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In the second part of my Swansea squad roundup, I'll look at central defence. After a rocky start, new Swan Chico Flores and acting captain Ash Williams went on to form a formidable duo, arguably among the best in the Premier League. Past the two sta...

Sao Paolo, BRAZIL -- Brazilians woke up Thursday to the news that their superstar Neymar has never been so close to making his way to the airport. Four years after taking the nation's imagination by storm, the striker seems poised to join Messi &...

It has been clear for some time that Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi wants change at the club, and it begins with replacing Massimiliano Allegri as manager. Despite leading the club to a third-place finish, and therefore securing what appeared at on...

Unless you have been sleeping under a bush for the past 24 hours, you are well aware that Manchester City have expanded their activities into the U.S. by acquiring a majority stake in New York City FC, the newest franchise in MLS. The team with t...

Any lingering doubts regarding the striker Norwich City have identified to fire them to the next stage of their Premier League evolution should have vanished with the latest Dutch national squad announcement. Ricky van Wolfswinkel's route from Lis...

Manchester City named former U.S. national team player and City captain Claudio Reyna as the new director of football at New York City FC.

God works in mysterious ways. So too does Silvio Berlusconi, the man who owns AC Milan (and lots of other stuff, too). Three years ago, when asked why he chose Massimiliano Allegri to manage the Rossoneri, the reply was that he had the "physique d...

Swansea City enjoyed a highly successful season, with Michael Laudrup's reshaped squad and intelligent tactics earning the club its first major silverware (League Cup) and highest Premier League finish (ninth place, 46 points). With the season over, ...

Finally here we are at the end of the 2012-13 Serie A season, a campaign that promised so much following a disgraceful sixth-place finish the previous year. In my 2011-12 season review on my website Nerazzurri World, I spoke of an appalling season t...

The season is done and the verdict is in. The correct London teams are heading to the Champions and Europa Leagues, respectively, while the evil hegemony of Manchester United may well be toppled now that Sir Alex Ferguson has left the building with h...

There is no more beautiful sight in all of soccer. Nothing that makes the heart soar higher, the pulse race faster, the mustache go more a-quiver or the beer spray across the room with more joyous gusto. And on Sunday at the Football Factory in Ne...

ESPN FC reviews the 2012-13 Premier League season with in an in-depth look at clubs that finished 1st-10th.

ESPN FC reviews the 2012-13 Premier League season with in an in-depth look at clubs that finished 11th-20th.

With little over six minutes remaining at the Artemio Franchi on Sunday night, Milan's season appeared to be set to end with a whimper. With their Champions League aspirations hanging in the balance, up stepped Mario Balotelli and goal-scoring hero P...

Due to the importance of Sunday's games, my editor at ESPNFC suggested that I bash out the match report on the road, rather than waiting til I got home to put finger to keyboard. As I begin writing pre-match, I'm anticipating the day will prove to...