Christian Pulisic scored twice for Chelsea as they ran away with a 5-3 win against Red Bull Salzburg in a friendly in Austria on Wednesday night that wasn’t as close as the scoreline might suggest. The brace marked the first goals for the U.S. international with Chelsea since signing on with the Premier League club
Month: July 2019
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson goes game by game to illustrate where Real Madrid were most vulnerable during their lacklustre showing in the ICC. Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane appeared irritated after repeated questions on reports that out-of-favour star Gareth Bale was golfing back in Spain during the team’s 1-0 loss on Tuesday to Tottenham Hotspur
A powered up Liverpool, elevated by the homecoming of some of their world-class talent, eased to a 3-1 win over Lyon in a friendly in Geneva on Wednesday night. Jurgen Klopp had revealed during the club’s U.S. tour that the game in Geneva was scheduled with a view to the returning players getting minutes in
Steve Nicol breaks down how the possible absences of Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane will affect Liverpool early in the season. The FC crew discuss the root causes of Liverpool’s summer struggles and whether they will carry into the start of the season. Liverpool winger Harvey Elliott has “wholeheartedly” apologised for appearing to mock
Karim Benzema’s hat trick helped Real Madrid to a much-needed 5-3 victory over Fenerbahce in Wednesday’s Audi Cup third-place match in Munich. Benzema was the bright spot in Madrid’s win with an excellently taken treble, but Fenerbahce did regularly find gaps in the Los Blancos rearguard and goals from Garry Rodrigues, Nabil Dirar and Ozan
The MLS All-Stars were held scoreless for the first time since 2011 as Joao Felix and Atletico Madrid went on to a 3-0 victory at Orlando City Stadium. ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite his side beating the MLS All-Stars 3-0 on Wednesday night, Diego Simeone said the Major League Soccer outfit “could have hurt” his Atletico
ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2019 MLS All-Star Game was won by La Liga side Atletico Madrid, who defeated the MLS All-Stars 3-0 in front of a sell-out crowd of 25,527. Marcos Llorente scored the game’s opening goal in the 42nd minute, and despite an improved effort by the home side in the second half, Los
After Niko Kovac expressed his interest in Leroy Sane, the FC crew delve into whether the winger should go to Bayern or stick with Man City. Craig Burley and Ian Darke recap Bayern Munich’s emphatic 3-1 win over Real Madrid in their International Champions Cup match at Houston’s NRG Stadium. Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp tells ESPN FC’s Melissa Reddy that re-signing Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona would take “big, big money” and “it’s not our year for that.” Steve Nicol says Liverpool need quality attacking depth and bringing back Philippe Coutinho could be a sensible move if they can afford him. Stewart Robson cites Barcelona’s defeats
Tottenham beat Bayern Munich 6-5 on penalties to win the Audi Cup at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night after a thrilling 90 minutes ended in a 2-2 draw. Spurs looked to be on their way to victory following goals from Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen that had the visitors leading 2-0 at the hour
ESPN sits down with Joao Felix at the MLS All-Star Game to discuss why he joined Atletico Madrid and his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo. Diego Simeone discusses how Mexico international and Atletico Madrid newcomer Hector Herrera fits into his plans tactically this season. Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone shares his early impressions of Joao Felix
Liverpool’s situation this offseason presented a different set of challenges. They are champions of Europe and finished second in the Premier League with the third-highest points total in history. But even for clubs in their position, every move comes at a cost. On the one hand, they want to reward the players who did so
The FC crew examine Real Madrid’s current issues as Zinedine Zidane’s side head into the La Liga season on the back of a dismal ICC performance. Gab Marcotti explains how Real Madrid’s shocking defeat to Atletico Madrid has reignited efforts to bring Paul Pogba to the Santiago Bernabeu. Following Real Madrid’s humiliating 7-3 defeat to
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti addresses where Gareth Bale’s reported move to Jiangsu Suning appears to have fallen through. Former Real Madrid manager Santi Solari says he only has “good words” for Gareth Bale who now looks set for a move to the Chinese Super League. Steve Nicol and Ross Dyer discuss the knock-on effects that
Tottenham captain Harry Kane scored the only goal in Tuesday’s Audi Cup semifinal win over Real Madrid, as Los Blancos worrying preseason continued. Kane capitalised on a Marcelo mistake to finish calmly mid-way through the first half, and Mauricio Pochettino’s men would have won by a bigger margin but for a string of top saves
With rumours of Neymar’s return to Barcelona refusing to go away, Santi Solari believes if it does happen one or two players may have to leave the Nou Camp. Barcelona are hopeful of making Junior Firpo their fourth signing of the summer this week following renewed negotiations with Real Betis, multiple sources have confirmed to
Steve Nicol and Stewart Robson explain why they’re convinced Atletico Madrid are set up to have more success than rivals Real Madrid this campaign. Hector Herrera outlines why he chose Atletico Madrid and the achievements he hopes to accomplish with his new club. Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone won’t guarantee Mexico international Hector Herrera will
Who are the best managers in the Premier League and what makes them better than the rest? Mark Ogden brings you ESPN FC’s preseason Premier League Power Rankings, with each manager’s trophy-winning record and career highlights part of the formula to determine this season’s 1-20. JUMP TO: Bruce | Dyche | Emery | Guardiola |
Chelsea have banned a supporter who racially abuse Raheem Sterling for life. Chelsea have issued a lifetime ban to the fan who racially abused Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling during a Premier League match between the clubs at Stamford Bridge in December, the club have announced. The club have also handed temporary bans to five other fans
ESPN sits down with Joao Felix at the MLS All-Star Game to discuss why he joined Atletico Madrid and his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo. Kieran Trippier chats with ESPN about why joined Atletico from Spurs, his determination to learn Spanish and his first taste of the Madrid derby. Steve Nicol and Stewart Robson explain why
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