Gabriele Marcotti – Page 3

10 Mar

Arsenal’s title race ends, Real Madrid win ugly, more

March 10, 2025
By Gabriele Marcotti

The European soccer weekend delivered a ton to talk about as usual, so let's dig in. In the Premier League, Arsenal's draw at Mancheste...

08 Mar

Sports news

FIFA can have a World Cup halftime show… within 15 minutes

March 8, 2025
By Gabriele Marcotti

It was all so predictable, even more so than Kendrick Lamar -- who, you know, actually won a Pulitzer Prize for his use of words -- win...

03 Mar

Sports news

Real Madrid’s ‘bad game,’ Amorim is least of Man United’s issues, more

March 3, 2025
By Gabriele Marcotti

What a weekend in European football! The FA Cup took center stage in England as the Premier League enjoyed a couple of days off, with h...

02 Mar

Sports news

Thiago Motta’s fake accountability isn’t good for Juventus

March 2, 2025
By Gabriele Marcotti

I'm all for accountability after poor performances, both from players and from coaches. On Wednesday night, after getting knocked out o...

24 Feb

Sports news

Liverpool’s title to lose? Modric sublime for Madrid, more

February 24, 2025
By Gabriele Marcotti

What a weekend of action in Europe's top soccer leagues! The Premier League's title race feels like it's taken a decisive turn thanks t...

21 Feb

Sports news

Christian Pulisic, Youssouf Fofana not in spat with AC Milan boss

February 21, 2025
By Gabriele Marcotti

Christian Pulisic has denied there is a rift between himself and AC Milan head coach Sérgio Conceição after reports emerged that he had...

19 Feb

Sports news

A series of terrible decisions sends Milan packing from UCL

February 19, 2025
By Gabriele Marcotti

MILAN, Italy -- Who knows exactly what thoughts lurked inside the head of Theo Hernández, just beneath his shocking pink tufts of hair,...

15 Jan

Sports news

Is transfer spending finally normal? Why a $100m player might be a thing of the past

January 15, 2025
By Gabriele Marcotti

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 15, 2025, 08:00 AM ETDeflation is the opposite of inflation; prices go down, not up, over ...

13 Jan

Sports news

Barca, Real Madrid Supercopa fallout, Man United beat Arsenal

January 13, 2025
By Gabriele Marcotti

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 13, 2025, 10:45 AM ETWhat a weekend! European soccer didn't disappoint, per usual, with a ...

01 Jan

Sports news

Marcotti’s 2025 wishes: Club World Cup success, tough questions for MLS, more

January 1, 2025
By Gabriele Marcotti

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 1, 2025, 04:00 AM ETAnother year offers another chance to turn over a leaf and hope we'll ...