As plans for a European super league start to emerge, the FC crew discuss how it would work and how it would impact European and global football. ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens talks Financial Fair Play and the reported negotiations to keep PSG and Man City in the UEFA Champions League. Gab Marcotti delves into ESPN
Month: November 2018
Andy Keogh opened the scoring for the home side before an own goal from Connor O’Toole doubled the lead with Tomislav Mrcela being dismissed late on. Melbourne Victory have held on for a 1-0 win over the Newcastle Jets, and pick up their first points of the season in the process. Alexander Baumjohann and Oriol
6:19 PM GMT England co-captain Owen Farrell has not been cited over his controversial tackle that helped England narrowly beat South Africa Saturday, World Rugby has confirmed. With the clock beyond the 80-minute mark at Twickenham, England were desperately trying to keep the Springboks at bay before Andre Esterhuizen made a line break. Farrell smashed
12:30 PM GMT Owen Farrell faces a second anxious wait over his controversial “red zone” tackle that helped England beat South Africa 12-11 Saturday as he could still be cited despite being cleared by the referee and TMO of not using his arms in a massive hit. The clock had ticked past the 80-minute mark
Sven-Goran Eriksson found the challenge of coaching the Philippine Azkals interesting, and team manager Dan Palami is glad the former England manager accepted the offer to lead a developing team in Asian football. Group B of the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup is, on paper, the tougher of the two groups. ESPN FC takes a look
12:10 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Karen Khachanov upset a tired-looking Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 to win the Paris Masters title and deprive Djokovic the chance on Sunday of matching Rafael Nadal‘s record of 33 Masters titles. Djokovic, a record four-time champion at the indoor event, looked out of energy after an epic three-hour
9:24 AM ET Ashleigh Barty made a blistering start and rode out a tighter second set to win the WTA Elite Trophy title with a convincing 6-3 6-4 victory over rising Chinese talent Wang Qiang in Zhuhai on Sunday. Barty, 22, beat defending champion and top seed Julia Goerges in the semifinals and picked up
10:28 AM ET NEW YORK — Daniel Cormier may have summed it up best, just moments after defeating Derrick Lewis to retain his heavyweight title at UFC 230 on Saturday. “There are no surprises with me,” Cormier said. “If you have a puncher’s chance, that’s not enough. You have to be one of the best
9:57 AM ET Associated Press England’s Justin Rose regained the world number one spot after successfully defending his Turkish Airlines Open title, overcoming China’s Li Haotong in a playoff on Sunday. Rose carded five birdies in a typically consistent display to take a one-shot advantage after 16 holes in the final round at the Antalya
2:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Habib Bank Limited (Zohaib 68*, Ramiz 55, Arshad 2-48) beat Water and Power Development Authority (Butt 56*, Rafatullah 51, Amade 3-49) by 62 runs Umar Akmal plays a cut Getty Images An all-round batting effort by Habib Bank Limited (HBL) was enough to overpower Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in