ESPN FC’s Craig Burley details the expectations for new managers Maurizio Sarri and Unai Emery ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal’s match this weekend. Southampton will travel to Brighton in the Carabao Cup in the only all-Premier League matchup of the second round. The 13 top-flight clubs not involved in the Champions League or Europa League
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On Tuesday, FIFA showed that it had run out of patience with Nigeria due to the continued crisis in the country’s domestic football, and sent a letter warning that if the issues were not resolved by August 20, Nigeria would face instant suspension. The news prompted Nigeria’s acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, to call a meeting
Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone hailed his side’s ability to break Real Madrid’s 18-year winning run in continental cup finals. Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa insists he has the utmost respect for Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos and will always shake hands and move on after the final whistle. Craig Burley explains how the absences of Zinedine
An own goal in the last 10 minutes allowed Bidvest Wits a ‘snatch and grab’ win away at Orlando Pirates for their third win in as many games at the start of the new season and top place in South Africa’s Premier Soccer League. New signing Hashim Domingo’s clever play coming in from the flank
12:17 AM ET Christian Ramirez scored twice in his first start for his new team, lifting LAFC to a 2-0 home victory over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday evening. Ramirez was in his second appearance for LAFC after arriving in a trade from Minnesota United last week. After narrowly missing a scoring chance as a
Former Arsenal player Paul Mariner assesses the various reactions to the news of Stan Kroenke’s possible takeover of Arsenal’s ownership. Unai Emery backs Stan Kroenke’s move to assume full ownership of Arsenal, hailing the American businessman’s commitment to the club. The FC crew discuss how important the relationship between Aubameyang and Lacazette is for Arsenal
The chaos surrounding Ghanaian football has taken another twist after FIFA ordered the country’s government to halt its attempt to disband the Ghana Football Association, or face expulsion from international football. In a letter addressed to the two-man liaison team currently responsible for the administration of football in the country, FIFA said it views the
Veteran Siphiwe Tshabalala scored a trademark free-kick to secure an ill-deserved point for Kaizer Chiefs in their 1-1 draw with Baroka FC in an Absa Premiership clash at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday. Tshabalala equalized for Chiefs after they had fallen behind to a Daniel Cardoso own goal, with the Soweto giants having managed
Craig Burley says Jose Mourinho’s post-match comments and Man United’s opening win over Leicester were just more of the same to start the season. The FC crew choose who they would keep between Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho. New Manchester United midfielder Fred could have gone somewhere other than Old Trafford when he left Shakhtar
MEXICO CITY — The race at the top of Liga MX is tightening after four weeks of play. Club America soundly defeated Monterrey at the Azteca and took its place in the league table. Cruz Azul and Pumas were unable to continue their perfect starts, drawing against Tijuana and Pachuca respectively. Moving into Week 5,