Alejandro Pozuelo’s 90th-minute Panenka kick sends Toronto to the conference final. Watch MLS on ESPN+. Major League Soccer: Alejandro Pozuelo (47′) NYCFC 0-1 Toronto FC. Watch MLS on ESPN+. Alexandru Mitrita keeps scoring for Romania ahead of the MLS playoffs. Watch more Euro qualifying on ESPN+. Alexandru Mitrita gets to goal with some clever footwork
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Club Brugge striker Mbaye Diagne has been fined and dropped after he missed a penalty that he was not supposed to take in the Belgian club’s 1-0 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. The striker got up off the turf after being fouled by Thiago Silva in the 74th minute at the Parc des Princes
Only one thing is certain: at the start of this weekend’s matches in Spain, FC Barcelona will be top of the table. Nothing else is. Barcelona are on top. By 11 p.m., it could be Real Sociedad who are leaders of the league. At 6 p.m. on Saturday, it could be Granada. At 8.30 p.m.,
Gab Marcotti sounds off on Antonio Conte after the Inter manager’s continued complaints about his thin squad. Even Antonio Conte acknowledges that he needs to change the record. “I’m always saying the same things,” he sighed after Inter Milan’s 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Not for the first
Gab Marcotti says Niko Kovac fell short of Bayern Munich’s “high standards” and was let go as a result. Arsene Wenger is set to speak to Bayern Munich about a return to management, sources have told ESPN FC. Wenger was not the first choice but he is now the leading candidate and will speak with
5:06 PM ET PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) – St Etienne confirmed their resurgence under coach Claude Puel when a Denis Bouanga second-half goal earned them a 1-0 home victory against Monaco in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Bouanga struck shortly before the hour to give Les Verts their third victory in four league games since former
Shaka Hislop has Man City and Liverpool on the rise in his rankings ahead of their clash this weekend. Paul Mariner explains why he thinks Liverpool will take all three points from Manchester City this weekend. Steve Nicol says Pep Guardiola calling Sadio Mane a diver won’t affect Liverpool in their clash vs. Man City.
Taylor Twellman credits the signing of Omar Gonzalez for turning around Toronto’s season. Seattle and Toronto have met in two of the last three MLS Cups. Who will lift the trophy in 2019? Toronto went through the best of the east to set up another showdown with Seattle. Watch the final Sunday on ABC. SEATTLE
Anthony Martial, left, and Marcus Rashford, right, both scored in Man United’s comfortable win over FK Partizan. Is it a sign of happier days ahead? MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been asking his Manchester United team to get more “second goals”, and when it came against Partizan Belgrade on the way to a
Janusz Michallik questions whether Ernesto Valverde has much time left at Barcelona after their loss vs. Levante. Steve Nicol feels Gerard Pique shouldn’t stick his nose in Barca’s transfer business involving Neymar. Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings as Lionel Messi helps Barcelona leapfrog Liverpool. Steve Nicol examines Ivan Rakitic’s situation at Barcelona and
Gab Marcotti doesn’t hold back when looking at how Verona handled racist chants directed at Mario Balotelli. Mario Balotelli says the racist abuse he suffered at Hellas Verona on Sunday especially hurt him because he’s Italian. The Brescia striker kicked the ball into the crowd and threatened to walk off the pitch early in the
Gab Marcotti says Niko Kovac fell short of Bayern Munich’s “high standards” and was let go as a result. Bayern Munich discussed the potential of ex-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger taking over at the German club but have decided to pursue other options. Wenger had reached out to Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on Wednesday to discuss the
Brian McBride names his top 3 destinations for Kylian Mbappe, including a potential move to Old Trafford. Frank Leboeuf heaps praise on Kylian Mbappe for his stellar UCL performance for PSG off the bench. ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens revels in Kylian Mbappe’s performance off the bench in PSG’s 5-0 win vs. Club Brugge. Paris Saint-Germain
Dalian Atkinson, the former Aston Villa striker, died in 2016. A police officer has been charged with murder following the death of former Premier League footballer Dalian Atkinson. The ex-Aston Villa striker, 48, died in 2016 after being Tasered by officers at his father’s house in Telford on Aug. 15. At the time of
Seattle’s big three paved the way to a third MLS Cup appearance in four years. Watch the final Sunday on ABC. Herculez Gomez explains why the Sounders will beat Toronto FC in their third MLS Cup showdown in four years. In Seattle, it has become a rite of autumn. The Sounders will make the MLS
2:59 PM ET MUNICH, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Bayern Munich clinched their place in the Champions League last 16 by beating Olympiakos 2-0 at home on Wednesday thanks to second-half strikes from Robert Lewandowski and Ivan Perisic. Playing their first game since coach Niko Kovac was sacked after the humiliating 5-1 drubbing at Eintracht Frankfurt,
Your assignment this week is a pleasurable one. Stop what you’re doing and imagine you are Lionel Messi. Full-on, please. Turn your attention to “intense” and answer me this: “If indeed you were Messi, would you be planning to leave Barcelona in the summer?” Serious question. And if not, why not? The question arises for
Roma beat Napoli 2-1 thanks a fine Nicolo Zaniolo goal and a Jordan Veretout penalty. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Italian Serie A: Arkadiusz Milik (72′) Roma 2-1 Napoli. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Roma vs. Napoli was halted by the referee for apparent discriminatory chants. Napoli have said they will discipline their first team
Rafal Gikiewicz clashed with Union Berlin fans following a chaotic Berlin derby. Union Berlin keeper Rafal Gikiewicz has said his wife called him an “idiot” after he remonstrated with the club’s fans during the fiery derby against Hertha Berlin. The first ever top-flight Berlin derby between Union and Hertha last Saturday was suspended twice after fans in
Metz defender Manuel Cabit was seriously injured after a car crash on the weekend. Ligue 1 club Metz has said two first-team players were taken to hospital after a car accident in north east France on Sunday. Manuel Cabit was seriously injured following the crash and remains in hospital, while Kevin N’Doram escaped unscathed. Both players