Croatia captain and Real Madrid star Luka Modric has been named the Best FIFA Men’s Player in 2018 after winning the Golden Ball award at the World Cup. After leading France to World Cup glory in Russia, Didier Deschamps has been named the Best FIFA Men’s Coach for 2018. Real Madrid and Belgium’s Thibaut Courtois
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The ESPN FC crew answer your tweets, including what Manchester United should do to get the most out of Alexis Sanchez. Steve Nicol breaks down what impressed and frustrated him about Paul Pogba’s performance in Manchester United’s draw against Wolves. Sir Alex Ferguson was honoured by the club after returning to Old Trafford for the
In three weeks, Ghana face a double-header against Sierra Leone that will go a long way to defining their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. In light of their defeat by Kenya in Nairobi earlier this month, the matches against the Leone Stars will take on extra significance. One are of the team that coach
FIFA spent $11.7 million in less than three years on private jets, including luxury sightseeing trips for a top official, a newly published legal document shows. Jerome Valcke, then the FIFA secretary general, was urged in a 2013 internal memo to find “more cost efficient alternatives whenever possible,” according to the Court of Arbitration for
Craig Burley says if he were picking the Man City team, he’d choose Sergio Aguero to start because of his scintillating goalscoring form over the years. Shortly after making an impressive debut and keeping a clean sheet for Dutch top division side NAC Breda in August, Aro Muric received a phone call that he would
A women’s Ballon d’Or will be won for the first time in its history this year to recognise a player’s exceptional talents at club and international level. A Ballon d’Or for the world’s top female footballer will be awarded alongside the traditional men’s honour this year, France Football announced. The prestigious prize has honoured the best
Check out all the action from across Europe this weekend, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s clutch strike for Juventus, Liverpool’s latest win and more. Who were the star performers from the weekend’s action? We asked our global editorial desks to pick their top 10 and collated the results to produce our final list. Also receiving votes: James
Neymar gave a hug and his jersey to a young fan who entered the field in tears as the PSG star was subbed out of the game in the 91st minute. The three-match Ligue 1 suspension handed to Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe for his first-career red card has been upheld despite Nimes midfielder Teji
As celebrations erupted in Aba following Enyimba’s 5-1 rout of Rwanda’s Rayon Sport in Sunday’s CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final second leg, it was about more than just the victory, even though only very few may have realised it. A greater, and more significant impact rested on the game’s result, one with consequences for all Nigerian
Sydney FC were almost knocked out of the FFA Cup as Avondale FC forced the game into extra time. Western Sydney Wanderers’ Josh Risdon believes he has become a better player through the experience of representing Australia at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Olympic sprinter Yohan Blake believes Usain Bolt will prove people wrong