After Jose Mourinho reportedly turned down a job at Lyon, the FC crew break down his job prospects.

Is managing a club close to the bottom of the Ligue 1 table a good move for Arsene Wenger?

Neymar found the back of the net in a 1-0 win for PSG, but ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens says his changed attitude was the best part of the victory.

Dzsenifer Marozsan’s curling one-touch finish on a pass from Lucy Bronze leads Lyon past North Carolina Courage. To watch the ICC sign up to ESPN+. Lyon have announced Rudi Garcia as their new head coach, preferring him to Laurent Blanc and Arsene Wenger, while Jose Mourinho turned down a meeting with the club, sources have told ESPN.
Garcia, 55, became the front runner after impressing in his presentation and agreeing to take over the existing staff.
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Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger was also interested in replacing former boss Sylvinho, who was sacked last week after just two months in charge, but was never invited to meet the Lyon hierarchy formed…

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The ESPN FC crew debate whether or not Arsenal are good enough to finish third this year.

Arsenal are up to third, and Craig Burley says Unai Emery’s side can still go to another level.

Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol say Nicolas Pepe looks like “a flash in the pan” after failing to live up to the hype so far at Arsenal.
Alexandre Lacazette will make his return to training with the Arsenal first team squad next week after six weeks out due to an ankle injury, sources have told ESPN FC.
After ongoing treatment and wearing a protective boot on his right ankle, the France striker has been working hard on his own with one of the club’s physios to get back to full fitness.
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Don Hutchison takes issue with Mauricio Pochettino’s infrequent usage of Tottenham’s Lucas Moura.

Steve Nicol says Mauricio Pochettino needs to find a way to boost morale to get Spurs back to winning ways.

The ESPN FC crew breaks down whether Mauricio Pochettino and Ole Gunnar Skolskjaer’s futures are intertwined.

Mauricio Pochettino is adamant he’ll remain with Tottenham despite their poor run of form.
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is unlikely to play again this year after scans showed he suffered damaged ligaments in his left elbow during the 3-0 defeat to Brighton in the Premier League, Didier Deschamps said.
Lloris suffered a dislocated elbow as he landed awkwardly when attempting to save a Pascal Gross shot and the ball fell to Brighton’s Neal Maupay to tap into an unguarded net for the opening goal.
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Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino discusses Hugo Lloris’ early injury and their loss to Brighton.

The ESPN FC crew breaks down whether Mauricio Pochettino and Ole Gunnar Skolskjaer’s futures are intertwined.
Hugo Lloris suffered a dislocated elbow as Tottenham lost 3-0 at Brighton on Saturday, a source has told ESPN FC. 
Lloris failed to hold on to Pascal Gross’ third minute cross at the AMEX Stadium and landed awkwardly in the goalmouth as Neal Maupay nodded in Brighton’s opener.
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The France international, who…

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Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino discusses Hugo Lloris’ early injury and their loss to Brighton.

The ESPN FC crew breaks down whether Mauricio Pochettino and Ole Gunnar Skolskjaer’s futures are intertwined.
Hugo Lloris suffered a dislocated left elbow as Tottenham lost 3-0 at Brighton on Saturday. 
Lloris failed to hold on to Pascal Gross’ third minute cross at the AMEX Stadium and landed awkwardly in the goalmouth as Neal Maupay nodded in Brighton’s opener.
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Bordeaux have suspended three players who attacked a teammate.
Three youth players from the Bordeaux academy have been suspended by the club after they attacked one of their teammates, causing him serious injuries, the club has told ESPN FC.
The incident happened on Sept. 30 at the training ground and the players involved are all 16.
“We are supporting our injured player and will be alongside him through this tough time,” the club said in a statement. “We have reacted immediately to this incident and have suspended three players while we lead our investigation.”
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LONDON — One by one, the Tottenham players left their brand new stadium late on Tuesday night after the embarrassment of their 7-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Groggy and shocked by what had happened to them a few hours earlier, they had stayed in the dressing room for a long time after the final whistle, sitting in quiet contemplation, not really realising what had hit them.
Never in Tottenham’s long history had the club conceded seven goals at home in any competition. Bayern…

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On the flight back to Paris from Bordeaux on Saturday evening, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were sat next to each other. While some on board were sleeping (or trying to), watching some shows on Netflix or playing the new Mario Kart game on their phones, the two best friends were messing around, playing music and dancing. You could almost hear them laughing all the way back to the capital.

What’s important here isn’t that Neymar was on the plane with Mbappe, but that the Brazilian’s happy and enjoying…

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Nice forward Lamine Diaby-Fadiga has admitted to stealing teammate Kasper Dolberg’s watch from a team dressing room last week, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC
The story was first reported by French outlet L’Equipe.
Diaby-Fadiga, 18, is one of the most promising prospects at the club, where he’s been since joining the academy at age 13. Alongside his lawyers, he confessed his crime to the club, apologised to Dolberg and manager Patrick Vieira, and promised to reimburse his teammate for the…

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Camavinga has been sensational ever since he broke into the Rennes first team and is already attracting interest from Europe’s top clubs at the age of 16.

Since the beginning of August, Stade Rennais have seen two things experience massive growth in their day-to-day operations as a football club and both of them are related to one player in their squad.The first thing is the requests for match tickets from scouts all over Europe, which have soared. The second is the solicitations for sit-down interviews, which have also multiplied. All this for a 16-year-old kid who still can’t drive his own car, is still going to school, still lives at the Academy…

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