Belgium’s Roberto Martinez feels his side don’t feel pressure to win things as they expect to perform at the highest of standards. Former Scotland international Craig Burley reacts to Belgium’s 4-0 thumping of a young and inexperienced Scotland side. A woman is in jail awaiting trial after inciting a terrorist attack on Belgium’s World Cup
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6:27 PM ET Kosovo clinched their first-ever win in a competitive international by beating the Faroe Islands 2-0 in the Nations League on Monday. Two goals in a six-minute spell after half-time by Arber Zeneli and Atdhe Nuhiu earned Kosovo the points in the League D Group 3 match, which was also the first time
3:55 AM ET Jeremy Ebobisse and Diego Valeri scored as the Portland Timbers defeated the visiting Colorado Rapids 2-0 Saturday night. The Timbers (12-7-8, 44 points) continued their up-and-down MLS season. Portland had a 15-match unbeaten run, followed by a four-game losing streak. The Timbers improved to 2-0-1 since snapping the skid. The Rapids (6-15-6,
The ESPN FC crew come to Leroy Sane’s defence following Toni Kroos’ latest comments taking aim at the Man City midfielder’s attitude. With Leroy Sane failing to make Manchester City’s first team, Raf Honigstein and the FC panel examine if his Germany omission was warranted. RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner has claimed Leroy Sane can
Former Real Madrid and Netherlands coach Guus Hiddink has been tasked with ensuring China qualify for the finals of the 2020 Olympic Games football tournament after being appointed manager of the country’s under-21 team on Monday. Hiddink, 71, becomes the latest big name coach to move to China since the country’s president, Xi Jinping, stated
A good day at the office for Gernot Rohr and his Nigeria Super Eagles ended in a comfortable 3-0 victory over Seychelles, albeit against limited opponents. Samuel Kalu looked terrifyingly good on his Eagles debut, Ahmed Musa scored again, and the West African giants find themselves right back in contention for a place at the
Marcus Rashford’s opener was offset by goals from Saúl Ñíguez and Rodrigo to give Spain a 2-1 away win over England. Steve Nicol breaks down both sides’ performances in Spain’s 2-1 win over England and responds to the controversial call on Danny Welbeck. Real Madrid and Spain captain Sergio Ramos have revealed that his family
On the back of Antoine Griezmann’s comments expressing disdain for his exclusion from FIFA’s Best World Player award final three, the FC boys debate if Kylian Mbappe has a better argument than his compatriot. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop wonders if Antoine Griezmann’s recent trophy success is enough to catapult him into the Ballon d’Or discussion.
HOUSTON — Mexico interim coach Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti was satisfied with his team’s performance against Uruguay on Friday at NRG Stadium, but not the 4-1 result. Ferretti picked a squad with an average age of just 24 to face a strong Uruguay team, for who Luis Suarez scored twice and was named man-of-the-match. “Of course,
Steve Nicol says Gareth Bale’s continued excellence for Wales is no surprise, but his latest display carries on his hot form for Real Madrid. Lionel Messi says the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo has weakened rivals Real Madrid. Real Madrid said they have enjoyed their largest increase in revenue in 18 years, raising a total of