Craig Burley explains why it was so important for Chelsea’s young core to get a victory at Lille. Didier Deschamps wants Chelsea boss Frank Lampard to play Olivier Giroud more often in exchange for the France manager’s leaving N’Golo Kante in London for last month’s European Championship qualifiers. Kante on Thursday was called up for
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3:01 PM ET Napoli paid the price for playing a weakened side as they dropped Champions League points in 0-0 draw away at Racing Genk on Wednesday. After beating holders Liverpool in their opening Group E game, coach Carlo Ancelotti left out Lorenzo Insigne and dropped Dries Mertens to the bench against the Belgian champions,
LONDON — One by one, the Tottenham players left their brand new stadium late on Tuesday night after the embarrassment of their 7-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Groggy and shocked by what had happened to them a few hours earlier, they had stayed in the dressing room for a long time
Alexandru Mitrita tallied three first-half goals to lead NYCFC past Atlanta United 4-1. For more MLS, sign up for ESPN+. New York City FC has finalized contingency plans for the MLS Cup playoffs, securing dates at Citi Field if there is a conflict with the New York Yankees. Those plans don’t include a scenario if
The U.S. Soccer Federation filed a brief opposing certification of the players’ class action status late on Monday evening in the equal pay lawsuit involving members of the U.S. women’s national team. The players first filed their lawsuit on March 8 of this year, alleging that the USSF violated the pay discrimination provisions of Title
Ramon Abila knows Boca Juniors have a mountain to climb in the Copa Libertadores semifinal. Before their team’s home game against historic rivals Boca Juniors, three River Plate fans each held aloft a large inflatable number — a nine, a one and a two. It was a reference to a date: Dec. 9, 2018, when
Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means. The exodus of leading members of Australian football’s governing body has widened with FFA head of national performance Luke Casserly to leave the position after six years
ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno explains why Kylian Mbappe’s presence at PSG makes Neymar an expendable asset. French football correspondent Julien Laurens explains the main reason behind Neymar not getting a move away from PSG this summer. A Brazilian judge says the model who accused football superstar Neymar of rape will face trial on charges of
2:59 PM ET Mali produced a mouth-watering performance as they beat Niger 3-1 in game five of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal on Monday. Ironically, it was almost the perfect start for Niger with Victorien Adebayor breaking through on goal in the opening minute, but he
Western United FC show a glimpse of the preparations going into their debut season in the A-League. Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means. The head of Football Federation Australia has promised that anyone