9:14 PM ET Japan and Ecuador were eliminated from the Copa America on Monday after their 1-1 draw gifted Paraguay a quarterfinal berth as one of the two best third-placed sides. A win for either team would have guaranteed them a place in the last eight and Japan had the better of the early stages
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8:58 PM ET A late header from Edinson Cavani gave Uruguay a 1-0 win over Copa America holders Chile on Monday which saw them snatch top spot in Group C at their opponents’ expense and set up a quarterfinal meeting with Peru. The striker glanced Jonathan Rodriguez‘s cross into the net in the 82nd minute
Gab Marcotti puts himself in Mauro Icardi’s position to explain the Argentine’s approach to his future at Inter Milan. Steve Nicol weighs in on the latest transfer rumours, including Paul Pogba back to Juventus, Gianluigi Donnarumma to PSG, Joao Cancelo to Man City and more. Gab Marcotti explains the role Milan legend Paolo Maldini will
We’re a little lost here at the rankings. After the Gold Cup break which Major League Soccer instituted to (checking notes…) limit the damage done by international call-ups during the month of June, the league is back at it. Week 16 (as it turns out) brought six games involving 12 teams. It wasn’t a full
ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe says it’s still early, but he fully expects Real Madrid to make a big push to generate money from player sales this summer. Alejandro Moreno examines Real Madrid’s projected starting XI for next season and says additional signings are still needed to bolster the squad. The son of the late Jose
Argentina are through to the Copa America quarterfinals after beating Qatar, but Steve Nicol and Paul Mariner are far from impressed. Qatar gave Argentina a scare but failed to find the net as La Albiceleste scrambled into the last 16 of the Copa America while also denying our banker bet on Sunday night. Chile face
3:52 AM ET Favio Alvarez had a goal and an assist as the LA Galaxy scored twice in the game’s first 15 minutes en route to winning their third straight road match, 2-0 over FC Cincinnati on Saturday night. The Galaxy (10-6-1, 31 points) came out of the recent MLS break in impressive fashion as
First of all, that was an enthralling game of football. Burundi may be ranked 89 places below Nigeria, but they looked anything but as they pushed the Super Eagles to the limit, and it took a moment of genius from Ola Aina, plus the assassin class finishing from Odion Ighalo, to put them away late
3:34 AM ET Albert Rusnak converted a penalty kick in the 33rd minute as visiting Real Salt Lake recorded a 1-1 draw against the Chicago Fire on Saturday in Bridgeview, Ill. Nick Rimando made his lone save on Przemyslaw Frankowski‘s header in the 89th minute for Real Salt Lake (6-8-2, 20 points), which is 0-2-1
3:08 PM ET Senegal made light of the absence of suspended forward Sadio Mane to dispatch Tanzania with a convincing 2-0 win in their opening Africa Cup of Nations match on Sunday. Keita Balde put them ahead in the first half and Krepin Diatta rifled a shot through a crowd of players for the second