ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens weighs in on 16 year old Ansu Fati’s impact at Barcelona so far with two goals in his first three matches. Sid Lowe explains the significance of Lionel Messi publicly commenting on Barcelona’s failed effort to bring back Neymar. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop explains how Lionel Messi could add to his

3:55 PM ET LA PLATA, Argentina, Sept 15 (Reuters) – The Diego Maradona era as coach of Argentine side Gimnasia y Esgrima began with a loss on Sunday as defensive errors contributed to the club’s 2-1 league defeat at home to Racing. Maradona, who took over at the ailing club last week, was an animated

Rudi Gutendorf’s globe-trotting career, spanning half a century, saw him coach a record 55 teams. Rudi Gutendorf, the tireless manager who guided a world record 55 teams, including 18 national sides, has died at 93, according to several German media outlets. Born in Koblenz on the banks of the Rhine, the man dubbed “Restless Rudi”

11:04 AM ET Callum Wilson scored twice for Bournemouth as they enjoyed a 3-1 home victory over a defensively fragile Everton side to move into midtable in the Premier League on Sunday. Everton began strongly in the south coast sunshine with Richarlison thumping the woodwork with a dipping drive. – ESPN Champions League fantasy: Sign

11:10 AM ET Sept 14 (Reuters) – Fiorentina were left to rue missed chances after holding Juventus to a 0-0 Serie A draw in Florence on Saturday to end the champions’ perfect start to the season. Juve arrived at the Stadio Artemio Franchi having won their opening two games and were heavy favourites against a

Sid Lowe explains the significance of Lionel Messi publicly commenting on Barcelona’s failed effort to bring back Neymar. BARCELONA — Ernesto Valverde says Barcelona have a responsibility to control the hype around Ansu Fati after the teenager stood out again in his side’s 5-2 demolition of Valencia on Saturday. It took Ansu, who is not

The Premier League season is only four weeks old, and we’re already starting to see the first signs of Lady Luck turning her back on certain teams.  ESPN and the team led by Dr. Thomas Curran, at the London School of Economics, compile the Luck Index, which returns for a third season. It examines how

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Nwankwo Kanu, Finidi George, Sunday Oliseh, and Tijani Babangida are four famous Nigerians who made their marks at Amsterdam ArenA, and Chidera Ejuke wants to do the same… but not for Ajax, for Heerenveen. While the four Super Eagles legends played for the home side, with Kanu and Finidi helping them to UEFA Champions League

Mainz have consistently developed coveted players and sold for big profits, which in turn has helped sustain the club’s entire operation. The execution isn’t always perfect and the emotion is perhaps still too raw, but watching the emergence of a new talent is one of the few magical moments left in soccer. At a time