It has been eight months and 13 matches since Gregg Berhalter took over as head coach of the United States men’s national team. He arrived with a mandate to remake a floundering program in his image, a project that’s very much still a work in progress. The manager spent his time handing starts to new players, evaluating the veterans and attempting to find a lineup that gets the most out of the available talent.
As World Cup qualifying approaches next year and the Nations Cup begins in October, it’s…
Gab Marcotti recommends closed-door games to punish fans following the racist chants directed at Romelu Lukaku during Inter’s win over Cagliari.
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti discusses the actions that need to be taken after Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku was subjected to racist chants at Cagliari.
Barcelona’s President Josep Bartomeu admitted the club were trying to sign Neymar from PSG in the summer but wont be making a move for him in January.
Sid Lowe discusses the ramifications for Neymar, and more importantly Barcelona, after his failed move to the Catalan giants.
Now that Samuel Eto’o has retired from football, debate will rage about whether or not he was the greatest African footballer of all time. In short, he was and by some margin.
What shouldn’t be debated was that “Samu” (as most of his teammates knew him) was one of the most contrary, stubborn, volatile, fiercely competitive, determined, talented, agile and unstoppable footballers in living memory. Perhaps even all-time.
Some examples. The first time I interviewed him, Eto’o had already helped Barca…
It’s the international break but that doesn’t mean there’s a break in the Monday Musings! Gab Marcotti is here to recap the big stories around soccer.
Jump to: Germany in trouble? | Good week for the Dutch | Punishments for Lukaku abuse? | Neymar returns to action | Kane’s England quest | VAR helps unbeaten Italy | A vital win for Portugal | Praise for retiring Eto’o
Germany in trouble?
Suddenly, Germany’s trip to Northern Ireland on Monday looms large. A stumble in Belfast and things can…
It’s the international break but that doesn’t mean there’s a break in the Monday Musings! Gab Marcotti is here to recap the big stories around soccer.
Jump to: Germany in trouble? | Good week for the Dutch | Punishments for Lukaku abuse? | Neymar returns to action | Kane’s England quest | VAR helps unbeaten Italy | A vital win for Portugal | Praise for retiring Eto’o
Germany in trouble?
Suddenly, Germany’s trip to Northern Ireland on Monday looms large. A stumble in Belfast and things…
After Watford parted ways with Javi Garcia, the FC crew assess the chances that Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino could leave his post this season.
As we wait out the September international break, Craig Burley reflects on the first four weeks of the Premier League season and gives his best XI.
Just six months ago, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was handed a three-year contract as Manchester United manager. Three months later, Mauricio Pochettino was leading Tottenham out in Madrid for the club’s first-ever appearance in a Champions League final.
Yet as the dust settled on a weekend which saw Javi Gracia become the first managerial casualty of the season in Premier League, with the Spaniard sacked by Watford after one draw and three defeats in their opening four league games, Solskjaer and Pochettino…
After Watford parted ways with Javi Garcia, the FC crew assess the chances that Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino could leave his post this season.
As we wait out the September international break, Craig Burley reflects on the first four weeks of the Premier League season and gives his best XI.
Just six months ago, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was handed a three-year contract as Manchester United manager. Three months later, Mauricio Pochettino was leading Tottenham out in Madrid for the club’s first-ever appearance in a Champions League final.
Yet as the dust settled on a weekend which saw Javi Gracia become the first managerial casualty of the season in Premier League, with the Spaniard sacked by Watford after one draw and three defeats in their opening four league games, Solskjaer and Pochettino…
Diego Maradona is many things, but you can never accuse him of being dull..
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Diego Maradona’s meandering managerial career has taken another turn with news that the 58-year-old has been appointed as new head…
HAMBURG, Germany — Twice the sound of Kernkraft 400’s electro-hit “Zombie Nation” rang out of the speakers at Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion on Friday night. Thanks to Serge Gnabry and Toni Kroos, Germany’s new goal music had arrived but beyond the beats lay a spluttering, twitchy Germany performance.
“This is not the way we want to play,” Joachim Low said afterwards. That much was obvious, but how Germany do want to play is not so clear.
Low’s latest rebuild — one that some observers feel should…
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Remember Ronaldo’s Nike Mercurial R9? How about David Beckham’s Adidas Predator? And what of Michael Owen’s Umbro Speciali?
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– Soccer stadium becomes 300-tree forest
We all know them as classic football boots…
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The clock is well and truly ticking down to the release of FIFA 20. The next edition of the football simulation video game is released on Sept. 24, and EA Sports is cranking up the PR.
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