Antoine Griezmann was the star man against Club Brugge, scoring two goals as Atletico won 3-1. Atletico Madrid took a huge step towards the knockout stages of the Champions League with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Brugge on Wednesday. Antoine Griezmann was the hero with a double, before Koke’s late strike put the icing on
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Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper. Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
Stuart Baxter made six changes to the South African squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Seychelles this month, and predictably there has been much debate of his selections. KweséESPN looks at five talking points to have come out of the latest Bafana Bafana squad. As you wereBaxter has made six changes
The FC crew discuss where Liverpool fell short at the Stadio San Paolo, taking aim at their inability to adapt to Napoli’s potent attack in the second half. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Napoli were deserving of their late victory, despite Liverpool’s best efforts to hold on for a draw. NAPLES, Italy — Jurgen
ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno reiterates that Lionel Messi is the best player in the world, and it showed in Barcelona’s dominating performance over Tottenham Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona ended a three-game winless run to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 in the Champions League. Barca took the lead inside the first two minutes when Philippe
Roma winger Justin Kluivert dedicated the goal he scored on his Champions League debut to former Ajax teammate Abdelhak Nouri, who recently came out of a coma after almost a year. Kluivert ran to the bench and held up a shirt bearing Nouri’s name and the No. 34 he had worn at Ajax after scoring
From the pre-match build-up to the post-match celebrations, ESPN FC takes you inside Juventus’ big win over rivals and Scudetto challengers Napoli. Samu Castillejo and Suso both scored impressive goals in Milan’s rout of Sassuolo, but was either the best goal in Serie A on Matchday 7? Check out all the action from around Europe
Bordeaux’s owners “have no doubt” the sale of the club to an American investment fund will go ahead later this month. General American Capital Partners (GACP) had been expected to complete their takeover at the end of September, but after a late intervention from Bordeaux mayor Alain Juppe, the decision was delayed. Juppe called for prospective buyers
SINSHEIM, Germany — Three points from Rhein-Neckar-Arena as Man City edged Hoffenheim 2-1 on a late David Silva strike in UEFA Champions League Group F. 1. David Silva, Man City leave it late Manchester City left it very late, but their Champions League is just about back on track after a nervy night in Germany.
Tone-deaf until the end, there was a simple message chairman Steven Lowy missed as he listed the achievements of his outgoing FFA regime. Lowy, who replaced his father as FFA chairman three years ago, has been derided by opponents as out-of-touch but could always point to his family’s record of service to the sport. But