Ghanaian striker Kwesi Appiah is under pressure heading into AFC Wimbledon’s fixture against key rivals Milton Keynes Dons, which is the pick of the EFL League One’s seventh round of matches this weekend. Appiah may have scored two goals this season (more than any other Wimbledon player) from five appearances, but he has generally been playing
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Matteo Guendouzi has always been looking forward. Even when he was 16 and one of the most promising talents in the Paris Saint-Germain academy, the midfielder was never satisfied with what he had already achieved — he wanted to progress even more. That meant leaving PSG for Lorient in 2014 to have a clearer path
8:44 PM ET The Seattle Sounders had planned for a bye this weekend, meaning they wouldn’t be affected by 10 players being called into international duty. But thanks to a late April snowstorm in the Rocky Mountains, the Sounders will travel to Colorado for a make-up game Saturday against the Rapids. The Sounders (13-8-7, 46
8:28 PM ET If Orlando City SC is going to snap a three-match winless run against Supporters’ Shield leaders Los Angeles FC on Saturday night, the host Lions know this much: They must score more than they have recently. Orlando (9-13-7, 34 points) was scoreless in its last two games, which were both defeats as
8:13 PM ET Even though expansion FC Cincinnati has been eliminated from playoff contention, Toronto FC can’t afford a slip-up Saturday in Ohio as it seeks an Eastern Conference playoff spot. Seventh-place Toronto (10-10-8, 38 points) holds the final postseason berth, a point behind New England and a point ahead of Montreal with six matches
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol recaps Juventus’ extraordinary 4-3 win over Napoli in Turin. Kalidou Koulibaly scored a calamitous own goal in injury time as Napoli lost 4-3 at Juventus. To watch Serie A, sign up for ESPN+. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti reacts to the news that Juventus’ talisman Giorgio Chiellini has a torn ACL and
Sid Lowe says he’s pleased Gareth Bale expressed his true thoughts about being a scapegoat at Real Madrid. Gareth Bale reflects on a summer of speculation about him leaving Real Madrid that ended with him staying with Zinedine Zidane’s side. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories,
Michael Owen opens up on his Twitter spat with Alan Shearer, saying that the Newcastle legend uses him as a scapegoat for Newcastle’s relegation in 2009. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane’s temper tantrum is “the reason Liverpool are so good.” Shaka Hislop’s famous power rankings are back, and of course the FC crew
5:47 PM ET Russia recovered from conceding an early goal to beat Scotland 2-1 away in their Euro 2020 Group I qualifier on Friday. John McGinn raised Scottish hopes by knocking in a loose ball for his first international goal after 11 minutes but Russia fought their way back into the game and Artem Dzyuba
Klagenfurt’s Woerthersee Stadion hosted several fixtures during the 2008 European Championship. An Austrian soccer club has temporarily moved out of its 32,000-capacity stadium so that a forest of 300 trees can be planted on the field. Swiss artist Klaus Littmann has installed the exhibit entitled “For Forest: The Unending Attraction of Nature” on the pitch