LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Jadon Sancho said he has a “special connection” with Marco Reus after linking up for an equaliser in Borussia Dortmund’s come-from-behind 4-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. Dortmund scored four times in the last 25 minutes to come from two goals down and beat Bayer Leverkusen to pass Bayern Munich and
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7:19 PM ET Raul Ruidiaz scored twice and Nicolas Lodeiro had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Sounders defeated the visiting Colorado Rapids 4-0 Saturday afternoon. Victor Rodriguez also scored and goalkeeper Stefan Frei was forced to make just one save for his seventh shutout of the season. The Sounders (14-11-5, 47 points)
Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui heard chants for the departed Cristiano Ronaldo as his team missed chances in a 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu. Visitors Atletico had the better chances before the break, with Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois denying his former side’s strikers Antoine Griezmann and Diego Costa. The hosts then edged
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. ESPN’s Gabriele Marcotti obtained a FIFA report revealing the biggest overhaul to the transfer system in decades. Are they finally serious about cleaning up football? With
6:06 PM ET Djordje Mihailovic and Nemanja Nikolic each scored first-half goals as the Chicago Fire pulled away for a 3-1 victory in its their first match against visiting LAFC. Aleksandar Katai put the match away for the Fire in the 66th minute, entering as a second-half substitute and immediately scoring a breakaway goal off
Argentina’s interim head coach Lionel Scaloni says the number 10 shirt will not be given to another player until Lionel Messi announces his plans. Argentina interim head coach Lionel Scaloni quashes claims of a rift with Paulo Dybala after the Juve star started on the bench against Colombia. Argentina’s interim coach Lionel Scaloni kept his
The quarterfinal line-ups for the Aiteo Cup were confirmed following the final Round of 16 matches on Friday. Goals from Nzube Anaezemba and Joel Djondang sealed a 2-1 Kano Pillars victory over Kwara United, a result which ensured Sai Masu Gida’s progression to the quarterfinal of the Aiteo Cup. Kwara headed into the fixture with
Lawyers for Cristiano Ronaldo said on Friday they would sue German magazine Der Spiegel after it published “blatantly illegal” accusations by an American woman who alleges she was raped by the Portuguese football star in 2009. Ronaldo’s lawyer Christian Schertz said in a statement through the Juventus midfielder’s management company Gestifute that the report was
The Super Clasico between Chivas and America will dominate discussion this weekend but there are plenty of intriguing Liga MX matchups on the docket. We have a look. Atlas well on way to dubious points record Atlas is one of the talking points in Liga MX right now but for all the wrong reasons as
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed on Friday that the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCN) will be hosted in Ghana. CAF contemplated stripping Ghana of the hosting rights earlier this year, after the government temporarily took charge of football matters following the resignation of FA President Kwesi Nyantakyi. Nyantakyi stepped down following