May 8 marks the seventh anniversary of the announcement of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement as Manchester United manager, with the Scot vacating the stage having just won his 13th Premier League title at Old Trafford. In the seven years since Ferguson’s departure, it has been a bumpy ride for England‘s biggest club. There have been
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Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the continent. In this edition, there’s transfer talk involving Manchester United and Chelsea, as well as a feisty response to comments by Angel Di Maria’s wife about the “weird” women of Manchester. PLUS: Barcelona have a player banished from training. Jump to: Di Maria’s wife gets
Mark Ogden defends his omission of Man United legend Wayne Rooney in the club’s five best players of all time. Angel Di Maria’s wife launched an astonishing attack on the city of Manchester, its culture and its women when discussing the Paris Saint-Germain forward’s ill-fated time at Manchester United. Di Maria moved to Old Trafford
Frank Leboeuf says Neymar can’t be upset at PSG for resting him for four games before facing Dortmund. The ESPN FC panel break down PSG’s 2-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund. The ESPN FC panel were in awe over Erling Haaland’s ability he displayed vs. PSG. Steve Nicol identifies possible pitfalls for PSG in their effort
Julien Laurens says PSG aren’t ready to play Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria together. Thomas Tuchel didn’t bother trying to hide his frustration. After all, he’d already prepared his answer and a nice rant to go with it. He was just waiting to be asked the question. When quizzed about the
Frank Leboeuf joins the ESPN FC crew to break down how Paris Saint-Germain came together as a team to defeat Real Madrid 3-0 in the Champions League. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol cannot find a positive thing to say about Real Madrid’s performance in their 3-0 defeat at PSG. Angel Di Maria has told ESPN that Paris
PSG may have loads of talent, but Stevie Nicol feels the talent is more individualistic which causes them to not play as a team and under perform in big matches. Steph Curry speaks to Neymar about his self-doubt as he was recovering from injury in The Players’ Tribune. PSG’s Neymar was disappointed at being hit
Neymar scored twice to help Paris Saint-Germain maintain their perfect league record with a 0-3 win over 10-man Nice. Angel Di Maria hopes that Paris Saint-Germain will be his final European club before he returns to Argentina to finish his career. Di Maria, 30, is into the final 12 months of his contract at PSG
Neymar gave a 7-year-old fan the surprise of a lifetime on Steve Harvey’s talk show with a heartfelt message and signed Brazil jersey. PSG’s Unai Emery reveals he spoke to Neymar and expects the Brazilian to be back in Paris in two to three weeks to continue his rehabilitation. ESPN FC’s French football expert Julien
Kylian Mbapped played a part in all three PSG goals on Saturday. Paris Saint-Germain are celebrating a fifth consecutive Coupe de la Ligue success and eighth in total after two Edinson Cavani goals and another Angel Di Maria strike, all involving Kylian Mbappe, saw off Monaco 3-0 at Matmut Atlantique on Saturday. Positives Having disappointed
PSG breezed by relegation-threatened Troyes in a 2-0 win, punctuated by U.S. youth international Timothy Weah coming on for his first-team debut. Paris Saint-Germain maintained their 14-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 and announced themselves ready to face Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie next week with
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 100 Champions League goals with one team as Real Madrid came from behind to defeat PSG at the Santiago Bernabeu. The ESPN FC crew blast PSG, in particular Neymar, for their ‘flicks and tricks’ that were pretty on the eye but in the end did nothing to
Mark Donaldson and Alejandro Moreno delve into the latest rumours surrounding Toby Alderweireld, Mousa Dembele, Angel Di Maria and more. Edinson Cavani has already etched himself in PSG’s history books, but will he further prove to be PSG’s most important player despite Neymar’s record-breaking move? ESPN FC’s Jonathan Johnson breaks down which of PSG’s players
Edinson Cavani broke Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s all-time goalscoring record at PSG and Neymar scored twice in a 4-0 rout over Montpellier. Edinson Cavani scores his 157th career goal for Paris Saint-Germain, passing Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the most goals in club history. French Ligue 1: Neymar (82′) Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Montpellier Paris Saint-Germain provisionally restored their 11-point
Angel Di Maria scored the lone goal in PSG’s win at Nantes, but his moment could be overshadowed by a strange move by the referee. Paris Saint-Germain opened up an 11-point at the Ligue 1 summit with a 1-0 win away at Nantes on Sunday but were made to work hard by Claudio Ranieri’s well-organised
ESPN FC PSG correspondent Jonathan Johnson examines the club’s needs in January and how Financial Fair Play could play a factor. The FC crew sing the praises of PSG for their dominating play in Ligue 1 and the Champions League this season. Relive the best moments from a memorable 2017 that saw Neymar leave Barcelona
The ESPN FC crew discuss Angel Di Maria and whether he’d fit in at Barcelona. On a frantic deadline day in the offices at Camp Nou at the beginning of September, Barcelona tried to thrash out a midnight deal for Paris Saint-Germain’s Angel Di Maria. With Neymar gone, they needed reinforcements. Ousmane Dembele had arrived from Borussia
ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner feels Angel Di Maria swapping PSG for Barcelona would make sense for both parties. Gab Marcotti explains why Ernesto Valverde deserves a tremendous amount of credit for Barcelona’s dominant start in La Liga. The FC crew rate the first half of the season for Barcelona and Real Madrid, as Barca continue
PSG’s Marquinhos and Thiago Motta paid tribute to Neymar after he scored twice in their 4-1 win over Rennes. Neymar netted a brace while Mbappe and Cavani each added goals as PSG cruised past Stade Rennes. PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery has conceded that being considered “important” to the club might not be
PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain picked up their first win in three matches by beating Lille 3-1 at Parc des Princes on Saturday. Angel Di Maria opened the scoring and then turned provider for Javier Pastore before Anwar El Ghazi halved the deficit, leaving it to Kylian Mbappe to complete the scoring. Positives After defeats away