Matteo Guendouzi has always been looking forward. Even when he was 16 and one of the most promising talents in the Paris Saint-Germain academy, the midfielder was never satisfied with what he had already achieved — he wanted to progress even more.
That meant leaving PSG for Lorient in 2014 to have a clearer path to the first team. It didn’t take Guendouzi long to establish himself there, but within two years he had another goal to aim for: getting into Arsenal’s senior side.
Arriving at the Emirates…
Frank Leboeuf joins ESPN FC to discuss Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi ahead of a potential debut for France vs. Albania in Euro qualifying.
Now that the summer transfer window is finally shut, ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop gives his picks for the best five.
Olivier Giroud is keen to play in MLS before the end of his career, the France international revealed in an interview on French television on Wednesday.
“MLS, for my family, my children who speak English, it is interesting. In a year? Two years? I don’t know when. But of course, I will be opened to a new challenge,” the Chelsea forward told RMC Sport.
Sources told ESPN FC that Giroud, 33, has watched the league and has followed the careers of European players who moved there — and has already been…
Mark Ogden evaluates the current squad depth, who are the leaders within the team and what United are missing.
Steve Nicol explains how much blame should be placed on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after winning only one league game in the last nine.
Alexis Nunes is joined by Julien Laurens and Mark Ogden to address the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur have had a horrendous start to the Premier League.
France head coach Didier Deschamps has replaced injured Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba with Arsenal’s Matteo Guendouzi for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers.
Pogba suffered an ankle injury during last weekend’s 1-1 Premier League draw away at Southampton, while Guendouzi helped to secure a 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby assisting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s equaliser in a fightback from 2-0 down.
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Brian McBride explains how playing Liga MX teams mid-season in the Leagues Cup will either help or hurt the four MLS teams involved.
A cat took to the pitch and got a touch on the ball in the Leagues Cup match between Real Salt Lake and Tigres.
Round four of games in the Liga MX Apertura saw Santos Laguna win once again, Chivas pick up a vital three points and Veracruz’s winless streak increase to 30 games.
Here’s a run-down of the key events in Mexico this past weekend:
Santos Laguna, Queretaro, America remain unbeaten
Santos Laguna remains perfect and top of the league, following Sunday’s 4-1 win over Puebla. The impressive thing for Los Guerreros is that it was achieved after playing the whole of the second half with 10 players, having…
Patrice Evra won five Premier League titles with Manchester United.
Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has retired from football aged 38, the player has announced.
The former France international made 379 appearances for United, havi…
On the one year anniversary of their World Cup triumph, ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens delves into the chances this France side will win more silverware.
Check out a LEGO recreation of how the United States held off France to earn a place in the World Cup semifinals.
Megan Rapinoe chats with ESPN about the United States’ World Cup quarterfinal win vs. France and how she’s handled the attention on her this week.
Kate Markgraf and Sebastian Salazar break down how the United States were able to hold off France and advance to the World Cup semifinals. The Americans’ 2-1 victory over France set a record for the most-watched Women’s World Cup quarterfinal match on U.S. English-language television.
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Fox drew 6.12 million viewers for Friday’s match, and peaked at 8.24 million. The game was the most-watched English-language soccer telecast in the country since last year’s men’s World Cup final.
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In addition, the match averaged 211,000 viewers online,…
Kate Markgraf and Sebastian Salazar break down how the United States were able to hold off France and advance to the World Cup semifinals. PARIS — Megan Rapinoe played a memorable role when a World Cup quarterfinal launched a new golden era for the United States women’s national team eight years ago, serving up the pinpoint pass that Abby Wambach headed home in extra time against Brazil.
Friday night, even as darkness finally fell over a boisterous Parc des Princes in another quarterfinal for the ages, Rapinoe made sure the sun hasn’t set on that era quite yet.
Scoring two goals for the second consecutive game, the first player to…
A record heat wave in France could lead FIFA to put match provisions into place ahead of play continuing Friday at the Women’s World Cup.
With the French national team set to face the U.S. in a quarterfinal clash at Parc des Princes in Paris, temperatures are expected to reach 95 degrees (35 Celsius) at the day’s hottest point, but dropping to around 83 degrees (28 Celsuis) by kickoff at 9 p.m. local time/3 p.m. ET.
FIFA may implement cooling breaks for players, with three-minute pauses for water…