Ed Dove, Special to ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Open Extended Reactions Congo DR players opted to make a show of solidarity instead of singing their national anthem ahead
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Open Extended Reactions The Premier League has seen a fall in VAR errors this season, but chief football officer Tony Scholes says there are “too many checks” which are “taking too long” and hampering the video review system. ESPN revealed two weeks ago that the number of mistakes at the same stage of the season
Sebastien Haller sent hosts Ivory Coast into the Africa Cup of Nations final as they beat Congo DR 1-0 in Wednesday’s semifinal. Haller’s 65th-minute goal at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium continued a remarkable recovery by the Ivorians, who were almost eliminated in the group phase but will now take on Nigeria in Sunday’s final.
Chelsea responded to a troubling week with a superb 3-1 win at Aston Villa to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup and put a smile back on the face of Mauricio Pochettino on Wednesday. Successive heavy losses in the Premier League had left manager Pochettino under intense scrutiny, but first-half goals by Conor
Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali saved two penalties in the shootout to guide his side to a 4-2 victory over South Africa following a 1-1 draw on Wednesday and earn a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Nigeria had lost five of their previous six semifinals at the continental finals but survived some nervous
Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 03:35 PM ET Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves denied accusations that he sexually assaulted a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub, in testifying before a court on Wednesday. After two days of listening to testimony from the alleged victim, witnesses, police and experts, Alves told the court that their encounter
ESPN Feb 7, 2024, 05:04 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi was named among the Inter Miami substitutes for the latest game in the team’s preseason tour against Vissel Kobe in Tokyo. Messi missed his team’s win over a Hong Kong League XI last week with an adductor injury, prompting the country’s
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 7, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The Soccer Tournament has its first high-profile commitments for year number two, as Nani and Mario Balotelli have said they will compete in the 7-on-7, $1 million, winner-take-all contest in
Feb 7, 2024, 10:09 AM ET Brentford striker Ivan Toney has again been subjected to racial abuse on social media, the club said on Wednesday. In a statement, the club said they are “angered and frustrated” at the abuse and pointed out it’s not the first time Toney has been targeted. “We are angered and
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 7, 2024, 07:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Galatasaray have decided against making an approach for Christian Eriksen in the final days of the Turkish transfer window but they will likely step up their interest in the Manchester United midfielder in the summer, a source has told ESPN. The January transfer window