Football

6:22 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag hailed Alejandro Garnacho as almost unique in world football after the teenager scored another crucial goal for Manchester United. Garnacho,18, sent United on their way to a FA Cup quarterfinal with a stoppage-time goal against West Ham to make it 2-1. Fred scored a third to make
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5:08 PM ET Virgil van Dijk and forward Mohamed Salah scored second-half goals as Liverpool battled to a 2-0 Premier League home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday to boost their hopes of European football next season. Liverpool climbed into sixth spot in the table on 39 points, ahead of Fulham on goal difference and
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7:07 PM ET Better-known for its fishing industry, fourth-tier minnows Grimsby Town splashed some FA Cup magic by knocking out Premier League Southampton to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in 84 years on Wednesday. With 4,000 fans making the long journey from the Humber Estuary to the Solent, many wielding inflatable haddocks, Grimsby
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2:21 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Cruz Azul manager Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti said Mexico‘s soccer status is declining because of a lack of invitations to South American competitions and limited opportunities for domestic talent in Liga MX. “I believe that it is stagnant and declining more, little by little,” the 69-year-old Brazilian coach said Tuesday in
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5:33 AM ET There’s a well-known saying in France: “The absentees are always wrong.” Neymar missed Paris Saint-Germain‘s crucial 3-0 win at rivals Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday through injury, and considering that it was one of PSG’s best performances of the season — and in Le Classique, no less — the Brazilian was
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5:56 AM ET Former Paris Saint-Germain coach Just Fontaine has died at age 89. Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Former France forward Just Fontaine, who scored a record 13 goals in a single World Cup, has died, his former club Stade de Reims said on Wednesday. He was 89. Fontaine netted 30 goals from 21 caps for
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7:45 AM ET Achraf Hakimi is under investigation after a rape accusation was made against the Paris Saint-Germain player. Photo by Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi will be available for selection despite being investigated for alleged rape, sources have told ESPN. On Monday, a judicial official said French prosecutors
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