Welcome to Onside/Offside! Each week, Luis Miguel Echegaray discusses the latest from the soccer world, including standout performances, games you might have missed, what to keep an eye on in the coming days and of course, certain things that probably deserved extra love and criticism. This week — and to use a little poetic license … Read more
Premier League giants are circling Girona for wing-back Miguel Gutierrez. The left-sided defender moved to Girona only last summer from Real Madrid and has played a key role in their stunning success this season. Okdiario says Manchester City, Arsenal, although especially Chelsea and Tottenham are all interested in Gutierrez. Chelsea are particularly keen and are … Read more
play Do Arsenal need to sign a striker to sustain Premier League challenge? (1:33)The “ESPN FC” crew discuss Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to West Ham and ponder whether Mikel Arteta should pursue a striker in the January transfer window. (1:33) LONDON — The debate over whether Arsenal can handle a Premier League title run-in just grew … Read more
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was keen to look at the positives after failing to win at home on Thursday. The North London club had a chance to go beyond Liverpool to the top of the Premier League table. However, they were beaten 2-0 by the Hammers and are now in second place, two points behind … Read more
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is set to have more defensive options in the coming weeks. The Dutch head coach has struggled to get his team to perform to the same standards as last season. While United finished third last term, they are in mid table so far this season. Centre back Lisandro Martinez … Read more
Birmingham City are taking into consideration replacing recently hired manager Wayne Rooney. The Championship club took the decision to hire Rooney after sacking John Eustace. While Eustace was popular with the fans, Rooney is on the verge of losing his job. Per The Sun, Rooney could find himself replaced with Steve Cooper in the coming … Read more
play Laurens not confident PSG will take down Real Sociedad (0:32)Julien Laurens says he doesn’t like PSG’s chances of progressing past Real Sociedad in the Champions League. (0:32) Dec 28, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Football fans in Spain were left stunned on Thursday by sports daily Mundo Deportivo’s sensational report that Real Madrid have pulled … Read more
Dec 27, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Malo Gusto was one of the high points in defence for Chelsea in their win over Crystal Palace. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) Chelsea responded to their disappointing result on Christmas Eve with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Mykhailo Mudryk latched onto Malo … Read more
play Burley reacts to Man City’s 3-1 win: ‘They need to get going again’ (1:13)Craig Burley reacts to Manchester City’s second-half comeback win vs. Everton. (1:13) LIVERPOOL, England — Five days after winning the FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia, Manchester City secured their most important victory of the season 35 miles from home … Read more
Joao Cancelo says he’s always been a Barcelona fan. The fullback is on-loan at Barca from Manchester City this season. He told 1 Para 1: “I have always been a Barcelona fan. Of course, more in the golden era, from approximately 2008, I grew up watching Barcelona play. “It was the period of Josep Guardiola‘s … Read more
