Venezia FC took to the gondolas to celebrate its return to Serie A after 19 years — more spectacular than the usual bus ride parade as these Venice scenes reveal.
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Who is this 'global fan'?
“We asked ourselves, what is worse: a European Super League, or a European Super League without Arsenal? We also asked ourselves what do the fans want? The global fan wants Arsenal against Barcelona as often as possible.” — Arsenal FC director Josh Kroenke. * * * * * * * * * * One of […]
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Watch: Weston McKennie talk life in Italy, playing alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, and the USMNT
Juventus 22-year-old new boy Weston McKennie has been the talk of American soccer following his groundbreaking switch to the storied Italian giants. Here, McKennie sits down with ESPNFC for an extended look into what the past month has been like for the Texas product as he teamed up with Cristiano Ronaldo on Serie A’s nine-time […]
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Weston McKennie's move to Juventus could earn Schalke $30 million-plus
After four years with Schalke 04, the FC Dallas product Weston McKennie, who turned 22 on Friday, is on the verge of becoming Cristiano Ronaldo‘s teammate at Juventuson a loan deal with clauses that could lead to a transfer fee totaling more than $30 million, according to German media reports. How the deal ultimately unfolds […]
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Watch: A fanstastic long-range goal from AC Milan
AC Milan’s 23-year-old Ivorian Franck Kessie‘s 28-yard golazo hit the net off the inside post to equalize during its 3-1 win over Parma. Kessie has scored in three straight games asAC Milan aims for a Europa League spot. Feast your eyes on this sensational strike pic.twitter.com/qn229sKB2n
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New Yorker Joe Barone on life in Italy and running a Serie A club amid COVID-19
Last summer, New Yorker Rocco B. Commisso acquired ownership of Italian Serie A club ACF Fiorentina and named Joe Barone, who had also immigrated to New York as achild, club CEO. Barone, who was senior vice president of Commisso-owned New York Cosmos, had served as chairman of the NPSL from 2013 to 2018. Commisso and […]
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Please spare us from games behind closed doors
If the government ordered that a Taylor Swift concert was shut to the public due to health concerns, would the singer still go ahead with the performance? It seems unlikely,even if she streamed the concert free so that disappointed ticket-holders could watch her strut and sing in a deserted arena. The point of a concert […]
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Dispatch from Valenciennes: The World Cup field is leveling out
It wasn’t a classic, and there was only one goal, butItaly against Brazil was something we’ve seen little of so far in this 24-team tournament – an even game that either side could have won. No steel-curtain defending for 90 minutes, noone-sided chicken shoot, rather this was the kind of balanced but intense contest we’ll […]
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Domestic trophies no longer enough for Europe's top coaches
Massimiliano Allegri has just made history at Juventus, becoming its first coach to win the Italian title five times in succession, the club’s seventh consecutive scudettooverall. Yet again, however, he failed to win the Champions League, a trophy that Juventus hasn’t hoisted into UEFA’s confetti shower for 23 years. There is consequently much fan and […]
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The myth of European soccer's supremacy
European club soccer, it’s often reported on both sides of the Atlantic, is vastly superior to and more exciting than Major League Soccer. In terms of which leagues offer more quality, it’s not a faircomparison given the sums of cash involved. In terms of which is more exciting, the lines are far more blurred, and […]