Shaka Hislop and Alexis Nunes give their early predictions of how the Champions League quarterfinals will pan out. ESPN FC’s Raf Honigstein explains how Bayern’s downward trend since the departure of Pep Guardiola came to a head in their defeat to Liverpool. Steve Nicol credits Liverpool for their return to the final eight of the
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6:38 PM ET Ignacio Piatti scored twice to lead the visiting Montreal Impact to a 3-1 victory over Orlando City SC on Saturday. Piatti, who already has three goals this season for Montreal (2-1-0, 6 points), has 10 in 10 career MLS matches against Orlando City. His first goal of the day came as the
6:31 PM ET The New York Red Bulls rallied from a scoreless first half to rout the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 on Saturday afternoon. New York (1-0-1, 4 points) sported the top regular-season record in MLS in 2018, while San Jose (0-3-0, 0 points) had the league’s worst record. Yet, San Jose had a
6:19 PM ET Memo Rodriguez scored twice for the first time in his pro career as the Houston Dynamo continued their bright start to the season despite giving back their lead twice in a 3-2 victory over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday. Alberth Elis assisted on both of Rodriguez’s goals and then added his
Wolves comfortably beat a listless Manchester United 2-1 at Molineux to move on to the semifinals of the FA Cup. WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Manchester United were dumped out of the FA Cup by Wolves and have suffered back-to-back defeats since their incredible Champions League win at Paris Saint-Germain. Second-half goals from Raul Jimenez and Diogo
Music blaring from the turntables at an urban, warehouse club in Los Angeles, a guest list boasting media, music, fashion and sports stars and a runway replete with international models like LAFC midfielder Lee Nguyen. Wait, what? Yep, not a typo, just the latest offering from Major League Soccer and adidas at the crossroads of
India will host the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020, FIFA confirmed on Friday. “We have decided that India will host the next U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said after the FIFA Council met in Miami. This will be the second FIFA tournament that India will host, after hosting the
Beasley’s not notable simply for playing 20 years of pro soccer but because of how consistent, how passionate and how reliable he’s been along the way. HOUSTON, Texas — DaMarcus Beasley is a suit guy now. When he first joined the Houston Dynamo in 2014, he wasn’t into wearing them on game days. It was
MANCHESTER, England — Michael Carrick has said Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s audition to become Manchester United’s next permanent manager could not have gone better. The Norwegian has won 14 of his 18 games as caretaker boss to propel United back into the race for the Premier League top four and progress to the quarterfinals of both
The draw for the Champions League quarterfinals has thrown up some classic ties as Europe’s biggest clubs attempt to reach this season’s final in Madrid. Tottenham face Manchester City in an all-Premier League tie, while there are two heavyweight clashes between multiple winners with Ajax, conquerors of Real Madrid, facing Juventus and Manchester United taking