ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti reacts to the news that Juventus’ talisman Giorgio Chiellini has a torn ACL and will be out until at least February Steve Nicol and Craig Burley get heated with Gab Marcotti over whether Matthijs de Ligt should have spent Juventus’ opening match on the bench. Ross Dyer and Alejandro Moreno go

River Plate manager Ramon Diaz spoke ahead of his side’s ‘Superclasico’ with Boca Juniors and discussed the history behind the fixture In the early hours of Thursday a violent storm broke over Buenos Aires — mere prelude, perhaps, to the matchup in the semifinal of the Copa Libertadores that has been both desired and dreaded.

The ESPN FC panel break down group F and talk whether Inter or Borussia Dortmund would be able to knock Barcelona out of the group stage. Romelu Lukaku scored in his Serie A debut against Lecce on Monday. Alejandro Moreno breaks down the positives and negatives of his performance for Inter. Steve Nicol says Romelu

While Steve Nicol always felt Liverpool would defeat Arsenal, he feels one of the Gunners’ biggest downfalls was David Luiz. Steve Nicol feels Liverpool’s bench could still do with another young, hungry attacker to help out the world class front three. The European champions are No. 1 and have started the season in fine style.

Lazio’s inscrutable general manager Igli Tare rated last season a seven out of 10. It was a year of “ups and downs.” The club finished eighth, missing out on the Champions League places by 10 points, while key difference-makers Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Luis Alberto and Ciro Immobile all struggled to hit the heights of the year

While Steve Nicol always felt Liverpool would defeat Arsenal, he feels one of the Gunners’ biggest downfalls was David Luiz. Mohamed Salah put on a show for the fans at Anfield scoring twice, in a 3-1 thrashing of Arsenal. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol addresses his top five takeaways from all of Saturday’s action in the

Puebla fans can look forward to free beer if the club loses on Thursday. PUEBLA — Puebla fans who attend the club’s Liga MX match against Juarez on Thursday will receive free beer if the home side fails to win, the club has announced. The free beer would be distributed at the club’s next home

9:29 PM ET Atlanta United hung on for a 2-1 win over Minnesota United to win the 106th edition of the U.S. Open Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Tuesday night. The home team was gifted a dream start in the 10th minute when Leandro Gonzalez Pirez’s cross took a wicked deflection and looped into goal

MANCHESTER — Juan Mata has reached a stage in his career where he can take criticism on the chin. Well, most of it. At 31 and approaching 600 professional games, he can accept the groans after a misplaced pass or a damning verdict after a disappointing result — Manchester United have had a few in

Africa’s highest profile Premier League players went head to head this weekend, as last season’s three Golden Boot winners, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, clashed in Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Arsenal. It was Salah who stole the show on the day, netting twice to bag his second and third goals of the season,