EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Building for the future often means navigating through the ups and downs of the present. Such was the case for the U.S. attack in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Peru. Caretaker manager Dave Sarachan opted to start three teenagers in offensive positions — Jonathan Amon, Josh Sargent and Tim Weah — and
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In a little deviation from the norm, Arsenal recently had teammates Mesut Ozil and Shkodran Mustafi interview each other using random topics selected by a “wheel of fate”-type contraption. The two players took turns spinning the wheel and then deliberating on the subject provided. First up was childhood heroes, with Ozil naming Zinedine Zidane as
As a former journalist and politician, German FA (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel is a pretty eloquent man. But when the 57-year-old stepped in front of reporters at midnight to offer his verdict on the 2-1 defeat to France, and by extension on the embattled manager Joachim Low, the words that came out his mouth were
ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno assesses the latest transfer rumours surrounding Raheem Sterling, Dejan Lovren, Arturo Vidal and many more. France captain Hugo Lloris believes Paul Pogba gets judged unfairly because of the record transfer fee Manchester United paid for the midfielder in 2016. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed,
Uganda coach Sebastien Desabre will be given ample time to establish himself as Cranes boss and follow in the footsteps of his predecessor Milutin Sredojevic, according to FUFA President Moses Magogo. The Frenchman was appointed in December 2017, but only won his first competitive game with the East Africans at the weekend, as they defeated
Sebi Salazar and Kasey Keller answer your tweets about Maradona’s harsh words towards Lionel Messi, Germany’s struggles and much more. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed, but that doesn’t stop Transfer Talk from rummaging around about who will be moving where come January. TOP STORY: Messi can leave Barcelona
Uganda head coach Sebastien Desabre has taken credit for attacking midfielder Farouk Miya’s two-goal showing for the Cranes as they dispatched Lesotho 2-0 in Tuesday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The wonderkid scored in Uganda’s 3-0 victory over the Crocodiles in matchday three, and followed that up with a double as Uganda moved to top
Players from across the league share their thoughts on Usain Bolt’s pursuit of a contract with the Central Coast Mariners. Newcastle star Dimi Petratos is convinced the Jets can soar a little bit higher and win the A-League this season, despite missing two key strike weapons for the early part of the new campaign. The
SFAX, Tunisia — It was a long and nightmarish northern summer for Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo, who has rebounded to not only top of the scoring list in these Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, but worm his way back into the hearts of Super Eagles fans. After a dire World Cup campaign, where he was
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has praised the effort and quality of his young team after they secured a vital 3-2 road win against Libya in Sfax on Tuesday, thus taking a step closer towards booking their spot at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon next year. The Super Eagles were missing a number of