After another action-packed weekend in soccer, Gab Marcotti reflects on the big talking points in his latest edition of Monday Musings.
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ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti reacts to the news that Massimiliano Allegri will leave Serie A champions Juventus at the end of the season.
Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo managed to clip his son’s head with the Serie A trophy during the club’s title celebrations on Sunday.
Juventus celebrated their eighth consecutive Serie A title following their final home game of the season.
Even the most frigid of Juventus haters could not help but be moved. Juve president Andrea Agnelli and outgoing manager Max Allegri sat up on stage together following their Allianz Arena season finale — a 1-1 draw with Atalanta. Just before the news conference, the entire Juventus squad trooped in and took their places around their outgoing coach. It was the polar opposite to how the previous boss left, when Antonio Conte, who had won three-straight Serie A titles, resigned abruptly on a torrid…
After another action-packed weekend in soccer, Gab Marcotti reflects on the big talking points in his latest edition of Monday Musings.
Jump to: Bayern wrap up Bundesliga | Praise for Vincent Kompany | The Real, Bale dilemma | Serie A’s top four race | Dortmund’s rebuild | Messi wraps up Golden Boot | De Rossi chaos at Roma
Bayern wrap up turbulent season with another league title
There was no drama on the final day of the 2018-19 Bundesliga season. Bayern won and did it emphatically, beating…
You win five of six domestic trophies. You gain 198 of a possible 228 points. You triumph both when you have a 15-point lead in December and when you have a Liverpool team breathing down your neck until the very last game.
Yeah, you get to legitimately ask: are we the greatest team in the Premier League era? The answer is yes and no, the lack of Champions League success is not an asterisk. It’s simply another target in the cross hairs, armed with the realisation that in a knockout competition,…
The FC guys mention Manchester United’s ’99 treble winners and Arsenal’s ’98 side when questioning if Man City are the best team of the Premier League era.
Steve Nicol feels Pep Guardiola’s Man City squad is perfect next season, but needs to continue to man-manage Gabriel Jesus’ minutes to keep him happy.
ESPN FC’s Craig Burley can’t hold in his excitement after watching Manchester City’s dominant FA Cup victory over Watford.
ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes joins the party in Manchester to get the fans’ thoughts on City’s treble-winning season and Vincent Kompany’s departure.
One of the judges on the five-man panel tasked with determining whether Manchester City should be banned from the Champions League may have to recuse himself from deliberations.
According to an entry on the website of the law firm of Charles Flint, QC, the highly respected barrister is a director of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
– Marcotti: Why City are the best the Prem has ever seen
– Ogden and Smith: How Pep & Co. won the Treble
– Vote: Which is the best team of the 21st century?
The…
The FC guys mention Manchester United’s ’99 treble winners and Arsenal’s ’98 side when questioning if Man City are the best team of the Premier League era.
Steve Nicol feels Pep Guardiola’s Man City squad is perfect next season, but needs to continue to man-manage Gabriel Jesus’ minutes to keep him happy.
ESPN FC’s Craig Burley can’t hold in his excitement after watching Manchester City’s dominant FA Cup victory over Watford.
ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes joins the party in Manchester to get the fans’ thoughts on City’s treble-winning season and Vincent Kompany’s departure.
One of the judges on the five-man panel tasked with determining whether Manchester City should be banned from the Champions League may have to recuse himself from deliberations.
According to an entry on the website of the law firm of Charles Flint, QC, the highly respected barrister is a director of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
– Marcotti: Why City are the best the Prem has ever seen
– Ogden and Smith: How Pep & Co. won the Treble
– Vote: Which is the best team of the 21st century?
The…
Super-sub Gerard Deulofeu made all the difference for Watford as the Hornets overturned a two-goal deficit to defeat Wolves and advance to the FA Cup final.
Manchester City advance to the FA Cup final with their 1-0 win over plucky Brighton, keeping their quadruple hopes very much alive.
With the FA Cup final now set, the FC crew explain what Watford will have to get right in order to have a chance against Manchester City.
Watford’s Ben Foster explains why it would mean ‘so much more’ to win the FA Cup with Watford than his League Cup win with Manchester United.
The 138th final of the FA Cup, the world’s oldest club competition, pits all-star Premier League champions Manchester City against able underdogs Watford.
The odds may be heavily stacked in favour of Pep Guardiola’s team, but there is enough cause to believe that Javi Gracia can mastermind a memorable upset that would be a fitting conclusion to what has been a thrilling tournament this season. Here’s everything you need to know.
WHERE: Wembley Stadium, London (capacity 90,000)
WHEN: Saturday; noon…
The European Club Association wants to reform the Champions League, but doing so would destroy the integrity of the leagues themselves.
There are bad ideas and there’s bad execution. The European Club Association’s (ECA) proposed “reforms” of the Champions League happen to be both.
On the one hand, they are bad ideas founded purely on the self-interest of a tiny number of wealthy super clubs. On the other hand, the plan has been ham-fistedly executed. It has prompted not only threats of lawsuits and expulsion from domestic leagues, but also failed to rally the public support of other super clubs, thereby negating the leverage…
After another action-packed weekend in soccer, Gab Marcotti reflects on the big talking points in his latest edition of Monday Musings.
Jump to: Man City, Liverpool’s conclusion | The title’s turning point? | Barca still have pride | Dortmund are a mess | Do Man United have a plan? | A big week for Gattuso, Milan | Bayern’s VAR woe | The end for Bale at Real? | Sarri belongs at Chelsea | Allegri should be safe | Don’t hate Neymar | Ajax’s remarkable season
Let’s reflect on Man City, Liverpool’s…
Maybe as a kid you didn’t see the point in History class, reading up on all those men (and yeah, they were probably mostly men) of yesteryear, with their outdated ideas and senseless battles won and lost. Maybe you failed to see how events from centuries ago have any relevance to the here and now. And maybe that’s why some annoyed teacher or parent quoted the philosopher George Santayana to you: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
Ernesto Valverde was likely never…