Ismaila Sarr scored one goal and laid on another as defending champions Senegal beat Cameroon 3-1 on Friday and booked their place in the round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations, leaving their opponents in some peril. Sarr opened the scoring in the first half of the Group C clash in Yamoussoukro after
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Sid Lowe, Spain writerJan 19, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Head coach Xavi of Barcelona watches during the Spanish Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images) “It would have to be the coup of a lifetime, like ‘Money Heist,'” the Unionistas de Salamanca
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 19, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After being sacked by Roma on Tuesday, José Mourinho is in talks to join Al Shabab of the Saudi Pro League. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images It shouldn’t come as a surprise. José Mourinho is in talks to join Al Shabab in Saudi Arabia, and
Ed Dove, Special to ESPNJan 19, 2024, 05:11 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 Mohamed Salah is set to miss two matches at the Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a
Jan 19, 2024, 10:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team legend Sam Mewis has retired from professional football at 31 as a result of long-standing knee injury. Mewis won the World Cup with the USWNT in 2019 and won four NWSL titles in her illustrious career, playing for the now defunct
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 19, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions José Mourinho is in talks to take charge at Saudi Pro League team Al Shabab FC following his sacking by Roma, a source has told ESPN. Mourinho, who spent over 2½ years in the Italian capital, is already in talks with Al Shabab’s sporting
Jan 19, 2024, 07:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordan Henderson has said that his decision to leave Al Ettifaq and sign for Ajax was “a football decision” and apologised to LGTQIA+ supporters in a news conference on Friday if they felt let down by his move to Saudi Arabia. Henderson signed a two-and-a-half year
Jan 19, 2024, 09:36 AM ET Gent have been drawn against Maccabi Haifa in the knockout round playoffs of the Europa Conference League. Getty The city of Ghent ordered that the Europa Conference League match between Gent and Israel’s Maccabi Haifa next month be staged behind closed doors because of tensions over the ongoing conflict between
James Olley Close James Olley Senior Writer, ESPN FC Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Jan 19, 2024, 10:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich are
Adriana Garcia Jan 19, 2024, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are set to take on Athletic Club in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey following Friday’s draw, while Atlético Madrid will face Sevilla. Barça came from behind to beat third-tier Unionistas de Salamanca 3-1 on Thursday, ensuring a place the last eight