DORTMUND, Germany — The crowd reverted to benign applause at the sidestreet bar Viertelliebe, a stone’s throw away from the Borussia Dortmund’s vaunted Wastfalenstadion, as referee Marco Fritz’s final whistle at the Olympiastadion sealed Bayern Munich’s first loss of the season on Friday night. The crowd at the outskirts of Dortmund’s city-centre did not turn too
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Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno talk tactics behind Liverpool’s matchup with Chelsea this weekend after the Reds were bested by Chelsea in the Carabao Cup. Emerson and Eden Hazard answered Daniel Sturridge’s initial goal to beat Liverpool at Anfield and move on to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. LONDON — Eden Hazard must
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho speaks out about his relationship with Paul Pogba. As tensions escalate between Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho, the FC crew assess the issues at Man United and debate who’s more at fault for the rift. MANCHESTER, England — Jose Mourinho has refused to expand on his reasons for stripping Paul
Manchester City players picked up the newest copy of FIFA 19 and John Stones made sure he’d play a few fans in the process. Relive Phil Foden’s exceptional night in the Carabao Cup as scored his first goal for Manchester City. ESPN FC’s Mark Donaldson picks his Fantasy Premier League lineup for the weekend including
The ESPN FC crew break down why Real Madrid couldn’t take advantage of Barcelona’s upset loss against Leganes, instead losing themselves to Sevilla. The Spanish Referee Committee (CTA) has requested a review of the tool used to determine offside positions in Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology. Reports in Spain said Leganes’ opening goal in their
Europe’s 2018 Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn said Steven Gerrard is an inspiration in leadership to him. There may be a weekend of domestic football fixtures to prepare for, but that didn’t stop the eyes of the sporting world shifting to Paris on Friday as the 2018 Ryder Cup teed off in earnest. Thomas Bjorn,
Chelsea’s assistant coach Gianfranco Zola believes that as the season goes on the team will improve and ultimately help Eden Hazard to reach his full potential. The FC crew reflect on Alvaro Morata’s continued struggles and Eden Hazard’s inspired play for Chelsea in their come-from-behind win over Liverpool. Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno talk tactics
Barcelona’s Ernesto Valverde says it’s imperative for Barcelona to bounce back from ltheir defeat to Leganes, comparing the reaction to each time Barca lose to an earthquake striking. 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
Bayern Munich’s Niko Kovac has defended his squad rotation in what is a busy fixture list and insists he has spoken to the players on the situation to which they’ve agreed to be rested. BERLIN — Bayern Munich head coach Niko Kovac said he “won’t paint everything black” after the defending Bundesliga champions suffered their
Craig Burley feels Antoine Griezmann’s comments are a bit arrogant when he said he’s at the same level as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Sergio Ramos makes fun of Antoine Griezmann’s claims that he ‘eats at the same table as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.’ Last week Antoine Griezmann caused quite a stir when, in