Tite has his reasons for a seemingly eccentric Brazil squad, but the overall theme is calling on players who will be ready for action in the next World Cup. Brazil limped away from the Russia 2018 World Cup with a clear short-term objective: They had to win the Copa America on home soil. That mission
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Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp provides an update on Adrian following his freak injury he suffered from a fan during UEFA Super Cup celebrations. Liverpool have handed a new long-term contract to promising teenage midfielder Curtis Jones. The 18-year-old signed his first professional deal with the club last February after making his Under-23s debut a month earlier.
QPR have backed their U18 side for abandoning a game amid alleged abuse. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed to ESPN FC on Friday that it has opened an investigation following Queen Park Rangers’ claims their under-18 players suffered racist abuse during a friendly in Seville last week. QPR youth coach Paul Furlong instructed his
This year’s Bundesliga season is upon us and so it seems only right to identify some intriguing themes for the coming months. With Bayern Munich having just advanced to a seventh successive championship, the Bavarians look like the obvious favourites for this year’s title, but that doesn’t account for some interesting developments elsewhere in the
Chelsea’s Frank Lampard is ”disgusted” by the online racist abuse towards striker Tammy Abraham after he missed their fifth penalty in their Super Cup defeat to Liverpool. Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has said he was “disgusted” by the abuse received by forward Tammy Abraham following their defeat to Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup. Abraham’s
9:30 PM ET The MLS’ Western Conference playoff race is getting tight. Only five points separate second place from eighth, with the top seven teams making the postseason. Two of those teams will meet Saturday night, when the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy play in Carson, Calif. The Galaxy (13-11-1, 40 points) moved from
9:17 PM ET Davy Arnaud makes his debut as head coach of the Dynamo on Saturday when Houston plays host to the Colorado Rapids. Arnaud, 39, was promoted from his assistant’s job of the past three seasons to interim coach when Wilmer Cabrera was fired on Tuesday. The Dynamo (9-13-3, 30 points) have lost four
9:12 PM ET The Columbus Crew try to extend their unbeaten streak to six games and keep their flickering postseason hopes alive when they host Toronto FC at Mapfre Stadium on Saturday. It will likely be a case of too little, too late for the Crew (7-14-5, 26 points). Yes, they’re 2-0-3 mark in the
Julien Laurens discusses Zinedine Zidane’s future at Real Madrid after reports claimed he is unhappy his transfer requests have not been fulfilled. The FC crew examine Zinedine Zidane’s options for how he’ll manage Gareth Bale, with the Welshman content to stay and fight at Real Madrid. Sid Lowe provides the latest surrounding Neymar’s future amid
After Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Aston Villa Steve Nicol says it was “glaringly obvious” that Spurs need Christian Eriksen to win games. Christian Eriksen made a big impact for Tottenham vs. Aston Villa, leaving Shaka Hislop and Mark Donaldson to ponder the chances he gets sold. Julien Laurens explains where things fell apart in Tottenham’s