Juventus have won seven straight Serie A titles and appear well-placed for an eighth but on Friday, they welcome rivals Inter Milan to town for what promises to be an intense battle. Inter are back on the right track after years of mid-table difficulties and are currently third. The Derby d’Italia is one of Italy’s
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The FC guys answer your tweets on Neymar’s diving, Keylor Navas’ future, where Arjen Robben ranks among the Dutch greats and more. Paris Saint-Germain dropped Ligue 1 points for the second time in consecutive matches with a 1-1 draw away at Strasbourg on Wednesday, with Edinson Cavani scoring from the penalty spot 19 minutes from
Manchester United and Arsenal played out an entertaining draw at Old Trafford, with Jesse Lingard scoring an equaliser for the hosts 74 seconds after the Gunners had regained the lead. “Never, ever, give up,” tweeted Eric Bailly after his impressive game for Manchester United against Arsenal. One can read that in several ways. Firstly, that
I get it. Lions don’t compare themselves with humans: it says so in his Twitter bio. But lions still need to be fed and paid for and, crucially, they take up space. The prospect of Zlatan Ibrahimovic returning to Milan has been hailed as both “romantic” and “outside-the-box” thinking. It would obviously be the former,
The FC crew answer your tweets on where Divock Origi’s goal ranks among the luckiest of all time, Kane vs. Aubameyang and much more. Arsenal’s Unai Emery admits he ‘didn’t know’ if Mesut Ozil attended the north London derby win over Tottenham, with the German missing due to back problem. Steve Nicol raises concerns about
ASUNCION, Paraguay — The crumbling stands, patches of red-colored soil under the goal posts and tufts of dense grass down the flanks of the field at Club 3 de Noviembre’s stadium in the San Pablo barrio of Asuncion offer a reminder of the humble beginnings of Atlanta United’s Miguel Almiron, as well as how far
It can be an impossible job following a club legend — just ask David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho. They will all come up with their own reasons why it has been so difficult to replicate the successes of Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, but you can imagine Unai Emery listening to
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno believes that Jose Mourinho doesn’t believe his claim that he can get the team to the top four by the end of December. It is Groundhog Day again at Manchester United, whose fans are again fuming after another poor display and poor result at Southampton. The Saints are 18th, earned their
From the “Most Time Spent Horizontal” to “Nutritionist of the Year,” the Exploding Heads present their quirky alternative Ballon d’Or awards. PARIS — You almost felt sorry for Luka Modric, receiving the Ballon d’Or (“Golden Ball”) for player of the year on stage in Paris’ Grand Palais. It looked as if the French were punishing
Koke defined it in just two words. “Nothing happened,” said Atletico Madrid’s captain. Spain’s “other” clasico was no classic. It was supposed to be the best; instead, the headline in the Spanish daily El Pais declared Atletico vs. Barcelona, played at the Wanda Metropolitano last weekend, as the “poorest game of the season.” They weren’t
Gerard Pique scored for the second straight game in Barcelona’s win over Villarreal. Gerard Pique and Carles Alena were on target as Barcelona beat Villarreal 2-0 to get back to winning ways in La Liga at Camp Nou on Sunday. Barca took the lead in the first half when Pique headed home Ousmane Dembele’s cross