4:54 PM ET Angel Di Maria showed his worth as he set up the first and scored the winner to give Paris Saint-Germain a 2-1 win against champions Lille in Ligue 1 after Lionel Messi limped off injured on Friday. In the absence of Kylian Mbappe, who is suffering from an infection, Di Maria shone
Month: October 2021
9:05 PM ET Associated Press Major League Soccer said Friday it will hire independent counsel to oversee an investigation into the Vancouver Whitecaps’ handling of misconduct allegations against former women’s coach Hubert Busby Jr. “The investigation will include a review of the club’s internal processes and overall culture at the time as well as recommendations
3:23 PM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC With just over a week until the 2021 Major League Soccer season concludes with Decision Day (stream games LIVE on ESPN+), the race for postseason places is on. Five teams have locked up places and seven more know they’ll watch from home, but 15 clubs remain in the hunt
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he has received no assurances from the Manchester United board about his future as manager. Solskjaer has been left fighting for his job following the 5-0 defeat to Liverpool. The Norwegian will be in charge for Saturday’s trip to Tottenham but he says he has had
6:00 PM ET Larry Best has resigned from his position as president of sporting operations of the NWSL’s Washington Spirit, a source has confirmed to ESPN. The Washington Post was the first to report Best’s resignation. A Spirit spokesperson declined to comment. Best had been under fire following the NWSL’s investigation into the Spirit’s workplace
1:48 PM ET What if soccer had an all-star game? Scratch that: what if soccer had eight all-star teams representing eight major leagues — English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, Spanish LaLiga, Major League Soccer, Mexico’s Liga MX, French Ligue 1 and Dutch Eredivisie — and we put those teams head-to-head in a
2:54 PM ET Inter Miami CF midfielder Federico Higuain announced on Friday that he will retire at the conclusion of this season. Coach Phil Neville said Higuain will serve as the team captain for Saturday afternoon’s home finale against New York City FC. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Higuain, 37,