Craig Burley says it will be hard to get star players to leave London and play at St. James’ Park Don Hutchison and Shaka Hislop give their take on who the next manager of Newcastle should be. Former Newcastle goalkeeper Shaka Hislop is optimistic about the club’s future as a takeover appears close. Gab Marcotti
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The coronavirus pandemic has brought regular life to a halt as countries fight to contain the spread. Professional sports were naturally hit hard, but as new cases slow down across Europe, all of the top soccer leagues are beginning to firm up plans as best as possible for the resumption of play. With virtually every
The Premier League Hall of Fame inaugural class, as chosen by ESPN, includes two of the most prolific goal scorers in English soccer history and a winger with one of the longest careers in the top flight. The NFL has one. NASA and American astronauts have one, prominently located at the Kennedy Space Center. There’s
Chelsea fell to a last-gasp 1-0 defeat against Newcastle at St. James’ Park on Saturday, thanks to Isaac Hayden‘s stoppage time winner. Frank Lampard’s side were unable to build on last week’s emphatic 3-0 victory over Burnley, instead recording their eighth defeat of the season. – ESPN Premier League fantasy: Sign up now!– VAR in
The third round of the FA Cup is nearly complete (Arsenal host Leeds United in the round’s final match on Monday, stream live on ESPN+). Here are the top takeaways from this past weekend’s action. Jump to: Jones embodies Liverpool depth | Everton players fail Ancelotti | Mourinho’s defensive woes at Spurs | 40-year-old Wilbraham is all of us |
NEWCASTLE, England — It is a thought most Manchester United fans would never imagine, especially during the trophy-laden glory years of Sir Alex Ferguson, but after losing 1-0 to Matthew Longstaff’s goal at Newcastle United on Sunday, the nightmare scenario of a relegation battle cannot be ruled out. While Liverpool have surged eight points clear
With international break over, The Exploding Heads predict Liverpool vs. Newcastle and ruin some cake in the process. Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. Shaka Hislop examines whether or not Raheem Sterling has what it takes to become an elite
Steve Nicol doesn’t understand Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s decision to let his players choose their captain. Rui Patricio saved three penalties as Wolves defeated Premier League champions Manchester City to claim the Premier League Asia Trophy 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Shanghai on Saturday. The Portuguese goalkeeper kept out spot kicks from Ilkay
Steve Nicol gives his take on the latest transfer rumours, including Manchester United’s interest in goalkeeper Jan Oblak and Benfica sensation Joao Felix. Manchester United remain interested in signing Sean Longstaff despite the midfielder saying he is happy at Newcastle, sources have told ESPN FC. Longstaff has been targeted by United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
With no director of football in sight for Manchester United, the FC guys debate whether Ed Woodward’s transfer-by-committee method still works. Gab Marcotti outlines the reasons for the delay in Romelu Lukaku’s proposed move to Inter from Manchester United. Steve Nicol weighs in on the latest transfer rumours, including Paul Pogba back to Juventus, Gianluigi
Shaka Hislop ranks the top five players who are out of contract come this summer and gives his thoughts on which club each could land. Abu Dhabi billionaire Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan says he has agreed to terms with Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley to buy the Premier League club, the Newcastle Chronicle reported
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper. Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
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Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp said he was happy for goalkeeper Loris Karius after he completed his loan move to Besiktas and hopes he can be successful in Turkey. The FC crew respond to your tweets about Suso, Liverpool’s win over Brighton, Napoli under Carlo Ancelotti and the atmosphere at St. James’ Park. Steve Nicol remains impressed
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Chelsea completely capitulate against Newcastle and are faced with numerous questions heading into the summer. NEWCASTLE, England — Three quick thoughts on Newcastle’s 3-0 Premier League win over Chelsea at St James’ Park on Sunday. 1. Chelsea’s top-four hopes die with a whimper The final day of the Premier League season was always likely to
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