Marcus Rashford converted an early penalty to help a depleted Manchester United side fend off Leicester City at Old Trafford. Alejandro Moreno feels the current version of Manchester United can only grind out wins and doesn’t intimidate other Premier League sides. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to continue his policy of targeting
Every September, the excitement builds. And, as always, France is preparing itself for a new European campaign. There will be five clubs from “L’Hexagone” competing this season: Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon and Lille in the Champions League, plus Saint-Etienne and Rennes in the Europa League. Due to Strasbourg’s elimination in the Europa League playoff round this
2:21 PM ET Manchester City fell five points behind Liverpool at the top of the table after a shock 3-2 defeat at Norwich. Kenny McLean gave Daniel Farke’s men a surprise lead before the hosts reached dreamland territory as Todd Cantwell added another. Sergio Aguero nodded in to reduce the deficit in first half stoppage
Rudi Gutendorf’s globe-trotting career, spanning half a century, saw him coach a record 55 teams. Rudi Gutendorf, the tireless manager who guided a world record 55 teams, including 18 national sides, has died at 93, according to several German media outlets. Born in Koblenz on the banks of the Rhine, the man dubbed “Restless Rudi”
Alejandro Moreno feels the current version of Manchester United can only grind out wins and doesn’t intimidate other Premier League sides. Marcus Rashford converted an early penalty to help a depleted Manchester United side fend off Leicester City at Old Trafford. The Premier League transfer window has closed, but the rest of Europe remains open
Roberto Pereyra’s converted penalty brought Watford back from their two-goal deficit, to force a 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Vicarage Road. Arsenal skipper Granit Xhaka accused his teammates of being scared after the Gunners threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Watford in the Premier League on Sunday. Victory would have put Arsenal
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
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno joins Ross Dyer to react to Chelsea’s thumping 5-2 win at Wolves which included a hat trick from Tammy Abraham. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place.
Sid Lowe explains the significance of Lionel Messi publicly commenting on Barcelona’s failed effort to bring back Neymar. Julien Laurens reads between the lines of Lionel Messi’s latest comments on Neymar after Barcelona failed to bring back the Brazil star this summer. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop explains how Lionel Messi could add to his already
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
Sid Lowe explains the significance of Lionel Messi publicly commenting on Barcelona’s failed effort to bring back Neymar. Lionel Messi said he would’ve “loved to have Neymar back” after Barcelona failed to sign the Brazilian star from Paris Saint-Germain. Neymar suffered a torrent of abuse on his Paris Saint-Germain return against Strasbourg in Ligue 1
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
11:10 AM ET Sept 14 (Reuters) – Fiorentina were left to rue missed chances after holding Juventus to a 0-0 Serie A draw in Florence on Saturday to end the champions’ perfect start to the season. Juve arrived at the Stadio Artemio Franchi having won their opening two games and were heavy favourites against a
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
11:37 AM ET Borussia Dortmund overpowered Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 on Saturday with two goals from captain Marco Reus to go back into top spot in the Bundesliga on nine points from four matches. In a perfect dress rehearsal for next week’s Champions League opener at home to Barcelona, the Spanish side’s former player Paco Alcacer
2:34 PM ET Roared on by a record crowd in their revamped and completed stadium, Real Sociedad ended La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid’s 100% start to season with a deserved 2-0 win on Saturday. Former Real Madrid player Martin Odegaard put the Basque side ahead in the first game at the renovated Reale Arena with
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
“Things can turn quickly in football and it is just a matter of time,” said Gareth Bale, and he knows. He’s been told it, he’s seen it, he’s lived it. Somehow, somewhere, there’s always a way back. In the late spring of 2018, when he wasn’t playing for Real Madrid, when Zinedine Zidane had left
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