Jose Mourinho questions the attitude of some Manchester United players after a turbulent start to the season. Though Zinedine Zidane is considered a favourite to replace Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, Sid Lowe ponders whether Zidane is even interested. As the turmoil at Manchester United continues, ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno explains the ramifications should they
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Arsenal picked up their 7th consecutive win albeit fortunately against a powerful Watford side. The Exploding Heads review September as Liverpool keep winning, Manchester City keep winning and Manchester United keep being Manchester United. Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech will be sidelined for up to a month by the hamstring injury suffered in Saturday’s win over
There’s a strange kind of conceptual bloat that tends to infect international soccer competitions, which is fascinating because it so often works against the nature of the competitions themselves. You start with a simple idea — say, let’s figure out the best club team in Europe. Only then you try to draw up the tournament,
Authorities are stepping up security ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League Group C game at home to Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday and are prepared for as many as 2,000 travelling supporters at the game, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC. UEFA banned the Serbian champions’ fans from travelling to their club’s Group C matches
Alejandro Moreno and Ross Dyer make their picks for Wednesday’s slate of Champions League games, including the mouth-watering match up between Barcelona and Tottenham. Lionel Messi got Barcelona out of a jam at the weekend, but the FC crew are not convinced he can make up for the club’s deficiencies at Tottenham. Tottenham Hotspur striker
As the FC crew examine Tottenham’s potential XI against Barcelona, they raise doubts about Spurs’ ability to earn three big points at Wembley. The ESPN FC guys answer your tweets on Jose Mourinho, hat tricks in the Champions League and intimidating former teammates. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed,
Wasted opportunities define Everton and their relationship with the Carabao Cup. This theme continued on Tuesday night as the latest chapter in this troubled marriage saw the home side lose 4-3 to Southampton on penalties after the two sides finished level at 1-1 after 90 minutes. A disjointed Everton team showing seven changes to the
Al-Ahly took a major step towards the 2018 CAF Champions League final after securing a 2-0 victory over ES Setif in their semi-final first leg on Tuesday, while Primeiro de Agosto defeated Esperance de Tunis 1-0. Walid Soliman and Islam Mohareb netted first-half goals as Ahly took a commanding lead in front of their own
ESPN FC’s Craig Burley recaps Juventus’ comfortable win over Young Boys, powered by Paulo Dybala’s hat trick. Both Manchester United and Real Madrid turn in disappointing showings on Matchday 2 of the Champions League group stage. The ESPN FC guys answer your tweets on Jose Mourinho, hat tricks in the Champions League and intimidating former
Nigeria’s remaining representative in this year’s CAF competitions, Enyimba, are potentially only 180 minutes away from the final of the Confederation Cup. However, their semi-final opponents Raja Casablanca represent their sternest opponents yet, and a major obstacle for the People’s Elephant. Which players must deliver for Enyimba as they go in search of continental gold,