Ross Dyer and Paul Mariner face off ahead of the latest round of UEFA Nations League qualifiers. Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho thanks England boss Gareth Southgate for spotting his progress in the Bundesliga. The World Cup was a curious experience for England fans. On the one hand there was the joy, excitement and, for anyone
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Stevie Nicol sifts through potential transfers around Europe including Christian Eriksen to Real Madrid, Alvaro Morata’s future with Chelsea and more. Financial fair play rules have killed off the dreams of small clubs hoping to win the biggest prizes in English football, Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said on Thursday. Chelsea and Manchester City, with heavy
MONTERREY, Mexico — The Mexican national team had to rally twice on Thursday night to ultimately beat CONCACAF rivals Costa Rica in a entertaining friendly at Estadio Universitario. Here are three thoughts from Mexico’s win over Costa Rica. 1. Super-subs rescue win for Mexico This was a flawed, but ultimately satisfactory night for Mexico. The
11:23 PM ET Raul Jimenez converted a penalty in the 71st minute to give Mexico a 3-2 win over Costa Rica in a back-and-forth friendly match on Thursday night. Playing at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey, Mexico got off a nervy start when Mexico goalkeeper Gibran Layud almost committed an own goal in the 10th minute.
Goals from Kellyn Acosta and Bobby Wood had the U.S. briefly in the lead before Colombia stormed back with three second-half goals to seal the win. In front of an overwhelmingly pro-Colombia crowd in Tampa, Florida, a naive but game United States team fell to the Colombians 4-2 at Raymond James Stadium on Thursday night.
TAMPA, Fla. — Colombia held off a feisty U.S. side in prevailing 4-2 in an international friendly Thursday. James Rodriguez opened the scoring in the 36th minute, but the U.S. roared back early in the second half thanks to goals from Kellyn Acosta and Bobby Wood. Colombia wouldn’t be denied, however, as Carlos Bacca, Radamel
9:23 PM ET Colombia rode three second-half goals to a 4-2 friendly win against the United States in Tampa on Thursday night. U.S. interim manager Dave Sarachan fielded a starting XI that mixed national team veterans — including U.S. captain Michael Bradley making his first appearance since the team failed to qualify for the 2018
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper. Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
Monaco have sacked manager Leonardo Jardim, the club have announced, and Thierry Henry remains the frontrunner to replace him. Jardim led the Principality side to the Ligue 1 title and Champions League semifinals in 2016-17 before seeing many of his best players leave that summer — and was still able to finish the campaign as runners-up to
The ESPN FC crew answer your tweets on Kylian Mbappe’s links to Real Madrid, Philippe Countinho’s woes at the Camp Nou and much more. Barcelona are refusing to put a timeframe on Samuel Umtiti’s recovery from a knee injury amid reports the defender is set for a long-term layoff. Umtiti has not played since Barca’s