The opening weekend of the Women’s Super League season attracted almost 63,000 fans across six games as England enjoyed an unprecedented increase in crowds, building on a surge in interest in women’s soccer during the World Cup. The cumulative crowd was a 12-fold increase on the start of the 2018-19 season when 5,167 fans attended
Month: September 2019
The FC crew discuss Harry Kane’s recent attempts to initiate contact in the penalty area, including his collision with Sokratis in the North London derby. Harry Kane’s hat trick and a goal from Raheem Sterling secured an easy 4-0 win for England over Bulgaria, at Wembley. European Qualifying: Harry Kane (49′) England 2-0 Bulgaria Tottenham
2:26 PM ET Switzerland took 37 minutes to break down a stubborn Gibraltar side before easing to a 4-0 win while Denmark were frustrated by Georgia in a 0-0 draw in Group D of the Euro 2020 qualifiers on Sunday. Ireland stayed top of the five-team group with 11 points from five games, two ahead
After Watford parted ways with Javi Garcia, the FC crew assess the chances that Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino could leave his post this season. Javi Gracia has said he was surprised by his “abrupt” sacking as Watford manager after leading the Premier League club to their highest finish last season. Watford, who have one point from
3:39 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Late in the fourth quarter of USC‘s 45-20 win over No. 23 Stanford, the Trojans’ student section broke out in a chant: “We love Slovis! We love Slovis!” Seconds later, their man, true freshman quarterback Kedon Slovis, fired his third and final touchdown pass of the night to put
3:00 AM ET ESPN News Services After making his comeback from Tommy John surgery and a career-threatening broken humerus, Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Aaron Barrett was consoled by manager Dave Martinez as he wept in the dugout following his first major league appearance in four years on Saturday. Barrett faced four batters in a scoreless
3:11 AM ET Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who is nursing a strained hamstring that has him listed as questionable, is active for the team’s season opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Diggs missed Wednesday’s practice and was limited in Thursday’s and Friday’s sessions because of the hamstring injury. Vikings coach Mike Zimmer,
3:11 AM ET Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who is nursing a strained hamstring that has him listed as questionable, is expected to play in the team’s season opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Diggs missed Wednesday’s practice and was limited in Thursday’s and Friday’s sessions because
7:15 AM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — You drafted Antonio Brown for your fantasy team, and after a roller-coaster summer he’s out with the Oakland Raiders before ever playing a game. Brown finds new home, agrees to deal with Pats. Story Steelers got best from Brown and moved on at the right time. Story Timeline of
2:18 AM BST The All Blacks got exactly what they wanted from their final match ahead of the World Cup when they demolished Tonga 92-7 on Saturday, and deliberately chose to play the last 15 minutes a man down, coach Steve Hansen said. Inside centre Ryan Crotty, who was not injured, was taken off immediately