Football fans familiar with La Liga in the early 2000s will understand that the mere mention of Luis Figo and pigs in the same sentence instantly conjures images of a fairly grotesque nature. Thankfully, the former Barcelona and Real Madrid star is doing his bit to redress the balance these days and make amends with
Month: January 2019
ESPN FC’s Ligue 1 correspondent Julien Laurens shares the latest on Adrien Rabiot’s future, amid links between the PSG midfielder and Barcelona. Arsenal’s Unai Emery admitted he tried to sign Mo Salah from Roma when he was at PSG. PSG’s Gianlugi Buffon surprised young fans this Christmas by dressing up as Santa, delivering presents alongside
Ale Moreno looks at the highs and lows for Major League Soccer in 2018 ranging from die-hard fans, pitch invaders, Vikings and absolutely bonkers celebrations. Some of the highest paid players in Major League Soccer aren’t even exempt from Ale Moreno’s top five own goals of 2018. From a few hospital passes to some soft
2:13 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the New England Patriots were preparing to face the Los Angeles Chargers in October 2017, Bill Belichick noted the presence of pass-rushers Melvin Ingram and Joey Bosa by saying they put the Chargers’ defense into a “special category.” “There’s not many teams in the league that have one
12:04 AM ET Brazilian UFC fighter Polyana Viana thwarted a man’s attempt to take her cellphone this weekend, according to her account of the situation provided to MMAJunkie.com. Viana, 26, told MMAJunkie she was waiting for a ride-share in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday evening when a suspicious man approached and demanded her phone. Viana
9:58 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — After a 108-86 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves dropped the Los Angeles Lakers to 1-5 without LeBron James this season, Lakers coach Luke Walton said he wants to see more fire from his team’s two former lottery picks, Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram, as they try to make it through
11:43 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Xander Schauffele never had a better round or a more peculiar ending. After holing out for two eagles, and closing with four birdies over his last five holes for an 11-under 62, he chose to wait inside the scoring trailer to see if it would be enough
Jordan beat holders Australia in the opening match of the Asian Cup. Australia must adapt to the defensive style of their Asian Cup opponents as they prepare for a Palestine side who could prove as troubling as Jordan were in their opener, Socceroos assistant coach Rene Meulensteen has said. Defending champions Australia suffered a surprising
3:37 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The ball bounced off the left upright, kicked the crossbar and trickled to the ground, altering the trajectory of two NFL franchises. Had Cody Parkey‘s 43-yard field goal attempt sailed through the
10:59 PM ET CHICAGO — Kicker Cody Parkey expressed disbelief Sunday that his missed game-winning 43-yard field goal in the Chicago Bears‘ playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles hit the left upright and bounced off the crossbar. “You can’t make this up,” Parkey said. “I feel terrible. I let the team down. That’s on me.