Shaka Hislop’s take on Ousmane Dembele is that his reliance on and preference for his childhood friends is part of the culture growing up in a disadvantaged neighborhood. The FC crew feel recent statements by Barcelona players about Ousmane Dembele are an effort to help him regain focus and form at the club. BERLIN —
Month: December 2018
Werder Bremen midfielder Nuri Sahin compared former teammate Marco Reus to a Ferrari after Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 2-1 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to six games. Reus scored the winning goal in the 27th minute after Paco Alcacer had opened the scoring 19 minutes into the game. Max Kruse’s wonderful
ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno breaks down the latest transfers surrounding Zinedine Zidane, Alvaro Morata and many more in Transfer Rater. The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs might be closed, but they are still working tirelessly behind the scenes to line up the arrival of their next star. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s
2:45 PM ET BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund edged past Werder Bremen 2-1 on Saturday to open up a nine-point gap that guarantees they will stay top of the table going into the winter break later this month. Goals from the league’s leading scorer Paco Alcacer and Marco Reus earned unbeaten
From the “Most Time Spent Horizontal” to “Nutritionist of the Year,” the Exploding Heads present their quirky alternative Ballon d’Or awards. Some people don’t consider the Ballon d’Or a big deal, but Sid Lowe explains why Luka Modric winning the prize will resonate in Spain. Croatia captain and Real Madrid star Luka Modric has been
2:53 PM ET Karim Benzema scored the only goal of the game after 13 minutes as Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu on Saturday. It was a third consecutive La Liga victory, but Madrid again failed to sparkle and had to endure booing from their unhappy supporters. Benzema beat a poorly constructed Rayo
Luka Modric turned in his best performance in a Real Madrid shirt in some time in a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano. After a super-dramatic 2018, Real Madrid end the calendar year with a 1-0 home win against a poor Rayo Vallecano side on Saturday in one of the least entertaining Bernabeu occasions in many
Karim Benzema’s goal in the 13th minute was all Real Madrid needed to put away Rayo Vallecano at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and secure three points. Real Madrid coach Santi Solari proclaimed himself very satisfied with his team’s performance and form despite whistles from a frustrated Bernabeu crowd and anger from local media after Saturday’s uninspiring
Neymar was subbed off during PSG’s 2-2 draw with Bordeaux, but is looking ready for the UCL match with Red Star. Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel said that superstar Neymar will start Tuesday’s crucial Champions League Group C clash away at Red Star Belgrade if he comes through Monday’s final training session at Rajko Mitic
5:02 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain reached the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday as superb first-half goals from Edinson Cavani and Neymar helped them to a 4-1 win at Red Star Belgrade. The result lifted the French champions to the top of Group C on 11 points from six games, two ahead of
Belgrade, SERBIA — Paris Saint-Germain are into the Champions League knockout round after a 4-1 win away at Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday ensured top spot in Group C for Thomas Tuchel’s men. Kylian Mbappe was superb with one goal and two assists, while Neymar also got one of each and Marquinhos got in on
The two Premier League sides advanced from the group stage after late drama against Napoli and Barcelona. The FC guys discuss Steve Nicol’s reaction to Alisson’s late save for Liverpool against Napoli, compare Koulibaly and Van Djik and much more. Gabriele Marcotti breaks down how a distracted Inter side failed to qualify for the group
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel is pleased with his side after they beat Red Star and top their group ahead of Liverpool and Napoli to reach the Champions League knockout stages. On the flight back from Belgrade to Paris on Tuesday night, Thomas Tuchel allowed his PSG players to have a bit of fun. There was
Ajax’s Frenkie De Jong reflected on their ‘crazy’ draw with Bayern Munich in the Champions League and insisted he isn’t planning to move to Paris Saint-Germain. For the second straight weekend, Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain will not play after several games were postponed at the request of authorities. PSG’s match at Dijon on Saturday
Lyon completed a late move to secure the services of striker Moussa Dembele from Celtic just ahead of the transfer deadline on Friday night. Dembele arrives at the Ligue 1 club as a replacement for Mariano Diaz, who returned to Real Madrid this week, after Celtic agreed to sell in a €22 million (£19.7m) deal.
Sep 2, 2018 Rangers manager Steven Gerrard’s first taste of the Old Firm derby proved a bitter one as Celtic emerged with a 1-0 victory at Parkhead on Sunday. Celtic secured the points in the 62nd minute when Olivier Ntcham slotted home after a sweeping counter-attack, but while Gerrard argued that there had been a
Celtic have apologised and promised a full investigation after five people were injured trying to get into Celtic Park for the Old Firm derby on Sunday. Supporters were photographed climbing over fences in order to be in the stadium for the game, which Celtic won 1-0. Police told the BBC that one person was taken
Julien Laurens confirms Liverpool’s interest in PSG’s Adrien Rabiot and explains why the Frenchman doesn’t want to commit to staying in Paris. ESPN’s Stewart Robson analyses how well Leicester’s Harry Maguire and Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk played during Liverpool’s 2-1 win at the King Power Stadium. Two first half goals from Sadio Mane and Roberto
Livingston’s Scottish Premiership match at home to Rangers on Sunday had to be temporarily halted after an assistant referee was struck by an object thrown from the crowd. The official, who was standing in front of the away supporters, was treated for a cut to the back of his head. He carried on for the
Manchester City’s Daniel Arzani has confirmed he requires a knee reconstruction after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The injury rules Arzani out of Australia’s Asian Cup defence next January and the rest of the European season, where he is on loan at Celtic. “This is also a very tough time for me as I
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