Maradona’s enjoying his time in Mexico so far, finding the comforts of home in Culiacan.

After spending a lively summer roaring Argentina on at the World Cup, it would appear that a return to club management has seen Diego Maradona relax and settle down again.

Maradona was appointed as new head coach of Mexican second-tier side Dorados de Sinaloa back in September and has since overseen two victories from his first four games in charge. Away from the pitch, the 57-year-old has proven that he still has the ability to create a stir everywhere he goes, even his local steak restaurant.

Indeed,…

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ESPN FC’s Craig Burley is “astonished” to see a club as big as Manchester United do so little in the summer transfer window.
The English transfer window is closed, but the rest of Europe is still open for business, and Transfer Talk has the latest rumours making the rounds. Follow along with our daily blog throughout the summer.
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Man United ‘vetoed’ Mourinho targets
Jose Mourinho is “frustrated” after ending transfer deadline day with Manchester United having seriously pursued precisely…

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FC’s Paul Mariner sifts through all the latest rumours surrounding Paul Pogba, Luka Modric, Ousmane Dembele and many more in Rumour Rater.
Thursday is Deadline Day in the Premier League, and Transfer Talk has the latest rumours making the rounds. Follow along with our daily blog throughout the summer.
When does the transfer window close in the top European leagues?
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Man United turn to Zouma?
They may be keen to sign a defender before the deadline passes, but Manchester United have reportedly distanced themselves from rumours linking the club with a “desperate”…

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FC’s Stevie Nicol feels Liverpool have strengthened in all the right areas to challenge for the Premier League title this season.

With the start of the Premier League just around the corner, the ESPN FC crew assess Liverpool’s chances of besting Manchester City this season.

With all their new faces under the same roof for the first time, Liverpool had their raft of new signings perform karaoke as a mass initiation ceremony at their training base in France.

Alisson kicked off with an Oasis classic, before Virgil van Dijk stunned his audience into silence with a subdued rendition of the slightly obscure Fabolous track “Into You” from 2003.

Xherdan Shaqiri then got things back on track by belting out a bit of Bob Marley (an Anfield terrace favourite) before Naby Keita…

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After seeing Cristiano Ronaldo arrive at Juventus over the summer, Sampdoria have taken inspiration from their Serie A rivals to pull off a marquee signing of their very own.
Pinching the monochrome graphical style used by Juve to unveil the Portuguese superstar, the Blucerchiati wedged their tongues in their cheek as they too used it to announce the signing of Ronaldo — Ronaldo Vieira from Leeds United.
BREAKING: #Sampdoria sign #Ronaldo! pic.twitter.com/vTZafVkMBF— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) August 3, 2018

Very clever, and good for a giggle too. Especially how small that ‘Vieira’ font is.
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After finally being able to celebrate their wedding by hosting a lavish reception party in Ibiza last week, Cesc Fabregas’ wife, Daniella Semaan, has sealed the deal by bestowing her husband with a special gift for the occasion.
As shared on Instagram, Semaan has apparently paid good money to have a “movie” produced as a memento of the aforementioned party, featuring professionally staged shots of the evening spliced with glitzy behind-the-scenes footage.
Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo…

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Neymar finally returned to Paris Saint-Germain this week after being granted an extended summer vacation following his involvement with Brazil at the World Cup.
The striker flew out to China to meet up with the rest of the squad in Shenzhen, where PSG are due to play Monaco in the Trophee des Champions on Saturday.
Of course, with word getting around that Neymar’s plane would be touching down in their city, scores of local fans gathered at the airport to eagerly welcome him and get their memorabilia…

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Jurgen Klopp contends his top players ‘don’t use Liverpool and then go,’ but Shaka Hislop explains why that’s not a sure thing.

The ESPN FC panel answer your tweets on what they’re expecting from Liverpool this season, who should captain Arsenal and much more.

Mark Ogden thinks Man City are still the team to beat in the Premier League, but Liverpool have all the pieces in place to bring home the trophy.
Kevin Strootman must have been hit with pang as jealousy after seeing international teammate Georginio Wijnaldum training with former Roma teammate Alisson at Liverpool.
Alisson left the Italian capital to sign for the side the Gialorossi lost out in the Champions League semifinal last season. Wijnaldum posted a picture of himself with the Brazilian goalkeeper during a training session with the caption: “Great first training session with @alissonbecker.”

And a hurt Strootman commented:…

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