Mark Donaldson and Shaka Hislop look at how Chelsea’s starting XI should look after their appeal against a two-window transfer ban was rejected by FIFA. After Chelsea guaranteed themselves Champions League football with a win over Watford, the FC crew examine the overall success of their season. Chelsea need to sign “only one or two
Month: May 2019
Atlanta United put MLS on notice with a rout of Sporting Kansas City on the road, highlighted by two goals from Josef Martinez. Benny Feilhaber is headed back to Sporting Kansas City, with the former U.S. international midfielder getting traded to his old club, multiple sources have told ESPN FC. Jean Luc Imfurayacu of Rwandan
11:07 AM BST The hits keep coming for Israel Folau, with ASICS ditching the fallen Wallabies superstar as an ambassador. The footwear giant said they could no longer sponsor Folau because their values “no longer align”. “ASICS is dedicated to sport and its healthy contribution to society. We believe sport is for everyone and we
4:51 AM BST Israel Folau says he’s at peace as he weighs up the potentially crippling cost of his bitter legal battle with Rugby Australia (RA). Folau is awaiting sanctioning after being found guilty of a “high level” breach of his contract and could have his four-year, $4 million deal terminated for his controversial social
Paris Saint-Germain continue to stumble through the end of the season after a mix-up from a goal kick gifted Montpellier with a late 3-2 win. Edinson Cavani missed a late penalty kick after taking over duties from Neymar, resulting in a draw for struggling PSG against Nice. Paris Saint-Germain have rejected Le Parisien’s claims of
Maybe as a kid you didn’t see the point in history class, reading up on all those men (and yeah, they were probably mostly men) of yesteryear, with their outdated ideas and senseless battles won and lost. Maybe you failed to see how events from centuries ago have any relevance to the here and now.
4:21 AM ET DENVER — Paul Millsap scored inside while being fouled, then did something he doesn’t do very often. The calm and often emotionless veteran flexed both of his muscles. After four games of both teams playing virtually even basketball across the board, the Denver Nuggets followed Millsap’s lead and muscled their way past
3:51 AM ET Associated Press GOLD COAST, Australia — The head of the international boxing federation has criticized IOC president Thomas Bach’s comments that Olympic officials could organize the Tokyo 2020 boxing tournament if the sport’s federation can’t get its affairs in order. Bach said last weekend that the IOC wants the sport at next
3:45 AM ET After pitching the second no-hitter of his career and the 300th no-hitter in major league history, Mike Fiers delivered the understatement of the night: “I’m just glad they got those lights working.” The start of the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Oakland Athletics in Oakland was delayed 98 minutes due
England women’s national team head coach Phil Neville shares his expectations for the Lionesses ahead of this summer’s World Cup in France. LONDON — At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, England women’s manager Phil Neville was nervous. He had already spoken the day previous to those players he had picked to go to the World Cup,