3:39 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Austin Lindberg Not every team was in action this past week across Major League Soccer, but we still saw plenty of decisive results as the jostle for playoff spots and good seeding continues up and
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2:39 PM ET Associated Press Brazil soccer great Pele said on Monday that he had a tumor on the right side of his colon removed in an operation. The operation was a “great victory,” the 80-year-old football great said on his social media channels. Pele went to Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo for routine
5:30 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The good vibes surrounding the United States men’s national team have evaporated following its 1-1 home draw with Canada, its second consecutive tie to start World Cup qualifying. Yes, there are 12 games left. It’s not time to panic just yet. But this result, combined with last Thursday’s 0-0
9:52 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United remain keen on West Ham United‘s Declan Rice despite deciding against investing in a midfielder this summer, sources have told ESPN. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward were aware of the clamour among supporters to sign a new midfielder during the transfer window, but sources
7:10 AM ET Jean-Pierre Adams (left) had 22 caps for France. Photo by Universal/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, almost 40 years after falling into a coma following a medical error, his former clubs, Paris Saint-Germain and Nimes, said on Monday. In 1982, Adams was administered
7:24 AM ET Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita remains in Guinea following coup. Visionhaus/Getty Images Liverpool are attempting to get Guinea international Naby Keita back to Anfield “in a timely and secure manner” following a coup d’etat in the West African country which resulted in the cancellation of Monday’s World Cup qualifier against Morocco. The Morocco squad
6:42 AM ET Adriana Garcia Argentina captain Lionel Messi has said he was dismayed by the Brazilian health authorities’ decision to stop Sunday’s World Cup qualifier after the match had started. Just five minutes after kickoff at Sao Paulo’s Corinthians Arena, officials from the health authorities entered the pitch to announce the game could not
5:17 AM ET Women’s Super League players are being treated like “second-class citizens” due to the absence of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system and goal line technology, Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said. Champions Chelsea lost 3-2 to Arsenal on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium as the new season of the league — which now
7:30 AM ET Can you imagine a world where there is a major international tournament held every year? The idea is closer to becoming a reality than you might think. 2 Related Following a proposal by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation in May, FIFA is now carrying out a feasibility study into the practicalities of
9:52 PM ET Eric Gomez Oberlin Pineda’s penalty gave Mexico another win in World Cup qualifying. AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco Mexico grabbed a 1-0 victory at Costa Rica in World Cup qualifying on Sunday night, giving El Tri two wins to start off the campaign for the first time since 2005. After a labored 2-1 victory on