Joe Hart discusses his England hopes after falling out of favour for club and country.
Traditionally in English football, positions and roles are assigned not just according to technical and physical skills, but also by reliability, durability a…
English Premier League: Christian Eriksen (1′) Tottenham 1-0 Manchester United
Christian Eriksen’s 11 second strike for Tottenham against Manchester United on Wednesday was the second fastest goal in Premier League history. But who else has scored one of the quickest goals of all-time?
8.1 seconds: Christian Benteke (Belgium 6-0 Gibraltar, World Cup qualifier 2017)
Belgium striker Benteke registered the fastest international goal of all time with his 8.1 second effort and it was even more impressive because Gibraltar started with the ball in the centre circle.
The hosts,…
Fernando Hierro (left) made 439 appearances for Real Madrid between 1989 and 2003.
The Spanish Football Association has re-appointed former Spain and Real Madrid defender Fernando Hierro as its sporting director.
Hierro held the post between 200…
Gab Marcotti talks all things Italy, including Tavecchio’s role as president and the omissions of Balotelli and Giovinco.
With Serie A fans calling for a strike, Steve Nicol and Mark Donaldson delve into Carlo Tavecchio’s standing with the Italian FA.
The president of the Italian FA, Carlo Tavecchio, broke his silence about Italy’s failure to qualify for the World Cup, and blamed manager Gian Piero Ventura for getting his team selection wrong.
Ventura was sacked on Wednesday, 48 hours after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in six decades.
“It was a technical debacle,” Tavecchio told Mediaset’s Le Iene programme.” It was a technical mistake in how the team was picked.
“I’ve not slept for four days. We played badly….
Ireland scored first but Denmark came back in a big way behind the talent of Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen to book a spot in the World Cup.
The FC panel pile on the praise for Christian Eriksen’s hat-trick performance that powered Denmark’s thrashing of Ireland.
Martin O’Neill has indicated that he plans to stay on as Republic of Ireland manager despite the nation’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
Ireland’s hopes of reaching a first World Cup since 2002 were brought to an end with a 5-1 defeat to Denmark in the second leg of their playoff on Tuesday.
Former Leicester, Celtic and Aston Villa boss O’Neill, who led Ireland to Euro 2016, said he would hold talks with Football Association of Ireland head John Delaney but suggested he expected to remain…
Gab Marcotti talks all things Italy, including Tavecchio’s role as president and the omissions of Balotelli and Giovinco.
After a day of reflection, Gab Marcotti returns along with Paolo Bandini to further discuss the fallout of Italy’s World Cup qualifying failure.
Relive ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti’s passionate response after Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
Gab Marcotti and Craig Burley go back and forth on how much Gian Piero Ventura is at fault for Italy missing the World Cup.
Watch the reaction of Italy’s players after the four-time world champions missed qualifying for a 15th straight World Cup. Italy’s Olympic Committee president has urged Italian Football Association (FIGC) president Carlo Tavecchio to step down after the country’s failure to qualify for the World Cup.
FIGC officials are due to meet on Wednesday to discuss the consequences of Italy missing out on a World Cup for the first time in 60 years.
Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago said the 1-0 aggregate playoff defeat to Sweden meant Tavecchio should step down.
He told Sky Sport Italia: “I’ve spoken with Tavecchio and…
Gab Marcotti is given the floor to share his true feelings on Italy’s failure to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Alexis Sanchez and Gareth Bale headline a host of big names who will be absent from next summer’s World Cup after Chile and Wales failed to qualify for the tournament.
Italy were the biggest casualties from the playoffs, with a number of their stars retiring afterwards, while the U.S.’s big hope for the future, Christian Pulisic, will also miss out.
With all 32 teams now confirmed, here is an all-star XI from the players not on the plane to Russia 2018.
This team would compete well, just not at the World Cup.
GK: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Juventus)
The…
Jose Mourinho shocked the workforce when he paid a surprise visit to the Jaguar Land Rover factory in Solihull earlier in the week.
The Manchester United manager dropped in to personally check on his bespoke Jaguar SUV, which is currently in the…
After a day of reflection, Gab Marcotti returns along with Paolo Bandini to further discuss the fallout of Italy’s World Cup qualifying failure.
Relive ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti’s passionate response after Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
Gab Marcotti and Craig Burley go back and forth on how much Gian Piero Ventura is at fault for Italy missing the World Cup.
Watch the reaction of Italy’s players after the four-time world champions missed qualifying for a 15th straight World Cup. Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco’s agent has hit out at Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura for ignoring his client and said his use of a restricted group of players was part of the reason for Italy’s World Cup failure.
Giovinco was not called up by Ventura despite outstanding form in Major League Soccer.
But agent Andrea D’Amico told TMW Radio: “Giovinco never even received a call.
“For him not to be called up is one thing, and that can happen, but for him [Ventura] not even to send somebody to…