Month: September 2019

2:37 AM ET Brian Fernandez scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a dramatic 2-1 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Star forward Diego Valeri set up the goal with a left-footed baseline cross for his 16th assist of the season. Fernandez was on the
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Steve Nicol and Alejandro Moreno examine whether Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alexis Sanchez will produce during their loan spells for Roma and Inter. Craig Burley says Arsenal will get in the top four this season, but he breaks down why their draw vs. Spurs proved that’s no guarantee. Arsenal come from two goals down to earn
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French football correspondent Julien Laurens explains the main reason behind Neymar not getting a move away from PSG this summer. Brazil manager Tite said that Neymar remains an essential part of the national team and called the Paris Saint-Germain star one of the three best players in the world. “From individual technical quality, I put
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5:24 PM ET Olympique de Marseille laboured to a 1-0 victory over Saint-Etienne in a bad-tempered Ligue 1 game on Sunday thanks to Dario Benedetto‘s second goal since joining them from Boca Juniors last month. The Argentine, playing in his first season in European football at the age of 29, finished off a flowing move
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Barcelona beat Real Madrid-backed CD Tacon in what was billed as the first women’s Clasico of the two sides. Spain international Jenni Hermoso scored a late hat-trick as Barcelona hammered CD Tacon 9-1 on the opening day of Spain’s Women’s Primera Division on Saturday, giving the team absorbed by Real Madrid a rude awakening to
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9:35 PM ET The Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are both below the playoff line as they enter Saturday’s pivotal match. It is a rematch of last season’s Western Conference championship won by the Timbers, with Sporting Kansas City being the hotter team as they arrive for the match at Providence Park in the
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Michael Owen opens up on his Twitter spat with Alan Shearer, saying that the Newcastle legend uses him as a scapegoat for Newcastle’s relegation in 2009. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane’s temper tantrum is “the reason Liverpool are so good.” Shaka Hislop’s famous power rankings are back, and of course the FC crew
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Samuel Eto’o, who won the Champions League three times, has announced his retirement. Former Barcelona and Inter Milan forward Samuel Eto’o has announced his retirement from football at the age of 38. The three-time Champions League winner’s last club was Qatar SC, where he had been playing from 2018 and he retires as Cameroon’s leading
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Mark Ogden evaluates the current squad depth, who are the leaders within the team and what United are missing. ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe joins the panel to talk how Spanish football will respond to the tragic death of Luis Enrique’s 9-year-old daughter, Xana. Spain coach Robert Moreno said he is prepared to adopt a policy
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ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti gives reasons why Inter Milan have yet to condemn their own ultras’ statement of support of Cagliari’s racist chants towards Romelu Lukaku. Gab Marcotti recommends closed-door games to punish fans following the racist chants directed at Romelu Lukaku during Inter’s win over Cagliari. Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku, who was subjected
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ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol recaps Juventus’ extraordinary 4-3 win over Napoli in Turin. Kalidou Koulibaly scored a calamitous own goal in injury time as Napoli lost 4-3 at Juventus. To watch Serie A, sign up for ESPN+. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti reacts to the news that Juventus’ talisman Giorgio Chiellini has a torn ACL and
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