One of the best bits of Saturday’s clash between Chelsea and Liverpool came at the very end. The cameras showed Maurizio Sarri with a wide, child-like smile (about as child-like as a guy who looks like Sarri can appear) turning towards Jurgen Klopp, whose own grin was ear-to-ear and embracing him. It was a great
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After a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, the FC guys examine the Premier League title outlook for Chelsea and Liverpool. Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori will not be allowed to play for Derby County against Chelsea when the clubs meet in the Carabao Cup fourth round later this month, sources have told ESPN FC. The
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. After Bayern Munich conceded late to draw 1-1 at home to Augsburg, head coach Niko Kovac says that squad rotation is
Marc-André ter Stegen explains how he nearly ended up swapping Barcelona for Manchester in 2016, and why the move collapsed. Alejandro Moreno dives into the issues plaguing Barcelona, focusing on their defensive woes and inability to recover the ball in the attacking half. BARCELONA — Last November, Barcelona tweeted a photograph of Lionel Messi hugging
FIFA is poised to bring a hammer blow to Australian football if warring tribes cannot agree on a new power structure for the game in showdown meetings in Sydney today. The governance war, which has raged behind closed doors for over two years, could come to an end today if Football Federation Australia’s state federations
CAF President Ahmad Ahmad has explained why Africa is backing current Gianni Infantino in the FIFA President’s bid to stand for a second term. During this weekend’s CAF Extraordinary Assembly in Sharm El Shiekh, Ahmad revealed that the Swiss football administrator had the backing of Africa in his pursuit of an extended tenure as FIFA
Ahmed Musa was undoubtedly the standout performer among Nigerian players in September, and he has duly been named the KweséESPN Player of the Month, dislodging Odion Ighalo from top spot. Not only did the Al Nassr forward add to his Nigeria tally against Seychelles, he also plundered a hat-trick for his new club to claim
Chivas tied 1-1 against Club America in Estadio Azteca on Sunday and celebrated the point as if it was a victory. “When you are hungry, a tortilla with salt on it tastes glorious,” was the barb one Mexican commentator aimed at Chivas for cheering the draw in Liga MX’s Clasico Nacional. Club America was left
A dominant Roma beat arch-rivals Lazio 3-1 in an entertaining game at the Stadio Olimpico. Lazio say Ciro Immobile and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic have extended their contracts with the club until 2023. Immobile signed a new deal last season that ran until 2022. The 28-year-old Italy international finished joint-top goalscorer in Serie A last season, netting
Rafael van der Vaart has once again proved his Tottenham legend credentials courtesy of a lighthearted social media update. It began with the Dutchman sharing a video of him, his son and his son’s friends enjoying a lively game of Foot-tennis in his back garden. Garden fun with my son and friends #loveforthegame #familytime pic.twitter.com/azRRDsu4rG