Sep 7, 2023, 02:42 PM ET Ghana and Angola qualified for January’s Africa Cup of Nations finals as they finished in the top two of their group despite unconvincing performances at home on Thursday. Substitute Ernest Nuamah scored two minutes from time to secure a come-from-behind 2-1 victory for Ghana over the Central African Republic
Month: September 2023
Aurelien Tchouameni, right, celebrates with Kylian Mbappe after scoring a goal for France in Euro qualifying. Getty Images France made a giant leap towards the Euro 2024 finals as they maintained their perfect qualifying record with a 2-0 home victory over Ireland on Thursday. Playing at the Parc des Princes in order to preserve the
Thee first-half goals set the Netherlands on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Greece in a European Championship qualifier on Thursday. Marten de Roon, Cody Gakpo and Wout Weghorst scored before the break as the Dutch won a second match in Group B, showing much improvement after crashing out of the Nations League
ESPN News Services Sep 7, 2023, 04:43 PM ET Bayern Munich are denying their latest sponsorship deal with Rwanda is tantamount to “sportswashing” as another contentious deal has left the club open to accusations and alienating many fans. Last month, the Bavarian powerhouse announced a new five-year partnership with Rwanda to develop soccer and boost
Sep 7, 2023, 12:28 PM ET Angel City FC co-owner and Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman on Thursday praised Spain‘s World Cup-winning players, saying they showed great resilience against “harassment, abuse and assault.” Their World Cup victory last month has been overshadowed by the behaviour of Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales, who at the medals
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2023, 04:10 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. North Carolina coach Mack Brown ripped the NCAA on Thursday after receiving word that receiver Tez Walker will be ineligible to play this season. Saying the NCAA has failed Walker and his
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 7, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. If your league still uses RW and LW roster positions, I’ll put an “F” in the
Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterSep 7, 2023, 03:16 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. TAMPA, Fla. — Speaking for the first time since his agent gave the
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterSep 7, 2023, 03:23 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterSep 7, 2023, 02:09 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas — As he comes off