Craig Burley lauds Liverpool’s decision to not sign Timo Werner, saying it was a “smart” business move. Trent Alexander-Arnold speaks about the Black Lives Matter movement and explains why he believes change can happen. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Jurgen Klopp will look to stay at Liverpool as long as they keep winning. Runaway
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ESPN Should Liverpool be awarded the title? Steve Nicol says ‘NO!’ ESPN The world has come to a standstill, so we compiled 10 shows and documentaries that will scratch your soccer itch while in isolation. ESPN The Hall of Fame is a concept as old as sports itself but the Premier League finally has a
Gab Marcotti commends Arsenal’s transparency and fairness with club wage cut decisions. David Luiz discusses what makes Martinelli so impressive and how Mikel Arteta plans to make Arsenal shine again. Julien Laurens and Ale Moreno pick whether Mario Balotelli and Alexandre Pato left more to be desired. Chelsea and Arsenal are battling to sign promising
LIVERPOOL, England — “We’ll see on Sunday,” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said last week, when asked how far his Manchester United team have come since suffering humiliation on their last visit to Everton. Solskjaer will have hoped for a better result than a 1-1 draw, but having demanded a response after a 4-0 thumping at Goodison
The winter transfer window is closed, but now it’s time to look ahead to the summer! Here are the new rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Manchester City go after Everton’s Holgate Manchester City are considering a bid for Everton defender Mason Holgate, the Mirror reports. The 23-year-old has been an
LONDON — The roar of relief that greeted the final whistle in Arsenal’s ramshackle 3-2 victory over Everton told its own story. In front of the dug-outs, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta turned to embrace his coaching staff. On the pitch, his players shared tired, happy hugs with each other, their smiles reflecting both satisfaction after
The race for Champions League qualification has never been more intense in the Premier League, with as many as eight clubs eyeing fourth position behind the top three of Liverpool, Manchester City and Leicester. If City fail in their bid to overturn UEFA’s two-year ban from the Champions League when they lodge an appeal with
Bad weather in England and the Premier League’s winter break cut into the weekend’s match schedule, but it didn’t stop Nick Miller from running the rule on the action we did see in our weekend review. JUMP TO: The Ancelotti factor | Benteke back on form | Man City face fixture woe | Watford has concession issues |
Welcome to 2020! Missed any of the action around Europe this weekend? Have no fear: Gab Marcotti is here to catch you up with all the talking points in the latest Monday Musings. Jump to: Another wake-up call for Barca | Everton humiliated | Balotelli abused again | Fede Valverde the key for Real |
The FA Cup third round signals the entrance of the Premier League and Championship clubs to the tournament. Nick Miller previews the action, which kicks off this weekend on ESPN+, focusing on some of the bigger games and storylines to watch for. JUMP TO: Will Rooney announce himself back into English football? | Will history
2:18 PM ET Manchester City knocked off Everton in the Premier League on New Year’s Day with a 2-1 win on the back of a Gabriel Jesus brace. Pep Guardiola rotated his side ahead of the match, with Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero and David Silva all on the bench as the team navigated the busy
There’s a stock explanation behind Everton’s decision to pursue, and appoint, Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager. The Toffees are ambitious and willing to spend enormous amounts of money to achieve, and maintain, elite status. Given that Ancelotti has managed more elite clubs than you can shake a stick at — from Milan to Real
Another wild weekend in the Premier League is done and dusted. We get you caught up on the action with the Weekend Review. JUMP TO: Ancelotti and Arteta see the task they have | Ferguson leaving a mess for Ancelotti | Why we can’t be apathetic in the face of racism | United continue to be the Prem’s weirdest team | KDB
Steve Nicol says Everton’s and Arsenal’s respective managers now understand the difficulty of their jobs. Duncan Ferguson has no plans to leave Everton after a goalless draw with Arsenal in his final game in charge. New Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has said Zlatan Ibrahimovic is welcome to join the club but not as a member