11:08 AM ET Matt Doherty dedicated his goal to former Wolves striker Benik Afobe’s daughter. Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images A superb second-half header by Matt Doherty cancelled out an early goal by Lys Mousset as Wolverhampton Wanderers came from behind to draw 1-1 at home to Sheffield United, extending their unbeaten Premier League run to
9:24 AM ET Newcastle United midfielder Jonjo Shelvey scored a stunning late goal to dent Manchester City’s title chances in a 2-2 draw at St James’ Park on Saturday. City go second in the table but could find themselves 11 points behind leaders Liverpool if Jurgen Klopp’s side beat Brighton later. “We found a way
Afshin Ghotbi’s career in soccer has taken to Los Angeles, South Korea, Iran and, now, China. In 2000, Afshin Ghotbi found himself marveling at where life had taken him. Here was an Iranian-born, American-raised soccer coach, heading to Hong Kong from Los Angeles on a British Airways flight so he could interview with a Dutchman
Liverpool moved 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over Brighton at Anfield. The Reds seemed to be coasting to victory courtesy of two goals that were created by Trent Alexander-Arnold and finished by Virgil van Dijk. But the home faithful were forced to endure another grandstand
Brazil legend Pele weighs in on the recent incidents of racism in football and explains what needs to change. Shaka Hislop slams the “paltry” punishment handed down to Bulgaria for the racist incidents against England. Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku has said he was subjected to racist abuse in the 3-1 Champions League victory at Slavia Prague
Sid Lowe explains why it will be tough for Real Madrid to move on from Gareth Bale in January. Dani Carvajal grabbed his first goal in 15 months after Sergio Ramos scored and conceded a penalty in Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Alaves in the pouring rain at Mendizorroza. The visitors controlled the game but
Manuel Pellegrini’s good day saved his job, but it came at the expense of Frank Lampard’s Chelsea. LONDON — Frank Lampard has had better days. The Chelsea manager is quite rightly being extolled as a breath of fresh air at Stamford Bridge and in the Premier League this season, but this was a day when
Shaka Hislop believes Barcelona are far too reliant on Lionel Messi’s “superhuman” performances in recent years. Ale Moreno says Lionel Messi looked “untouchable” and Antoine Griezmann stayed disciplined in Barcelona’s win. Julien Laurens says he can’t watch Barcelona play anymore and it’s Ernesto Valverde’s fault. Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele will be out of action until
11:24 AM ET Nov 30 (Reuters) – Two goals from Mario Pasalic helped Atalanta to a convincing 3-0 win in Serie A at struggling regional rivals Brescia on Saturday. The Croatian midfielder headed in from close range midway through the first half before adding his second after the break with a neat backheel flick. Josip
Craig Burley chooses his top candidates for Arsenal manager. Watch the full segment on ESPN FC’s YouTube channel. Steve Nicol says the apathy of players and fans are partly why Arsenal had no choice but to sack Unai Emery. Craig Burley tries to pinpoint the exact moments where Unai Emery went wrong at Arsenal. Jose
2:31 PM ET Jamaica international Leon Bailey scored twice to help Bayer Leverkusen earn a shock 2-1 victory at wasteful Bayern Munich on Saturday for the champions’ first defeat under interim coach Hansi Flick. Bayern, who had won their previous four games in all competitions under Flick, hit the woodwork three times and missed close
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol react to the top 10 forwards in this year’s FC100 rankings. Julien Laurens thinks Kylian Mbappe’s value will only go up and Real Madrid cannot afford to wait to sign him. The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too early to look forward
1:30 PM ET Jeff Reine-Adelaide’s influence continued to grow at Lyon as he scored the winner in a 2-1 Ligue 1 victory at Strasbourg on Saturday. Midfielder Reine-Adelaide, who joined from Angers during the close season, netted 15 minutes from time after Maxwel Cornet had cancelled out Youssouf Fofana’s opener for Strasbourg in the first
Manchester City’s push for the Premier League title hit a huge stumbling block as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. Raheem Sterling gave City an early lead midway through the first half, only for Jetro Willems to equalise not long after. Kevin De Bruyne scored a fantastic
The Serie Awesome crew debate whether or not Serie A needs Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Steve Nicol still remains to be convinced by Romelu Lukaku despite his superb performance vs. Slavia Prague. All 20 clubs from Serie A have written a joint open letter to ask for help in dealing with the issue of racism. Italian football
During the MLS offseason, there will be countless discussions about player signings and trades. There will be various drafts and other roster maneuverings as teams try to retool for next season. Yet the biggest talks of all will involve every player from every team in the league. On Jan. 31, the existing collective bargaining agreement
Ale Moreno says Lionel Messi looked “untouchable” and Antoine Griezmann stayed disciplined in Barcelona’s win. BARCELONA — Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre said he left Jadon Sancho on the bench against Barcelona on Wednesday because he wanted players who “were focused.” Sancho, 19, came on as a substitute at half-time at Camp Nou and scored
Slavia Prague have rejected Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku‘s claim that he was the target of racist chants during their Champions League match and want him to apologise. Lukaku said the chants occurred on two different occasions on Wednesday. He added, “I hope UEFA does something, because the entire stadium behaved like that after the first goal
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Mark Donaldson react to Joao Felix being named the 2019 Golden Boy award winner. One day when Diego Simeone was young, about 10, a music teacher by the name of Bruno Amasino made him conductor of the school orchestra. Simeone had said that he never really knew why, but watch
Ale Moreno says Lionel Messi looked “untouchable” and Antoine Griezmann stayed disciplined in Barcelona’s win. Shaka Hislop believes Barcelona are far too reliant on Lionel Messi’s “superhuman” performances in recent years. A Catalan separatist organisation has called for protests on the day Barcelona and Real Madrid are due to meet at Camp Nou in the