Juan Mata criticised racist comments aimed at Paul Pogba as “cowardly” in an interview with ESPN’s Rob Dawson. Gab Marcotti recommends closed-door games to punish fans following the racist chants directed at Romelu Lukaku during Inter’s win over Cagliari. Jadon Sancho has spoken out about the detrimental impact of racism in football, following the abuse
Month: September 2019
The Timbers Army went silent for the first 33 minutes of Friday’s match against the archrival Seattle Sounders. Goals from Cristian Roldan and Raul Ruidiaz proved just enough for the Seattle Sounders over arch-rivals Portland Timbers. To watch MLS sign up to ESPN+. A “handful” of fans belonging to the Timbers Army, the main supporters’
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop brushes aside Diego Maradona’s reported interest in managing Manchester United as nothing more than a publicity stunt. The Exploding Heads recap November which consisted of Diego Maradona struggling to answer questions and Patrice Evra’s chicken exploits. Argentine legend Diego Maradona is closing in on a return to management at Argentine first
Over 80,000 fans will flock to Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Thursday to see Indonesia take on Malaysia. Malaysia’s football rivalry with Singapore may have grown a little stale in recent years, but Thursday’s 2022 World Cup qualifier against Indonesia in front of 80,000 fans in Jakarta promises to be extremely spicy. The last two
At some time on Thursday, September 5, a football team beset by anxiety and anguish will land in a city and a state completely transformed. Real Kashmir FC return to Srinagar after a month spent on football duty, cut off from their families and their people, trying to keep their minds on the game but
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. Gustavo Matosas has stepped down as manager of the Costa Rica national team after less than a year in the job, blaming the frequent downtime between games that made him feel
2:27 PM ET India offspinner R Ashwin is likely to join Delhi Capitals for the 2020 IPL. ESPNcricinfo understands Ashwin is on the verge of moving out of Kings XI Punjab, who signed him at the 2018 auction for INR 7.6 crore (then USD 1.176 million approx) and appointed him captain. It is understood that
7:18 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The first pitch Gavin Lux ever saw in the major leagues, a 93 mph fastball tailing low and away, he lined into shallow center field for a base hit. When he reached first base, the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcast panned to his mother, Heather, and his father, Tom, who
2:35 AM ET WASHINGTON — They are what we thought they were. The Washington Nationals ‘ see-it-to-believe-it, come-from-way-behind-way-late 11-10 win over the New York Mets wasn’t a swing game. It didn’t transform the pennant race. It didn’t alter the fate of the free world as we know it. It didn’t reverse the destiny of an
11:55 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Roger Federer gave away a lead against a guy he’d never lost to and was beaten 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 by 78th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov in the US Open quarterfinals before a stunned crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 38-year-old Federer took a rare-for-him medical timeout