10:19 PM ET Megan Rapinoe had two assists in her return to make Jill Ellis the winningest coach in U.S. women’s national team history after a 2-0 victory against South Korea in a friendly at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday. Allie Long and Mallory Pugh scored to give Ellis 106
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Moyes’ run as Man United boss didn’t last too long even though his original contract only just expired. Truth is, they’d be no worse off if he was still there. The David Moyes era at Manchester United didn’t last long and yet, it just ended. You know the details by now. Sir Alex Ferguson retires
Craig Burley explains why it was so important for Chelsea’s young core to get a victory at Lille. Christian Pulisic has only played in one of Chelsea’s last five games, but Steve Nicol isn’t hitting the panic button yet. Chelsea duo Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori are the new names included in Gareth Southgate’s England squad
Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol say Nicolas Pepe looks like “a flash in the pan” after failing to live up to the hype so far at Arsenal. Craig Burley doesn’t hold back his criticism of just how poor Manchester United and Arsenal have been this season. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second-half equaliser earned Arsenal a share of
Craig Burley and Ale Moreno don’t hold back their criticisms of Real Madrid’s senior players of Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric. ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe disagrees with Zinedine Zidane’s assessment of Real Madrid’s second-half performance in their 2-2 draw vs. Club Brugge. Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings and you’ll be quite surprised with
Cristiano Ronaldo and Miralem Pjanic score in Juventus’ 2-0 win vs. SPAL. To watch Serie A, subscribe to ESPN+. Italian Serie A: Cristiano Ronaldo (77′) Juventus 2-0 SPAL. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri says Cristiano Ronaldo will have no trouble fitting into the system of play used in the 2-1 win
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop criticises Jurgen Klinsmann’s comments on the CONCACAF Nations League during his exclusive interview with ESPN. TOLUCA — Mexico’s Gold Cup win in the summer may not be the most important positive for Gerardo “Tata” Martino since he took over as head coach of the Mexico national team at the start of
3:01 PM ET Napoli paid the price for playing a weakened side as they dropped Champions League points in 0-0 draw away at Racing Genk on Wednesday. After beating holders Liverpool in their opening Group E game, coach Carlo Ancelotti left out Lorenzo Insigne and dropped Dries Mertens to the bench against the Belgian champions,
3:01 PM ET Achraf Hakimi was the Borussia Dortmund hero with two goals. Getty Two Achraf Hakimi goals gave Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 win over Slavia Prague in Champions League Group F on Wednesday, a fast-paced match in which both sides spurned chances. Defender Hakimi broke the deadlock in the 35th minute following a counter-attack, cutting
SENEGAL — When Nigeria’s Ikechukwu Ibenegbu clinched the top scorer award at the 2011 WAFU Cup of Nations, having won the tournament alongside current Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa the year before, he appeared primed to enjoy a move to a lucrative European league. However, unlike other African players who leverage the opportunity afforded them