Maradona’s enjoying his time in Mexico so far, finding the comforts of home in Culiacan. After spending a lively summer roaring Argentina on at the World Cup, it would appear that a return to club management has seen Diego Maradona relax and settle down again. Maradona was appointed as new head coach of Mexican second-tier
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The FC crew praise Arsenal for their eight-match unbeaten run, but caution that there are still issues defensively that need ironing out. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed, but that doesn’t stop Transfer Talk from rummaging around about who will be moving where come January. Emery lining up Banega
Monterrey midfielder Jonathan Gonzalez believes dual nationals in demand from both the Mexico and United States national teams must go with their heart. Gonzalez switched from the United States national team to Mexico last January and the issue came up again recently when current Mexico Under-17 international Efrain Alvarez suggested that he isn’t closing the
Borussia Dortmund head coach Lucien Favre says Axel Witsel’s integration into their squad has been very quick, despite a late return from the World Cup. Ahead of their Bundesliga match at Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre praised Achraf Hakimi, saying he has a big future at the club. DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund
Roma winger Justin Kluivert dedicated the goal he scored on his Champions League debut to former Ajax teammate Abdelhak Nouri, who recently came out of a coma after almost a year. Kluivert ran to the bench and held up a shirt bearing Nouri’s name and the No. 34 he had worn at Ajax after scoring
From the pre-match build-up to the post-match celebrations, ESPN FC takes you inside Juventus’ big win over rivals and Scudetto challengers Napoli. Samu Castillejo and Suso both scored impressive goals in Milan’s rout of Sassuolo, but was either the best goal in Serie A on Matchday 7? Check out all the action from around Europe
PSG fans’ use of flares last year vs. Real Madrid means the ultra section of Parc des Princes will be closed vs. Red Star. Paris Saint-Germain are back in Champions League action on Wednesday and the runaway Ligue 1 leaders cannot afford another slip-up at home to Red Star Belgrade after losing their Group C
Al-Ahly took a major step towards the 2018 CAF Champions League final after securing a 2-0 victory over ES Setif in their semi-final first leg on Tuesday, while Primeiro de Agosto defeated Esperance de Tunis 1-0. Walid Soliman and Islam Mohareb netted first-half goals as Ahly took a commanding lead in front of their own
The referee of Sunday’s Ligue 1 match between Rennes and Toulouse was unable to review a penalty award after the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology broke down. Thomas Leonard pointed to the spot when Toulouse defender Jean-Clair Todibo challenged Rennes forward Mbaye Niang inside the area. He was surrounded by Toulouse players asking him to
Giuseppe Rossi has been reprimanded but not banned for failing a doping test last May. The former Manchester United forward tested positive for a banned substance in a random test following Genoa’s clash with Benevento on May 12. At a hearing of the Italian National Anti-Doping Organisation’s (NADO) tribunal on Monday, he was ordered to