Enyimba face an uphill battle to qualify for the final of the 2018 African Confederation Cup as they seek to overturn a 1-0 loss from the home leg when they travel to Morocco to meet Raja Casablanca on Wednesday. Raja will be overwhelming favourites given their excellent record in front of their home fans and
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Mauricio Pochettino hopes Tottenham can strengthen their squad in the next transfer window. Tottenham battled their way to a fourth consecutive Premier League win thanks to a first-half Erik Lamela header at the London Stadium. Jermain Defoe revealed how tough it was to leave West Ham for Tottenham and how his first spell ended with
With Julen Lopetegui in the hot seat, the FC panel examine Real Madrid’s options internally for a new manager. Sergio Ramos has played down a training ground bust-up with youth player Sergio Regulion ahead of their Champions League match against Viktoria Plzen. Jose Mourinho says he is committed to Manchester United amid speculation over Madrid
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop weighs in on this week’s Player Power Rankings which saw Anthony Martial miss the top spot to Luka Jovic. Scoring five goals will earn you the No. 1 spot in our Player Power Rankings. Our global editors pick their top 10 performers from the weekend. Also receiving votes: Oier Olazabal (Levante),
Josef Martinez has been leading the MVP race all season but could a late charge from Zlatan Ibrahimovic tip the award towards the big Swede? LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is fond of saying, “The lion is hungry.” The same is true of his fans, who made his jersey the top seller in MLS for
Italy’s football federation (FIGC) elected a new president at the second attempt on Monday when Gabriele Gravina was chosen to replace Carlo Tavecchio who resigned last year over the national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup. Gravina, 65, previously the head of the third tier Serie C, was the only candidate and received
Madagascar coach Nicolas Dupuis has revealed his intention to bolster the Barea’s squad with diaspora talent ahead of the team’s first Africa Cup of Nations campaign. The East Africans – currently ranked 106th in the world – qualified for their first AFCON tournament on Tuesday when they defeated Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in Antananarivo. The three
Mesut Ozil stars as Arsenal storm back from an early deficit to claim a 3-1 victory over Leicester City. Mesut Ozil showed his brilliance against Leicester, scoring a goal and having a hand in both goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as Arsenal won 3-1. The FC guys answer your tweets on the best performance they’ve witnessed
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the opener and provided an assist in a must-win game for the LA Galaxy to keep their playoff hopes intact. Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined Scott Van Pelt to look ahead to Sunday’s crucial game vs. Minnesota and how he’s adapted to life in LA. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol says Zlatan Ibrahimovic won’t be
Tim Howard had his fifth shutout of the season for Colorado as San Jose’s Chris Wondolowski will have to wait to equal the MLS all-time goalscoring record. The San Jose Earthquakes have picked up the option on forward Chris Wondolowski for the 2019 season, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation. The San