The sky is falling. Real Madrid have two defeats and one draw in their last three games. They have gone 329 minutes without scoring; if you frame it as being more than five hours (which it is), the run sounds even worse. The last time they went this long before celebrating a goal was in
Month: October 2018
7:24 AM ET It truly will be a battle of small market versus big market when the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees square off in the Bronx. New York entered the season with a $166 million payroll while the Athletics, at $66 million, are the first team in 30 years to make the playoffs
9:00 AM ET NEW YORK — As he prepared to manage his first winner-take-all elimination game, New York Yankees skipper Aaron Boone recalled an all-or-nothing night from his time as a player. The day after the 1999 regular season ended, Boone took the field in the National League wild-card tiebreaker, playing third base and batting
8:00 AM ET The Oakland Athletics are aware of the public perception entering their wild-card game against the New York Yankees. They’re a nice little team with baseball’s lowest payroll, with a home park a notch or two below decrepit and a bunch of players who could walk through any airport in America without being
Mexico’s interim coach Ricardo Ferretti has named seven Europe-based players in his squad to face Costa Rica (Oct. 11) and Chile (Oct. 16), including PSV Eindhoven winger Hirving Lozano. Lozano, Marco Fabian, Nestor Araujo and Diego Reyes all return after missing out on September’s losses against Uruguay and the United States, but there is no
Kenyan Premier League side AFC Leopards are set to cut 11 players once the 2018 season comes to a close on Sunday October 7, according to the club’s Secretary General. The team have dropped from third to sixth following a recent bad run, while the club have also endured upheaval on the bench, with Argentinian
ESPN FC’s Ross Dyer and Craig Burley break down Manchester City’s gritty 2-1 win over Hoffenheim in the Champions League. Despite Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Hoffenheim, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks the defensive shortcomings could be Man City’s undoing. Manchester City’s Leroy Sane has said he is unfazed by recent criticism and is focused
The ESPN FC crew were full of praise for Barcelona’s offense, led by captain Leonel Messi, in their win over Tottenham Hotspur. ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno reiterates that Lionel Messi is the best player in the world, and it showed in Barcelona’s dominating performance over Tottenham Mauricio Pochettino says the early goal Tottenham conceded in
Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp insists Carlo Ancelotti’s nice words about his side are tactics to try and get his guard down before their Champions League match with Napoli. NAPLES, Italy — A group of Liverpool fans have been attacked in the centre of Naples ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League game against Napoli. Merseyside Police confirmed to
The ESPN FC crew were full of praise for Barcelona’s offense, led by captain Leonel Messi, in their win over Tottenham Hotspur. ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno reiterates that Lionel Messi is the best player in the world, and it showed in Barcelona’s dominating performance over Tottenham Lionel Messi thought Tottenham looked lost at times as