Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sean Johnson both received yellow cards after this incident late in the match between LA Galaxy and NYCFC. Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler said he’s ready for the “challenge” the return of Zlatan Ibrahimovic will present when his team faces the LA Galaxy on Wednesday night. Ibrahimovic, who missed the last
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12:57 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — For 21 minutes of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the St. Louis Blues looked like the composed, confident team that won the Western Conference. They took a 2-0 lead by forcing turnovers with their punishing forechecks, while rookie goalie Jordan Binnington turned every Boston Bruins chance
2:06 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — Boston Bruins veterans know that the Stanley Cup Final will be a physical series, and perhaps nobody set the tone better in Game 1 than 5-foot-9 defenseman Torey Krug. After tangling with St. Louis Blues forward David Perron by his own net in the third period, Krug lost
Ahead of the Champions League final in Madrid, Stewart Robson picks whether he’d prefer Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino or Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp as his manager. In an exclusive interview with ESPN FC, Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris explains how Mauricio Pochettino changed the course of his career at Spurs. Stewart Robson examines how Liverpool can fill the
11:43 PM BST Wallabies and Brumbies superstar David Pocock has retired from Super Rugby but hopes to play at the World Cup later this year. Pocock has played just 138 minutes in three games for the Brumbies this season with a frustrating calf injury keeping him sidelined. The 31-year-old met with Wallabies and Brumbies medical
Andre Villas-Boas is back managing in Europe after leaving Shanghai SIPG. Andre Villas-Boas has been appointed the new coach of Marseille on a two-year deal to succeed Rudi Garcia, who guided the club to a fifth-placed finish in Ligue 1 last season.. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea boss has been out of a job
The EFL Championship playoff final took centre stage this weekend, with Aston Villa defeating Derby County to secure a return to the English Premier League after three seasons away, while there were mixed fortunes for Africa’s stars as Serie A and Ligue 1 were concluded. No Championship side has leaned as heavily on African talent
8:40 AM ET It’s Tuesday, time for another edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, which airs live starting at 1 p.m. ET on Twitter and YouTube. After it ends, you can listen to the entire show via the ESPN podcast center. You know that feeling football fans experience in July when the dawn of a
Gab Marcotti feels Ernesto Valverde’s inability to adjust his side when the opposition catches Barcelona off guard should be a cause for concern. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop weighs up who will stay and who will go at Barcelona following their UEFA Champions League exit against Liverpool. The FC crew dissect the midfield and attacking issues
9:51 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is “awake, responsive and resting comfortably” after suffering a stroke Sunday, according to a Jay Farner, the CEO of Quicken Loans, the company Gilbert founded and chairs. Farner said Gilbert, 57, felt ill on Sunday and a friend took him to a Detroit-area hospital, where he suffered