Former U.S. goalkeeper Kasey Keller says Gregg Berhalter’s style of play “hasn’t worked” and he has to get better at making adjustments. International soccer match promoter Relevent Sports has filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation on Monday. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges
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Nigeria return to the field on Tuesday for their first game since winning the bronze medal at the Africa Cup of Nations in July, with Ukraine as the opposition. Coach Gernot Rohr’s squad will have a slightly different look about it when they meet up in Dnipro. Two of this leading players at the tournament
Liberia needed a last-gasp penalty save, Ethiopia an own goal, Tanzania shoot-out penalties and Equatorial Guinea a late strike to all win their World Cup first round ties on Sunday and advance to the group phase of the qualifiers for Qatar 2022. The quartet are the first nations through from the opening knockout round, which
After Watford parted ways with Javi Garcia, the FC crew assess the chances that Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino could leave his post this season. Javi Gracia has said he was surprised by his “abrupt” sacking as Watford manager after leading the Premier League club to their highest finish last season. Watford, who have one point from
2:08 PM ET Ukraine remained firmly on course to reach Euro 2020 after a 3-0 win at Lithuania on Saturday tightened their grip on qualifying Group B. The result left the Ukrainians top of the group on 13 points from five games, nine ahead of second-placed Luxemburg who have played a game less. – Euro
11:41 PM ET Andre Shinyashiki scored twice as the Colorado Rapids won in coach Robin Fraser’s home debut, defeating the depleted Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo. The Rapids (9-14-6, 33 points) have won both of their games since Fraser, who formerly played for the club, took over. Saturday’s match was
The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place. The clock is well and truly ticking down to the release of FIFA 20. The next edition of the football simulation video game is released
Two Russian national team football players were granted parole on Friday after serving part of their prison sentences for a series of brawls. Zenit St. Petersburg forward Alexander Kokorin and FC Krasnodar midfielder Pavel Mamayev were arrested last October after being accused of two attacks — one against a man in a Moscow hotel parking
The U.S. always hate losing to Mexico but even the most ardent of supporters could find little fault with Friday night’s 3-0 defeat at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez opened the scoring with a sharp, predatory effort following Jesus “Tecatito” Corona‘s cheeky nutmeg of U.S. debutant Sergino Dest to set up
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol recaps Juventus’ extraordinary 4-3 win over Napoli in Turin. Kalidou Koulibaly scored a calamitous own goal in injury time as Napoli lost 4-3 at Juventus. To watch Serie A, sign up for ESPN+. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti reacts to the news that Juventus’ talisman Giorgio Chiellini has a torn ACL and