Saturday’s USL Championship match between Phoenix Rising and LA Galaxy II was abandoned with six minutes remaining over concerns about player safety. Phoenix’s Ben Spencer had just scored to put the Rising ahead 4-1 in the 77th minute when a beer can was thrown onto the field that landed in close proximity to several Galaxy
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10:21 AM ET Sept 15 (Reuters) – Sevilla climbed to the top of La Liga on Sunday after beating Alaves 1-0 away from home. Spanish midfielder Joan Jordan scored the only goal of the game in the 37th minute, sending a free kick fizzing into the top corner. Mexico forward Javier Hernandez made his debut
2:15 PM ET A Dries Mertens double helped Napoli return to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Sampdoria on Saturday that continued the visitors’ miserable start to the Serie A season. Before the international break, Carlo Ancelotti’s side fought back from three goals down against Juventus only for Kalidou Koulibaly to score a stoppage
2:34 PM ET RB Leipzig came from a goal down to snatch a 1-1 draw against champions Bayern Munich on Saturday to remain top of the Bundesliga, a point ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund. Bayern, who host Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League group opener next week, got off to a perfect start when
1:41 PM ET Neymar scored a spectacular last-gasp goal for Paris St Germain that was greeted with more cheers than boos in a 1-0 Ligue 1 win over Strasbourg on Saturday on his first appearance of the season following a failed transfer to Barcelona. The Brazil forward found the back of the net with a
Kenny McLean, Todd Cantwell and Teemu Pukki were enough to secure a 3-2 victory for the Canaries, who produced an incredible display to deliver an early blow to City’s title ambitions. Positives As expected, the reigning champions dictated possession for large periods of the game. After a poor first 45, City played with greater intensity
3:03 PM ET Keaton Parks and Alexandru Mitrita each scored a goal in a three-minute stretch late in the first half as New York City FC rallied to earn a 2-1 victory Saturday afternoon over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes. NYCFC (16-5-9, 57 points) increased its lead atop the Eastern Conference while remaining unbeaten for
8:52 AM ET Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid to their first home victory of the season. CURTO DE LA TORRE/AFP/Getty Images Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid stumbled to a 3-2 win against Levante at the Bernabeu on Saturday. Summer signing Eden Hazard also made his debut for the club as a substitute in the
Goals from Cristian Zapta and Cristian Kouame were enough for Genoa to defeat Fiorentina 2-1. To watch Serie A sign up to ESPN+. Although it’s early days, the ESPN FC panel talk Romelu Lukaku’s time at Inter and how he’s changed since his disappointing time at Manchester United. Kill the lights. Darkness falls on the
4:31 PM ET Wolfsburg drew 1-1 at Fortuna Dusseldorf on Friday, squandering their chance to provisionally take over the lead in the Bundesliga. Niko Giesselman’s spectacular shot from a tight angle put the hosts ahead in the 17th minute. Wout Weghorst then completed a well-oiled move by the Wolves 12 minutes later to level but
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With international break over, The Exploding Heads predict Liverpool vs. Newcastle and ruin some cake in the process. Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. Shaka Hislop examines whether or not Raheem Sterling has what it takes to become an elite
Przemyslaw Frankowski scored in the final moments to steal a 1-1 draw with the Crew. To watch more MLS, sign up to ESPN+. Joe Mansueto has bought out Andrew Hauptman’s controlling interest in the Chicago Fire, giving the founder of investment management firm Morningstar 100 percent ownership of the MLS team, the Fire announced on
Marcelino ended Valencia’s 11-year wait for silverware. Marcelino has said he is “absolutely certain” that winning the Copa del Rey last season triggered his sacking as Valencia coach this week. The Spaniard, who spent two campaigns at the helm of Los Che, was dismissed on Wednesday despite winning the Copa del Rey and securing Champions
Although it’s early days, the ESPN FC panel talk Romelu Lukaku’s time at Inter and how he’s changed since his disappointing time at Manchester United. MILAN — “This could be the team I need,” Romelu Lukaku said. Sitting in a conference room in Porta Nuova, Milan’s emerging business district, he was making the case that
Mainz have consistently developed coveted players and sold for big profits, which in turn has helped sustain the club’s entire operation. The execution isn’t always perfect and the emotion is perhaps still too raw, but watching the emergence of a new talent is one of the few magical moments left in soccer. At a time
Frank LeBoeuf says Neymar’s father has stoked the fire with his latest comments ahead of his son’s return to action with PSG. Craig Burley says he’ll feel absolutely no sympathy for Neymar if the Paris Saint-Germain supporters jeer him in his return. ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno explains why Kylian Mbappe’s presence at PSG makes Neymar
If you had to guess, you could probably get most of the names. Over the past 10 years, who would be on the top 10 for most shots attempted in a single Premier League season? The list doubles as a pretty good summation of the most impactful players in the league over that span. There’s
12:18 AM ET Damir Kreilach scored in the 75th minute as Real Salt Lake continued its home dominance with a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah. Nick Rimando made three saves as Real Salt Lake (14-11-4, 46 points) improved to 9-1-1 in its past 11 home matches to salvage
Cristiano Ronaldo notched his 10th 4-goal game for both club and country in Portugal’s 5-1 win over Lithuania. The Serie Awesome podcast crew provide their grades on Juve’s summer dealings, where questions arise over keeping “dead weight” players. As Barcelona’s stuttering start continued with a 2-2 draw at Osasuna, Steve Nicol is still baffled they’re