Month: September 2019

The UEFA Europa Conference League will begin in the 2021-22 season. Find out all you need to know about the competition.  What is the UEFA Europa Conference League? It is the new third-tier of European competition, below the Champions League and the Europa League. Why has UEFA Europa Conference League been created? Originally named Europa League 2
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11:36 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The season can’t get over fast enough for the Chicago Cubs who were pushed to the brink of playoff elimination after a sloppy 9-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night, the Cubs’ seventh consecutive defeat. “I didn’t expect this to be happening,” losing pitcher Kyle Hendricks said afterward.
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Craig Burley says Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde’s struggles can only get worse if Lionel Messi’s injury against Villarreal sidelines the star man. Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has rejected the chance to rejoin the club as a general manager in place of Pep Segura who left in July by mutual consent. President Josep Maria Bartomeu
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The FC crew praise England for their attacking prowess against Kosovo, but can’t overlook the issues in the heart of their defence. Euro 2020 qualifying is almost complete, but when will teams discover who they will play in the finals? Here’s all you need to know. JUMP TO: Draw info | Host nations | Seedings
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Don Hutchison explains why a manager like Massimiliano Allegri, not Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, should be in charge at Manchester United. After a 2-0 defeat against West Ham, the ESPN FC crew wonder how long Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will remain at Old Trafford. Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer responded to the criticism from former Red
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10:49 PM ET WASHINGTON — Washington is wild. The Nationals clinched a wild-card berth with a 6-5 win over old friend Bryce Harper and the division rival Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Technically, the spot wasn’t locked up until three minutes after the last out. That’s when the Chicago Cubs lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates,
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10:49 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Trea Turner‘s go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning lifted Washington to a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies for a doubleheader sweep Tuesday that helped the Nationals clinch an NL wild card, capping quite a turnaround for a team that was 19-31 in late May. “We knew
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10:31 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TAMPA — Third baseman Gio Urshela left the New York Yankees‘ game against the Tampa Bay Rays because of a bruised left hand after he was hit by a pitch. After the game, the Yankees announced that X-rays were
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