After Jose Mourinho compared Man United’s ambitions to Everton’s, the ESPN FC crew give their views on what appears to be a recurring theme. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed, but that doesn’t stop Transfer Talk from rummaging around about who will be moving where come January. TOP STORY:
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FC’s Shaka Hislop speaks on Arsenal’s confidence during their 11-match win streak, but Stevie Nicol feels the true tests lie ahead for Unai Emery’s side. Arsenal’s Unai Emery revealed the club want to win the Europa League, however it is a great opportunity to for players to claim a first team spot after they beat
7:33 PM ET Associated Press Espanyol conceded in injury time to draw Valladolid 1-1 and missed a chance to take the outright lead in La Liga on Friday. Espanyol were in front until Italian forward Daniele Verde converted a free kick a minute into injury time to even the match and keep the visitors from
Central Coast Mariners manager Mike Mulvey has said his only focus is on winning games with his team, not Usain Bolt. The Mariners coach Mike Mulvey is not concentrating on Usain Bolt ahead of their A-League opener on Sunday. Players from across the league share their thoughts on Usain Bolt’s pursuit of a contract with
Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek admitted his hat-trick in their 3-1 win over BATE won’t stop him from trying to work hard to secure more opportunities to secure a spot in their starting 11. Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri joked about the dilemma he has in picking his best starting 11 and hinted he may start Ross Barkley and
ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner has his say as to whether Marcos Rojo, Hirving Lozano, Christian Eriksen and more could be on the move in Transfer Rater. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed, but that doesn’t stop Transfer Talk from rummaging around about who will be moving where come January.
Zhang Kangyang — more commonly known as Steven Zhang — has been named as Inter Milan’s new president, replacing Erick Thohir. Zhang, the son of Zhang Jindong — the owner of the Suning Holdings Group, Inter’s majority stakeholders — has been overseeing the day-to-day running of the club ever since the Chinese group bought out
Arsenal are flying high and have scored some brilliant goals of recent. Can they carry this run of play into title contention? LONDON — Danny Welbeck kept Arsenal’s winning run going by scoring the only goal in Thursday’s 1-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon as the Gunners took an iron grip of their Europa League group.
Mauro Icardi was the hero in Inter’s dramatic Derby della Madonnina win over Milan, but where does his goal rank among Serie A’s best on Matchday 9? Mauro Icardi’s heroics and Gianluigi Donnarumma’s positioning are the focus of the FC crew’s attention after Inter bested Milan in the Milan derby. Mauro Icardi put a fitting
MEXICO CITY — The statistics are staggering. One Liga MX title in the last 38 years. Only two trophies, a Copa MX and a CONCACAF Champions League title since 1998. Seemingly countless stories of heartbreak from lost finals, ranging from painful to downright backbreaking. And finally, a verb. Oh yes, the famous term which has