8:37 PM ET Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Ivory Coast footballer Moustapha Sylla, 21, has died after collapsing during a domestic league game on Sunday, with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba subsequently
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1:55 PM ET What an incredible weekend of soccer, eh? Liverpool put their big rivals, Man United, firmly in check with a historic 7-0 win at Anfield, while Arsenal and Man City picked up very different wins to remain locked in a Premier League title race. In LaLiga, Barcelona snuck a win over Valencia while
6:30 AM ET Erik ten Hag said it in his own words: Manchester United‘s 7-0 humiliation against Liverpool at Anfield was a “reality check.” But as the dust settles on a defeat that equals United’s biggest-ever losing margin, the result might just work in Ten Hag’s favour. There is plenty of work still to be
12:08 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has been ruled out for the rest of the season with the Brazil international set to undergo surgery to repair ankle ligaments that will keep him out for at least three months, the Ligue 1 club said Monday. Neymar, who has 13 goals and 11 assists in Ligue
11:52 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag is content that Bruno Fernandes did not ask to be substituted during the humiliating 7-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, sources have told ESPN. Fernandes, who was Manchester United‘s captain at Anfield, was seen gesturing to the bench as Marcus Rashford was being replaced with Anthony Elanga
12:00 PM ET Players and clubs from the National Women’s Soccer League are set to be in an EA Sports FIFA game for the first time. Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images National Women’s Soccer League players and clubs will be added to an EA Sports FIFA game for the first time ahead of the start
7:28 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo fulfilled the dream of a Syrian boy, Nabil Saeed, by meeting him before Al Nassr’s win over Al Batin. Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a planeload of care items to the victims of recent earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, which have claimed more than 50,000 lives
12:22 PM ET Joao Felix has hinted he could be open to joining Chelsea on a permanent basis but stressed the importance of Champions League football in determining his future. The 23-year-old joined Chelsea in January on a six-month loan from Atletico Madrid, shortly after extending his contract with the LaLiga club to 2027. –
8:26 AM ET A pitch invader who collided with the Liverpool players celebrating their seventh goal against Manchester United and nearly injured Andy Robertson will be identified and banned from Anfield for life, the Premier League club said on Monday. As the players celebrated the final goal of Sunday’s 7-0 drubbing of their rivals, the
4:20 AM ET Manchester United‘s level of performance has dropped since the team lifted the Carabao Cup, defender Luke Shaw said after they were thrashed 7-0 by rivals Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday in their heaviest defeat in 92 years. United travelled to Anfield on an 11-match unbeaten streak but suffered the club’s