12:21 PM ET BELFAST, Northern Ireland — To see the monstrous walls that separate Belfast’s people by political and religious beliefs is to understand that more than 20 years after the official end of the conflict known as the Troubles, Rory McIlroy‘s country remains a divided land. The locals call these peace walls, but it
Month: July 2019
Brian McBride reflects on the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and examines the tournament’s impact on the U.S. and Mexico. Herculez Gomez and Shaka Hislop weigh the pros and cons of CONCACAF’s qualifying format for the 2022 World Cup, which emphasizes the FIFA rankings. The United States and Mexico will meet in a friendly at MetLife
6:54 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The umpires made an “error of judgement” in awarding six runs, instead of five, to England for the overthrow that hit Ben Stokes’ bat and ran to the boundary, says Simon Taufel, confirming the story that ESPNcricinfo broke right after the World Cup 2019 final. Currently part of the MCC’s
Shaka Hislop and Gab Marcotti look ahead to Sunday’s Copa America final between Brazil and Peru in Rio de Janeiro. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place. The sun hadn’t even
6:10 AM ET Max Verstappen could have finished second at the British Grand Prix had he not been punted off the race track by Sebastian Vettel, according to Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. 1 Related Verstappen had just passed Vettel for third position when the Ferrari driver plunged into the back of his car
Former Arsenal forward Paul Mariner says Laurent Koscielny is putting his legacy with the Gunners at risk with his recent behaviour. Steve Nicol feels Laurent Koscielny doesn’t have enough leverage at Arsenal to be snubbing their preseason tour. Arsenal manager Unai Emery said he is awaiting a decision on Laurent Koscielny after the captain refused
Western United FC show a glimpse of the preparations going into their debut season in the A-League. New Melbourne City coach Erick Mombaerts says he will bring an attractive style of play to the club. The son of former Adelaide United favourite Cassio has been selected for Australia’s upcoming ASEAN Football Federation Under-15 Championship campaign.
Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means. Socceroos coach Graham Arnold wants his team to take no prisoners on the road to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Australia will discover their opponents for
Paul Mariner and Steve Nicol can’t believe Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is considering Paul Pogba for Manchester United’s captaincy. Manchester United are “miles away” from meeting Leicester City’s £80 million valuation for England defender Harry Maguire, sources have told ESPN FC. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has identified the 26-year-old as the solution to his team’s
By Moises Llorens and Sam Marsden Steve Nicol and Paul Mariner say it was unwise of Neymar to call Barcelona’s comeback vs. PSG his favourite memory, whether it really is or not. Julien Laurens says a cash-plus-players deal is the only way Barcelona can bring back Neymar from PSG, so which players could go the