Shaka Hislop feels both Arsene Wenger and Bayern Munich lost an opportunity with the club rejecting him. FIFA has named Arsene Wenger as their chief of global football development, world football’s governing body said on Wednesday. Wenger had been in the running to take over as Bayern Munich boss following Niko Kovac’s sacking before he fell
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Seattle beat Toronto FC 3-1 to secure their second MLS Cup win in franchise history. The Columbus Crew have acquired United States international midfielder Darlington Nagbe from Atlanta United for at least $1.05 million in allocation money, the club announced on Wednesday. Atlanta is receiving $700,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), $150,000 in General Allocation
Following a hat trick vs. Galatasaray, Julien Laurens assesses the future for young Rodrygo at Real Madrid. Sid Lowe tries to make sense of Atleti’s struggles after a fourth draw in their last five La Liga matches. Shaka Hislop picks the manager most likely to be sacked; check the whole convo on ESPN UK’s YouTube.
Lebo Mothiba ended his five-and-a-half-month wait for a goal by scoring twice in Strasbourg’s Ligue 1 victory over Nimes last weekend, while both Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane starred as Liverpool defeated Manchester City in a potentially decisive clash at the top of the English Premier League. South Africa’s Mothiba hadn’t scored since May when
LIVERPOOL, England — Pep Guardiola concluded his long praise of Liverpool following Manchester City’s 3-1 defeat at Anfield by tagging them as “the best team, right now, in the world.” Meanwhile, City midfielder Bernardo Silva, wrestled with the reality that “you can play better than them and still be 2-0, 3-0 behind” in the aftermath
Emmanuel Ochoa has previously represented the U.S. national team at the U-14 and U-15 levels. The San Jose Earthquakes on Monday signed goalkeeper Emmanuel Ochoa, 14, to a homegrown player contract, making him the second-youngest player signed by Major League Soccer behind Freddy Adu. Ochoa, a Mexican American who lives in Salinas, Calif., was 14
The FC guys are at odds when it comes to the FA’s decision to overturn Son Heung-Min’s red card vs. Everton. Everton snatched a late leveler against Tottenham, but lost Andre Gomes to a serious leg injury. In a blockbuster morning of Champions League football Real Madrid scored six against Galatasaray, while Tottenham put four
Shaka Hislop says there are no superlatives left to describe Lionel Messi’s talent after another hat trick. Alejandro Moreno says Slavia Prague’s lack of quality is the only reason Barcelona earned a point Tuesday. Janusz Michallik questions whether Ernesto Valverde has much time left at Barcelona after their loss vs. Levante. Steve Nicol feels Gerard
Freiburg coach Christian Streich was knocked to the floor. Eintracht Frankfurt captain David Abraham was sent off for knocking over Freiburg coach Christian Streich as their Bundesliga game ended in chaos and red cards on Sunday. Freiburg were leading 1-0 when the ball went out of play in stoppage time. Streich let the ball go
Shaka Hislop says Arsenal need to replace Unai Emery with Massimiliano Allegri after another loss at Leicester. Arsenal’s two top directors have expressed their disappointment with the team’s miserable run of form recently but said they still have faith in coach Unai Emery to turn things around, sources told ESPN FC. Gunners head of football Raul
SEATTLE — Seattle’s 3-1 win over Toronto FC to claim MLS Cup 2019, in front of a sellout crowd of nearly 70,000 fans on Sunday, was the culmination of a love affair between the city and the Sounders a decade in the making. It’s easy to forget, in the wake of the successful expansion launches