River Plate’s elimination to Al-Ain at the FIFA Club World Cup is just the latest embarrassment for South American football. Ever since the current format of the FIFA Club World Cup was introduced in 2005, the semifinal stage has been an exercise in torture for South American champions. First, there is almost too much at
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Rafinha has been paid to wear Adidas boots and clothing since 2011. Barcelona midfielder Rafinha must honour his contract with Adidas and wear the German company’s sportswear or pay a fine of up to €1 million ($1.14m), a Dutch court said on Tuesday. Adidas had sued the 25-year-old Brazilian after Rafinha had started to wear
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino plays down the ‘rumours’ suggesting he’s in the running to replace Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. Mauricio Pochettino is confident his Tottenham players will avoid the damaging mistake of becoming distracted by speculation about his future. With sources telling ESPN FC that Pochettino is United’s top choice to become their next
Pepe joined Besiktas as a free agent in 2017 after 10 years at Real Madrid. Pepe left Besiktas club staff a cash tip as a parting gesture after agreeing to have his contract with the Turkish club terminated, sources have told ESPN FC. The former Real Madrid defender’s deal was set to run until June
Alexis Nunes and Shaka Hislop break down Arsenal’s surprising loss to Southampton and determine if more defensive struggles are on the horizon for the Gunners. Arsenal’s shock 3-2 loss at Southampton scuppered our 5/1 weekend treble as well as ending the Gunners’ 22-game unbeaten run. The focus shifts to the Carabao Cup this week and
Matildas’ head coach Alen Stajcic believes the Women’s World Cup is one of the most open it has been with a number of teams having a good chance of winning the tournament. Matildas coach Alen Stajcic has described the inaugural Cup of Nations as the “perfect” preparation for next year’s World Cup. The Matildas will
Fans from all over the world converged on Madrid to watch the Copa Libertadores final. Here’s the best of the best from a historic day of football. River Plate players expressed that it felt weird playing their home leg of the Copa Libertadores final in Real Madrid’s Bernabeu after they beat Boca Juniors 5-3 on
Fans from all over the world converged on Madrid to watch the Copa Libertadores final. Here’s the best of the best from a historic day of football. Riot police clashed with fans throwing glass bottles and objects after River Plate won the Copa Libertadores final against rivals Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires. River Plate players
Atlanta United head coach Tata Martino shares his thoughts on Gregg Berhalter’s fit for the USMNT and hints at what his managerial future might hold. MEXICO CITY — Gerardo “Tata” Martino is set to return to Atlanta ahead of the Gold Cup as Mexico coach this June, according to sources consulted by ESPN FC. Martino
Edu Bedia (L) celebrates Goa’s second goal against NorthEast. In the end, the score read FC Goa 5 – 1 NorthEast United FC, but it could have been anything, really. It could have been a badminton score if the winners had taken the three simple chances they’d had when the score was at 0-0 in