play How would Mudryk fit into Arteta’s plans at Arsenal? (2:08)Don Hutchison and Julien Laurens explain what Mykhailo Mudryk could bring to Arsenal. (2:08) 6:49 PM ET With the January transfer window now open around Europe there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, … Read more
play Laurens: Potter is out of his depth at Chelsea now (1:53)Julien Laurens thinks Graham Potter seems out of his depth following Chelsea’s FA Cup exit at the hands of Man City. (1:53) 4:30 PM ET Long ago, deep in the mists of time, England would come to a standstill on a May afternoon for … Read more
play Why Laurens wouldn’t have sent France’s Benzema home (1:12)Julien Laurens isn’t convinced that Didier Deschamps made the right call in sending Karim Benzema back home. (1:12) 2:13 PM ET France‘s World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from international football at the age of 36 on Monday. The Tottenham goalkeeper made a record … Read more
play Just how impressive was Gareth Bale’s career? (2:11)Mark Ogden reflects on Gareth Bale’s career after he announced his retirement from professional football. (2:11) 10:30 AM ET Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 33. Bale made the surprise announcement on Monday in a statement posted on his social … Read more
play Thorns defeat Current to claim NWSL Championship (1:53)The Portland Thorns run out 2-0 winners over the Kansas City Current in the NWSL title decider. (1:53) 2:39 PM ET Four former NWSL coaches, Paul Riley, Christy Holly, Rory Dames and Richie Burke, were permanently banned from all participation in the league on Monday as commissioner … Read more
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Getty Images After winning last season’s edition, Inter Milan are back to play Coppa Italia soccer. Simone Inzaghi’s took down the tournament after winning the final against Juventus on May 11, and will now play their first match of this year’s cup against Serie B’ side Parma, the club owned by American businessman Kyle Krause. … Read more
Getty Images France and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe appears to have gone after French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet’s for “disrespect” towards Zinedine Zidane after the boss was asked about Les Bleus’ legendary former talisman in the wake of Didier Deschamps’ new deal until 2026. Le Graet and Deschamps announced that the French … Read more
Getty Images Ligue 1 is leading Europe’s top five leagues for head coaching changes at present with Monday bringing the eighth and ninth barely one week into 2023. RC Strasbourg Alsace and OGC Nice are the latest clubs to have changed their managers with Julien Stephan and Lucien Favre dismissed within hours of each other … Read more
Getty Images I’m Mike Goodman, here to welcome you back to another work week with your Monday edition of the Golazo Starting XI newsletter. With club calendar back in full swing we’ve got lots to catch you up on, and a look ahead to some big teams in major cup action this week. Let’s get … Read more
