9th minute: More good moments for Argentina as Rodrigo De Paul has a shot deflected behind. Messi's corner is, well, rubbish, but the second ball is retrieved and France are disorganised as Hugo Lloris opts to stay on his line. He then ventures from it and takes a crack...
While Kylian Mbappe is only 23 years old, he is arguably the greatest player on the planet today and is quickly on pace to become the best that France has ever produced. He was a teenager when he helped his country win a World Cup title in 2018 and has shown that was only the start...
Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterJun 15, 2018, 12:12 PM ETCloseBill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes footballon and off the fieldlike no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X's and O's, offseason transactions and so much ...
“You play football all the day and all the night. It’s part of the culture of the country,” Mbappé says. “There is no pressure. No, ‘You have to become professional.’ It’s all ambition, but there is no pressure. It’s all about to have this passion in your heart.” ...
Cup,"he toldCNN."I won the Nations League. [The Euros] is the only major tournament I'm missing with the national team. It's also my first competition as captain, so it's really important for me. I really want this. [It's] another opportunity to write the history...
2024:The forward has managed to stay pretty injury-free in 2023-24, and has appeared regularly from the bench, though he is yet to make any telling contributions in Turin. Getty Images 44Dusan Vlahovic (Partizan) 2017:The youngest player and scorer in Partizan history, Vlahovic was handed a...
World Cup 2022 will be the biggest sporting event in the world this year. A major reason for this is the tournament pulls in all of the best athletes from the most popular athletes from the top leagues in the game. Many of the top players from thePremier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, ...
The Catalan club, which is part of the Abu Dhabi-backed City Football Group, is trying to make it to the Champions League for the first time. Girona twice relinquished leads against seventh-place Betis, but earned the victory thanks to 37-year-old Stuani's goal from inside the area two...
36' What a chance! Baumgartner is so close to giving Austria the lead 38' Mbappé's cross results in Max Wöber's OWN GOAL! Austria 0-1 France 46' Austria keeper quickly off his line to stop Mbappe rounding him to tap in 47' Antoine Griezmann gets a cut on h...
Gareth Bale is perhaps the very best, Kenny Dalglish the most fun to play with, and Alan Shearer the best all-round player. Gary Player the golfer… which soccer player over the years are you most comparable to? Nobody really, and I’m glad I chose golf, but I identify most with And...