Following Fulham’s sacking of Slavisa Jokanovic, the ESPN FC crew share their thoughts on the appointment of former Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri. Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri says the club will benefit from his Italian background as they look to improve on their defensive struggles this season. Leicester City fans send their messages to Claudio Ranieri

Download the 10th installment of the Serie Awesome podcast as Mina Rzouki, Gab Marcotti and Paolo Bandini take part in a heated exchange on Inter-Atalanta. Inter Milan midfielder Radja Nainggolan has said he he has no regrets about turning down a move to the Premier League as he continues to enjoy life in Italy after

Vietnam scored a goal in either half in their win over Malaysia to keep pace in Group A of the 2018 Suzuki Cup. Malaysia were made to wait until late in the second half to secure their second victory in AFF Cup Group A following a spirited showing from Laos. Norshahrul Idlan headed home the

Dele Alli’s second half double in a span of four minutes led the way as Tottenham downed Chelsea 3-1 last April. Juan Foyth’s first-ever goal for Tottenham gave his side a deserved 1-0 at Selhurst Park against a listless Crystal Palace Mauricio Pochettino has said he hopes Christian Eriksen will sign a new contract as

Henry Martin, right, was one of several Mexico internationals to impress in a pair of friendlies against Argentina. The international break is now officially over for Mexico. Following two consecutive 2-0 losses to Argentina in the last five days, El Tri has emerged from the November friendlies with a number of lessons learned. With a focus

Nicklas Bendtner is set to serve jail time after dropping his appeal on an assault conviction. Former Denmark forward Nicklas Bendtner will have to serve a 50-day jail sentence after dropping his appeal against an assault conviction. Earlier this month, Bendtner was found guilty of beating and kicking a cab driver in the Danish capital

ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson shares his thoughts on the team most likely to win the World Cup if it were to take place tomorrow. Gianni Infantino believes Russia 2018 is the benchmark for Qatar to live up to at the 2022 World Cup. Watch E:60’s eye-opening segment on the migrant worker issues in Qatar. The

Landon Donovan said it is “imperative” the USA men’s national team qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, before hosting the 2026 competition along with Canada and Mexico. After a lackluster 2018 played entirely with an interim head coach, former U.S. international Herculez Gomez says the USMNT is at an all-time low. Former U.S. international

Olivier Giroud’s penalty proved to be the difference for France in a friendly that saw PSG star Kylian Mbappe depart early with a shoulder injury. French World Cup winner Frank Leboeuf explains why France doesn’t really care about its national team’s group-stage exit in the UEFA Nations League. Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri believes Olivier Giroud is

Four at the back? That’s kids’ stuff. Having retired at the end of last season, Thiago Motta is currently employed as coach of the Paris Saint-Germain under-19 side, where he is charged with nurturing the club’s stars of tomorrow. In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport this week, the former Italy international was quizzed about