2:02 AM ET The Portland Timbers extended their undefeated streak at home to 10 games with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night at rainy Providence Park, on goals from Sebastian Blanco, Marvin Loria and Jeremy Ebobisse. In a back-and-forth game with attack after attack from both teams — regional rivals with

Steve Nicol says Manchester United prioritise making money over winning, and it shows when you look at their starting XI. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer feels Man United and Romelu Lukaku will both benefit from the Belgian’s move to Inter Milan. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol says Romelu Lukaku will fit perfectly into Antonio Conte’s system at Inter

At £40 million, Alex Iwobi’s Deadline Day move from boyhood club Arsenal to Everton has made him the most expensive Nigerian transfer ever, and saved the Super Eagles from an embarrassingly quiet window. Finally, a Nigerian has cracked into the top 10 of all-time most expensive African transfers. Iwobi moved into sixth spot, pushing Egypt’s

Defender Joao Cancelo outlines what he expects from the Premier League after securing his move to Manchester City. The Luck Index shows Manchester City were unlucky not to pass 100 points again, and beat Liverpool to the Premier League by a bigger margin. The Luck Index shows Manchester City were unlucky not to pass 100

Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze’s deal with music mogul Jay-Z’s Roc Nation management company has catapulted the Nigeria player, only recently a bench warmer, into the spotlight. At the recent Africa Cup of Nations, Chukwueze shoved his way into the starting line-up after sitting behind the likes of Moses Simon and Samuel Kalu, going on to

Felipe Gutierrez’s two goals helped struggling SKC to a big win at Seattle, which got two goals from Jordan Morris. To watch MLS, sign up to ESPN+. The Seattle Sounders added midfielders Emanuel Cecchini and Luis Silva to their roster in separate transactions announced Thursday. Cecchini, 22, arrives on loan from Spain’s Malaga CF and

The FC crew share the latest on Romelu Lukaku’s rumoured move to Inter and David Luiz’s demands to leave Chelsea. The Exploding Heads are back as player agents to field calls from the likes of Gareth Bale, Harry Maguire and Phil Jones on a lively transfer deadline day. The moment everyone has been waiting for

The Exploding Heads review the 2019-2020 Premier League season – before it starts. A single football match is one telling of a hundred stories, a small drama in every hard tackle, in every substitution, in every counter and cross. Fates of players and managers and the hearts of entire cities will move depending on how

ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson explains why he believes Liverpool were the better side and were unlucky to walk away from the Community Shield empty handed. Liverpool forward Harry Wilson has joined Bournemouth on a season-long deal for a £2.5 million loan fee. The 22-year-old travelled to the south coast on Tuesday afternoon to undergo a