Neymar scored his first goal since his high profile move to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as Al-Hilal defeated Iran’s Nassaji Mazandaran 3-0 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in the group phase of the Asian Champions League. The Brazilian, who moved to the Saudi Pro League side from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer for €90 million ($94.23 million),
Month: October 2023
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 3, 2023, 02:55 PM ET Xavi warned against comparing Lamine Yamal with Lionel Messi after the 16-year-old signed a new long-term contract with Barcelona on Monday. Barça face Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday at the Estádio do Dragão, the stadium where Messi made his non-competitive debut for the
Oct 3, 2023, 05:26 PM ET Ajax Amsterdam have hired their former head coach Louis van Gaal as an adviser, the Dutch club said on Tuesday, as they look to end a string of disappointing results. Ajax are in 15th place in the 18-team Eredivisie table, and have not won a match since the opening
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 3, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Jude Bellingham praised his partnership with Vinícius Júnior — calling the forward the “best in the world” — after the pair were both on the scoresheet in Real Madrid‘s 3-2 Champions League win at Napoli on Tuesday. The England international provided the assist for Vinicius
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted Bukayo Saka‘s latest injury setback is a “worry” but insisted he had no regrets over starting the winger in Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League defeat at Lens. The 22-year-old had limped out of the Gunners’ previous two Premier League matches with knocks but was named in the lineup at Stade Bollaert-Delelis,
Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 07:36 PM ET Lionel Messi may not be at Soldier Field on Wednesday. The Chicago Fire hope their fans are. Mindful that 61,000 fans bought tickets for the Major League Soccer match at Soldier Field — many of them likely expecting to see the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and World
Manchester United‘s miserable season continued as they slumped to a 3-2 defeat at home to Galatasaray on Tuesday to leave them bottom of Champions League Group A and in all kinds of disarray. Looking to put a fourth Premier League defeat of the season against Crystal Palace on Saturday to the backs of their minds,
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNOct 3, 2023, 05:46 PM ET Close D.J. Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He is the newest reporter to join ESPN Nation, as he moved over to ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets previously. He’s a former athlete that finished his college career at Louisville. You
Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 06:03 PM ET LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The small plane crash that killed former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man at an Adirondack Mountains airport occurred after the craft’s engine apparently lost power, a federal investigator said Tuesday. Francis, 70, and Richard McSpadden, 63, had just taken off
Eric Woodyard, ESPNOct 3, 2023, 05:38 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored