Herculez Gomez examines the state of the Mexican national team, which is experimenting with a new generation while also searching for a head coach. The international break is now officially over for Mexico. Following a 3-2 win over Costa Rica last week, and a 1-0 loss to Chile on Tuesday night, El Tri has emerged
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Liverpool will resume their domestic schedule four players lighter following the October international break. Centre-back Virgil van Dijk, midfielder Naby Keita and forwards Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah all returned to the club’s Melwood training ground early to aid their respective recoveries. Jurgen Klopp’s side were already without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain due to a long-term knee
Hirving Lozano is proving his ability to play at the top level with PSV in the UEFA Champions League. MEXICO CITY — At one point during Tuesday night’s 1-0 loss to Chile, Hirving Lozano flew down the wing to recover a ball one of his teammates had lost far up the field. Minutes later, he
There’s a question hanging over Old Trafford and no one seems to have the answer: What in the world has happened to Alexis Sanchez? He has been “a shadow” of the player he was at Arsenal since his January transfer to Manchester United, according to Gary Neville. Paul Scholes says he “doesn’t know” why the
10:22 PM ET Victor Rodriguez had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Sounders clinched a playoff berth with a 2-1 victory Wednesday night against host Orlando City. Handwalla Bwana also scored for Seattle, which has made the playoffs in each of its 10 seasons in the league. The Sounders have won 12 of
The FC crew break down England’s stunning win at Spain, and Jon Champion explains why the rest of Europe should take notice of the Three Lions. UEFA Nations League: Eric Dier (11′) Spain 0-0 England England manager Gareth Southgate has praised the efforts of Jordan Pickford to take more time on the ball, but suggested
9:43 PM ET Wayne Rooney scored his 10th goal of the season in the first half, and D.C. United moved to within a victory of clinching a playoff spot following a 1-0 victory over visiting Toronto FC on Wednesday night. D.C. is now four points ahead of the Montreal Impact for the sixth and final
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
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