Shaka Hislop defends his updated power rankings, which see Barcelona ascend to the top after Bayern Munich’s loss to Leipzig. The holding group that owns Manchester City could look to acquire more clubs in countries including China, its chief commercial officer Tom Glick has told CNBC. City, the runaway Premier League leaders, are owned by
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Augusto Fernandez joined Atletico Madrid in 2016. Atletico Madrid have sold Augusto Fernandez to Beijing Renhe for an undisclosed fee, the La Liga club announced on Wednesday evening. The Argentine midfielder moves to the Chinese Super League side two years after joining Atletico from Celta Vigo. A statement from Atletico read: “Our club has reached
The FC crew explain why Australia’s outlook at the World Cup is dreary after being drawn with France, Peru and Denmark. ESPN’s Julien Laurens believes France will be very happy after drawing Australia, Peru and Denmark. Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts evaluate Australia’s World Cup group and assess whether they or any other Asian teams
Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts evaluate Australia’s World Cup group and assess whether they or any other Asian teams can progress. The FC crew explain why Australia’s outlook at the World Cup is dreary after being drawn with France, Peru and Denmark. ESPN’s Julien Laurens believes France will be very happy after drawing Australia, Peru
Ramires joined Jiangsu Suning from Chelsea in 2016. Jiangsu Suning midfielder Ramires has told Sky Sport Italia that he would be keen on a move to Inter Milan during the January transfer window. Ramires joined Jiangsu from Chelsea just under two years ago, but he now appears keen to return to Europe, with their Italian sister
Shaka Hislop and Alexis Nunes react to Peter Bosz’s big call to omit Aubameyang from Dortmund’s squad to face Stuttgart. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah won African Footballer of the Year with his team mate Sadio Mane finishing runners-up and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in third. Guangzhou Evergrande have moved to deny speculation they are set to enter into
Japan’s Vahid Halilhodzic has been experimenting with new players and combinations ahead of the 2018 World Cup. It was striking in November’s friendlies against Brazil and Belgium that coach Vahid Halilhodzic decided to drop Shinji Okazaki, Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda from the Japan squad. But in a World Cup year, Japanese fans will be
Japan’s Vahid Halilhodzic has been experimenting with new players and combinations ahead of the 2018 World Cup. The ESPN FC panel discuss Group F which contains Germany, Mexico, Sweden and South Korea. South Korea handed fellow 2018 World Cup finalists Japan a brutal 4-1 home thrashing on Saturday night as Kim Shin-Wook inspired Shin Tae-Yong’s
Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts evaluate Australia’s World Cup group and assess whether they or any other Asian teams can progress. The ESPN FC panel break down Group B where they feel Portugal and Spain are favourites over Morocco and Iran. Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts discuss possible successors to Ange Postecoglou and preview the
Huddersfield manager David Wagner says he believes Aaron Mooy’s form will improve after qualifying for the World Cup with Australia. Huddersfield’s Australia international midfielder Aaron Mooy, Shinji Kagawa Son Heung-Min make up the shortlist for this year’s Asian International Player of the Year award. Mooy was a leading figure in both Australia’s qualification for the
Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson preview next month’s World Cup qualifying playoff between Syria and Australia. Just over a week after guiding Saudi Arabia to a fifth World Cup, Bert van Marwijk has been replaced as head coach by Edgardo Bauza. In a shock move, Argentina’s Bauza leaves his post in charge of United Arab
Tim Cahill discusses his new role with Australia and praises Thailand’s resilience in their World Cup Qualifier. Bruce Arena says while the U.S. got a big point vs. Honduras, the door to Russia hasn’t opened at all just yet. Hours after South Korea sealed their involvement in a ninth successive World Cup, Korea FA officials
Syria’s incredible journey toward qualifying for their first ever World Cup was kept alive on Tuesday evening thanks to a nerve-shredding late goal against rivals Iran. Trailing 2-1 and seemingly out of the running, Omar al-Soma, returning to the Syrian side for the first time in five years, popped up to score a dramatic 93rd-minute
FC’s Yasmin Hamid and PJ Roberts look at high-flying Iran under Carlos Queiroz, and their hopes for the 2018 World Cup. Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson discuss Son Heung-Min and Ki Sung-Yeung’s call-ups for South Korea and their race to be fit. Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has made the recently released 12-name shortlist for FIFA
AFC CL quarterfinal between the SIPG, and Evergrande promises much watch football says FC’s Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill. Guangzhou R and F held Shandong Luneng to a 1-1 draw on Sunday at the Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou. Captain Zheng Zhi is confident Guangzhou Evergrande can continue their remarkable run of success at domestic and
The FC crew look at Barcelona as underdogs against rivals Real entering their two-legged showdown in the Spanish Super Cup. Raf Honigstein suggests Ousmane Dembele moving to Barcelona is no guarantee, and explains Dortmund’s looming predicament. Barcelona President Josep Bartomeu criticises Neymar’s move to PSG and maintains no player is bigger than the club. Ernesto
Miroslav says Asian preseason tours should be viewed as a blessing and not a burden. Bayern Munich legend Miroslav Klose insists that preseason tours to distant destinations are more than a promotional exercise, and should be no barrier to success in the modern game. The top scorer of all time in World Cup finals believes
A double from 19-year-old Patrick Cutrone inspired a new-look Milan to a comfortable victory over Bayern Munich. Carlo Ancelotti maintains his strikers were not the problem in Bayern Munich’s heavy defeat to AC Milan. Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich cancelled training after a delayed arrival into Singapore on Sunday evening, ahead of Tuesday’s International Champions Cup
James Rodriguez reflects on his performance after his preseason debut for Bayern Munich against Werder Bremen. James Rodriguez described his loan move to Bayern Munich as a chance to win more trophies after leaving Real Madrid. The FC panel break down James Rodriguez’s move to Bayern Munich and wonder if this puts them in pole
Anthony Modeste scored 25 goals for Cologne last season. Anthony Modeste has joined Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian from Cologne for a reported transfer fee of €35.7 million. Having secured Cologne their return to Europe after 25 years with an outstanding season in which he scored 25 goals, French attacker Modeste, 29, has now