Another topsy-turvy weekend of European football, and another weekend of scarcely believable numbers. Some results were expected. Some, not so much. Premier League 1 Crystal Palace have beaten Manchester United in the Premier League for the first time in the competition’s history. In fact, before Jordan Ayew and Patrick van Aanholt got their goals, the
Month: August 2019
5:55 PM ET ROME, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic left the hospital where he is being treated for leukaemia on Sunday to take charge of his team for their opening Serie A match away to Verona. The club announced before kickoff that the 50-year-old, who said on July 13 that he had
Craig Burley feels Liverpool strengthened in all the right areas this summer after being critical of Arsenal’s David Luiz and Dani Ceballos. Mohamed Salah put on a show for the fans at Anfield scoring twice, in a 3-1 thrashing of Arsenal. LIVERPOOL, England — It was as if David Luiz felt so embarrassed by the
11:36 AM ET BERLIN, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Goals from Timo Werner and Yussuf Poulsen in either half gave RB Leipzig a 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday and maintained their perfect start to the season. Germany international Werner, who had also scored in their league opener last week, signed a contract extension until
5:03 PM ET Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored a second-half brace, including a sublime solo goal, as titleholders Paris Saint-Germain thumped brave Toulouse 4-0 in their Ligue 1 match on Sunday. The Cameroon player danced through the Toulouse defence to break the deadlock in the 50th minute and an unlucky own goal by Matthieu Goncalves gifted
11:45 AM ET PARIS, Aug 25 (Reuters) – AS Monaco had a player sent off for the third time in as many matches this season as they squandered a two-goal halftime lead to draw 2-2 at home to Nimes on Sunday, a result that left them still without a win in Ligue 1. The 2017
2:12 PM ET MILAN, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Udinese handed AC Milan’s new coach Marco Giampaolo a losing start when a Rodrigo Becao header gave them a shock 1-0 win in Serie A on Sunday. Becao, making his debut after joining from Bahia in his native Brazil, rose above the Milan defence at the near
Shaka Hislop weighs in on Jamaal Lascelles’ challenge on Harry Kane that wasn’t given as a penalty, in Tottenham’s 1-0 loss to Newcastle. LONDON — This was supposed to be the match that would kickstart Tottenham Hotspurs’ season. After needing a Harry Kane rescue act to overcome promoted Aston Villa on the opening weekend and
Robin Fraser has been named the next manager of the Colorado Rapids, the club announced on Sunday. Fraser, 52, takes over for Conor Casey, who has been managing the Rapids on an interim basis since the firing of Anthony Hudson back in May. Weeks after Hudson was let go, Fraser was first reported as the
3:18 PM ET MADRID, August 25 – Atletico Madrid made it two wins out of two as Vitolo scored in the second half to secure a hard-fought 1-0 La Liga victory at Leganes on Sunday. Atletico had never won in Spain’s top-flight at their fellow Madrid outfit’s Butarque stadium but Vitolo’s strike ensured they continued
Real Madrid were left frustrated in their first La Liga home game after Karim Benzema’s late goal was offset by Real Valladolid’s Sergi Guardiola. MADRID – There were a lot of familiar old faces, and many familiar problems, as Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Real Valladolid in their first home 2019-20 La Liga game at the
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol discusses how Barcelona struggle to adjust without talisman Lionel Messi in the side. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop ranks the three finalists for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award. Lionel Messi appears in stadium via video to wish Dani Alves luck in his transfer to Sao Paulo FC. Lionel Messi
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Paul Pogba is a strong enough character to deal with social media abuse. Juan Mata criticised racist comments aimed at Paul Pogba as “cowardly” in an interview with ESPN’s Rob Dawson. Following Paul Pogba’s penalty miss against Wolves, the FC crew share their thoughts on who should take
Vincent Kompany left Manchester City on a free transfer this summer. Vincent Kompany faces weeks on the sidelines after suffering another hamstring injury as his Anderlecht team lost again to continue their winless start to his managerial debut. Kompany limped off with 15 minutes left in Friday’s 1-0 loss at champions Racing Genk which left
2:04 PM ET PARMA, Italy, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini gave the titleholders a 1-0 win at Parma in the opening Serie A match of the new season on Saturday although they were without new coach Maurizio Sarri who is recovering from pneumonia. Chiellini flicked the ball home in the 21st minute
2:23 PM ET Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool cruised to a 3-1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday. Joël Matip opened the scoring in the 41st minute and Salah put the game away in a nine-minute stretch to keep the European Champions perfect on the young season. – ESPN fantasy: Sign up now!
German club Chemnitzer FC has criticised their fans for anti-Semitic and racist abuse during a third-division game against Bayern Munich’s second team on Saturday. The Saxony-based club, which has long had a problem with far-right fans, say their team refused to go to the traveling supporters after the match, as is customary, because of “comments
4:06 PM ET Robert Lewandowski’s hat trick put Philippe Coutinho’s Bayern Munich debut in the background on Saturday.. Photo by UWE KRAFT / AFP Robert Lewandowski scored a hat trick and Philippe Coutinho made his debut as champions Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 victory at Schalke on Saturday for their first win in the Bundesliga
5:36 PM ET Girondins de Bordeaux picked up their first win of the Ligue 1 season when they beat struggling Dijon 2-0 away on Saturday with goals in each half from Hwang Ui-Jo and Loris Benito. The six-times French champions, who changed coach twice last season on their way to finishing a modest 14th, went
Tammy Abraham netted his first goals in a Chelsea shirt. Tammy Abraham was the star of the show with two brilliant goals to help give his Chelsea side a 3-2 victory, their first of the season, over a spirited Norwich City at Carrow Road. Positives Frank Lampard’s continued faith in Chelsea’s youngsters is starting to
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