Gareth Bale pushed aside a summer of transfer speculation to assist Real Madrid’s opener on 11 minutes. Real Madrid got their 2019-20 La Liga campaign off to a flying start with a convincing 3-1 win at Celta Vigo, despite a harsh red card for Luka Modric. Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Lucas Vazquez scored the
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12:52 PM ET Real Madrid got off to a string start in La Liga on Saturday. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Ten-man Real Madrid edged Celta Vigo 3-1 in their La Liga opener at the Estadio Balaídos on Saturday. Karim Benzema opened Los Blancos‘ account after 12 minutes when he beat Vinicius Junior to a
12:51 AM ET An own goal in the 82nd minute left the short-handed LA Galaxy with a 2-2 draw against the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night in Carson, California. Galaxy goalkeeper David Bingham sprinted out of his net in an attempt to thwart a long through ball for Sounders forward Jordan Morris. As Bingham had
1:03 AM ET Carlos Vela scored his league-leading 24th goal on a penalty kick in the 64th minute and visiting LAFC became the first team in the MLS to clinch a postseason berth with a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Vela moved four ahead of Atlanta’s Josef Martinez in the MLS
1:34 AM ET Yordy Reyna scored in the 18th minute as the host Vancouver Whitecaps FC posted a 1-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday. Maxime Crepeau made two saves as Vancouver (6-12-9, 27 points) improved to 2-1-1 in its last four matches. Bill Hamid finished with one save for D.C. United (10-8-9, 39 points),
1:21 AM ET Mauro Manotas scored goals five minutes apart late in the second half to rally host Houston to a 2-2 tie against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday to end a four-game losing streak in the debut of Dynamo interim coach Davy Arnaud. Houston (9-13-4, 31 points) trailed 2-0 on a pair of first-half
LONDON – It was tougher than it needed to be, but Arsenal showed just enough craft to work themselves out of a tight spot and emerge victorious against a typically dogged Burnley side on Saturday, winning 2-1. Positives It was Dani Ceballos’ first start in an Arsenal shirt after signing on loan from Real Madrid, and the
Arsenal’s dominant run against Burnley continued on Saturday with a 2-1 victory at the Emirates, courtesy of goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Since their last promotion to the Premier League in 2016, Burnley have failed to take a single point from the Gunners, losing all six league fixtures against Arsenal before Saturday. Despite
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop shares his thoughts on Manchester United’s transfer dealings and their current standing among Europe’s elite. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Jadon Sancho should depart Dortmund and take the next step in his footballing career. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol examines how a potential loan move to Roma could be the solution
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop ranks the three finalists for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award. ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens shares the latest on Barcelona’s meeting with PSG and explains what it will take for the two sides to come to an agreement. Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho is set to join Bayern Munich on a