George Weah, President of Liberia and former World Footballer of the Year made a surprise return to international football in Monrovia on Tuesday, playing for 79 minutes in a 2-1 friendly loss to Nigeria a few weeks short of his 52nd birthday. Liberia had arranged the friendly to retire the No. 14 jersey made famous
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The Rwanda Football Federation have denied allegations that they bribed a referee who handled their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match against Ivory Coast on September 9 in Kigali. Namibian referee Jackson Pavaza, who handled the match that Ivory Coast won 2-1, reportedly communicated to CAF that he had been offered a bribe and
Melbourne City have moved to replace the recently departed Dean Bouzanis with fringe Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Birighitti. Birighitti keeper made the PFA’s team of the season in his last full season in the A-League and bolsters City’s hopes of success this season. “I’m pleased to be returning to Australia and to join a club with
By Kevin Teya, KweséESPN Everton have confirmed the date for their historic friendly match against Gor Mahia that will be staged at Goodison Park. Gor Mahia secured a showdown with the Premier League side after defeating Tanzanian champions Simba SC during the Sportpesa Super Cup that was staged in Nakuru, Kenya. K’Ogalo won 2-0 in
England and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford made it two goals in two consecutive games, providing England’s winner against Switzerland. As Marcus Rashford keeps scoring for England, the FC crew discuss whether he should leave Man United in search of minutes in a central position. England boss Gareth Southgate admitted his team were “harsh on
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
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