Chelsea maintained their unbeaten start to the season and 100 percent start to their Europa League campaign with a 1-0 win over Hungarian champions Vidi on Thursday in what proved to be a night of frustration at Stamford Bridge. Alvaro Morata scored the only goal of the game, but once again the Spaniard failed to
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Mexican duo Hirving Lozano and Erick Gutierrez combined to score three of PSV’s seven goals as the Eredivisie leaders dismantled ADO Den Haag, 7-0. Mexico fans can be cautiously optimistic about the future when looking over the squad set to face Costa Rica (Oct. 11) and Chile (Oct. 16). Blend the 25 names in with
Stevie Nicol says while PSG eased past Red Star, he’s looking for Neymar and company to show up in the knockout rounds. Neymar joked that he told coach Thomas Tuchel to not take him off during Paris Saint-Germain’s 6-1 victory over Red Star Belgrade in the group stage of the Champions League on Wednesday. Neymar
Enyimba coach Usman Abdallah is optimistic that his side can reach the CAF Confederation Cup final despite being defeated 1-0 at home by Raja Casablanca in Wednesday’s semi-final first leg. The People’s Elephant put on a lethargic display against the dominant Moroccan giants in front of their own fans in Aba, even with the visitors
The FC crew discuss where Liverpool fell short at the Stadio San Paolo, taking aim at their inability to adapt to Napoli’s potent attack in the second half. The FC panel examine what’s at the heart of Mohamed Salah’s scoring struggles for Liverpool, during a stretch where he’s scored just once in his last seven
Jurgen Klopp accepted the blame for Liverpool’s 1-0 loss to Napoli in the Champions League. It was goals galore last January as Liverpool’s three second half goals would be enough to hold off Man City 4-3 at Anfield. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Napoli were deserving of their late victory, despite Liverpool’s best efforts
New Zealand Football (NZF) has issued an apology after an independent review found women players had been “bullied and harassed” by ex-coach Andreas Heraf. Heraf resigned from his post, having been placed on leave since June when NZF received letters from 13 players who said they would not play for the national team if he
Take a close look at week 31 in Major League Soccer, headlined by Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s impact and Alex Ring’s stunning finish. 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. Zlatan wants Milan return Zlatan
The FC crew discuss where Liverpool fell short at the Stadio San Paolo, taking aim at their inability to adapt to Napoli’s potent attack in the second half. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Napoli were deserving of their late victory, despite Liverpool’s best efforts to hold on for a draw. NAPLES, Italy — Naby
DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus is not surprised by his team’s good run in both the Bundesliga and Champions League with Lucien Favre at the helm. On Wednesday, Dortmund went top of Group A ahead of Atletico Madrid on goal difference after beating AS Monaco 3-0 at the Westfalenstadion. Three days prior,