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
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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
2:47 PM ET Danny Welbeck’s goal in the 77th minute was enough for Arsenal to get a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon in Europa League action on Thursday. The victory by the visiting Gunners gives them an 11-match win streak across all competitions. Neither side asserted themselves during the first half, with Sporting captain Nani
Despite the 1-0 scoreline, the FC crew think Manchester United turned in a lacklustre performance against a dominant Juventus side. Manchester United’s Romelu Lukaku should keep things simple as he tries to end his eight-game scoring drought, according to former United striker Dimitar Berbatov. The Belgian will line up against his old club Everton in
Nicholas Musonye, the Secretary General of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations believes the region is braced for a ‘new chapter’ of success in continental competitions. The region’s teams have largely fared well during the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, with Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda all still firmly in the
Ghana midfielder Bernard Mensah still harbours ambitions of becoming a key player for Atletico Madrid, despite failing to make his mark in three years at the club. Mensah, considered one Ghana’s most promising offensive midfielders, was signed by the Spanish giants from Vitoria Guimaraes in 2015 but is yet to play an official game for
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. With the UEFA Champions League and Europa League now underway, a number of Mexico’s most prominent players have had the opportunity to gain highly valuable minutes during the recent
Brazilian star Neymar says he and his teammates would give their all for national jersey after beating Argentina 1-0 in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Brazil will play their last friendly of the year against Cameroon in London on Nov. 20, its soccer confederation said on Thursday. The last time the teams met was during the