-like stoutness of Jose Mourinho, it has always been said football has
The FC crew answer your tweets on Brian McBride’s favourite goal with Fulham, Manchester United’s pressure to win, biggest rivals and more. MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Anthony Martial to follow Cristiano Ronaldo’s example and use Manchester United to become one of the best players in the world. Martial penned a new
The transfer window may still be open in parts of Asia, but with the New Year holiday approaching in much of the continent, many deals have been done. ESPNFC takes a look at some of the most significant. Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United, England) to Shandong Luneng, China) With help from former Tottenham and Liverpool director
La Liga correspondent Sid Lowe joins the show to talk Denis Suarez and what type of impact he’ll have at Arsenal. Alexis Nunes and Paul Mariner tackle this weekends Premiere League fixtures, including a big match up between Manchester City and Arsenal. The amount spent by Premier League clubs in the January transfer window fell
Alexis Nunes and Paul Mariner tackle this weekends Premiere League fixtures, including a big match up between Manchester City and Arsenal. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and the FC crew discuss the ‘antsy’ atmosphere at Anfield and the pressure associated with a tight Premier League title race. Man City’s midweek loss to Newcastle looked as if
Ruud van Nistelrooy has had his 19-year professional career encapsulated in a unique “mash-up” shirt. The retired Dutch striker was presented with the jersey by designers “Blood In Blood Out”, who specialise in making artfully spliced football shirts. Van Nistelrooy’s custom version is constructed from swatches of all seven clubs he represented over the course
Federico Chiesa’s hat trick led the way for Fiorentina in their 7-1 win over AS Roma, propelling La Viola to the Coppa Italia semifinals. Edin Dzeko has been handed a two-game ban for unsporting behaviour in Roma’s Coppa Italia clash with Fiorentina on Wednesday, although the referee did not say that he had been spat
When Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup just over eight years ago, there were accusations from certain parts of the globe that this was a country with little to no football history. In truth, the feeling was the same in much of Asia. That can’t be said any more as the
The Exploding Heads recap Transfer Deadline Day where a few big names were linked with moves, but the day has become a shadow of itself. Marouane Fellaini has completed his move from Manchester United to Shandong Luneng. The midfielder finalised his move to the Chinese Super League on Friday and leaves Old Trafford after five-and-a-half