play Would referees benefit from always being paired with the same VAR teams? (1:33)Gab & Juls debate whether partnering referees with the same VAR team for every match would improve consistency. (1:33) Nov 9, 2023, 08:58 PM ET The summer transfer window has closed throughout Europe, but there are still moves in the works and … Read more
David Raya‘s agent Jaume Munell states Arsenal have wanted to sign the former Brentford goalkeeper since before Aaron Ramsdale‘s arrival in 2021. Raya made the move this summer and has now replaced Ramsdale’s as the club’s first-choice. Munell told AFTV: “Arsenal showed interest for the first time three years ago in 2021. They tried to … Read more
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp isn’t panicking after their 3=2 defeat at Europa League opponents Toulouse. Klopp accepts they weren’t good enough on the night, though could have earned a point after Jarell Quansah‘s late equaliser was disallowed by VAR. The Reds manager later said: “It was well deserved to lose because they won pretty much … Read more
Moises Caicedo admits a call from Enzo Fernandez helped him choose Chelsea in August. As he was leaving Brighton, Caicedo also had a big offer from Liverpool before Enzo’s intervention. He told the club’s website: “It was a nice chat. “I mean, the fact that a world champion was phoning you, one of the best … Read more
Getty Images The U.S. men’s national team will be without Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah for their Concacaf Nations League tie with Trindad and Tobago. Pulisic and Weah, two of the team’s most in-form attackers, picked up hamstring injuries with their respective club teams, AC Milan and Juventus. The pair have scored four of the … Read more
Getty Images In a new book, “Sí Señor“, former Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino shed light on tension that existed between superstars Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah. While the two players were able to lift Liverpool to the top, there were times during which they had visible disagreements that sometimes showed on the pitch. As competitors, … Read more
Getty Images The NWSL Championship, in many ways, signals the passing of a torch. All eyes will be on the OL Reign’s Megan Rapinoe and NJ/NY Gotham FC’s Ali Krieger, whose storied careers will end on Saturday with one last trophy on the line. While one of the U.S. women’s national team veterans will get … Read more
ByReuters Bayern Munich top scorer Harry Kane struck twice in seven minutes late in the game to guide his team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Galatasaray on Wednesday and secure a spot in the Champions League knockout stage with two games to spare. The England captain, who had scored a hat-trick against Borussia Dortmund … Read more
play What has happened to Robert Lewandowski at Barca? (1:05)The “ESPN FC” crew try to make sense of Robert Lewandowski’s recent dip in form after Barcelona’s loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. (1:05) Nov 8, 2023, 09:03 AM ET Barcelona have “total” faith in Xavi Hernandez and his position as coach, a club … Read more
ByReuters Corey Donovan redirected Jack McGlynn‘s free kick in the 79th minute as the Philadelphia Union advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 1-0 victory over the 10-man New England Revolution on Wednesday in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Donovan’s tap-in was enough for the Union to complete a two-game sweep in a best-of-three, opening-round series. Philadelphia … Read more
