ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno sifts through the latest transfer rumours, including where Matthijs de Ligt will land in the summer transfer window. Robbie Fowler has begun his rebuild of Brisbane Roar with the arrival of ex-Newcastle Jets striker Roy O’Donovan on a two-year deal. O’Donovan, 33, joins the Roar after two A-League seasons with the
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A pair of goals from Brandon Vazquez led Atlanta United past Columbus and into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup. Atlanta United standout midfielder Ezequiel Barco will miss at least two weeks due to a knee injury, coach Frank de Boer told reporters on Monday. Barco suffered the injury during the club’s win over
3:52 AM ET Favio Alvarez had a goal and an assist as the LA Galaxy scored twice in the game’s first 15 minutes en route to winning their third straight road match, 2-0 over FC Cincinnati on Saturday night. The Galaxy (10-6-1, 31 points) came out of the recent MLS break in impressive fashion as
First of all, that was an enthralling game of football. Burundi may be ranked 89 places below Nigeria, but they looked anything but as they pushed the Super Eagles to the limit, and it took a moment of genius from Ola Aina, plus the assassin class finishing from Odion Ighalo, to put them away late
10:39 PM ET Tom Marshall CHARLOTTE, N.C. – LA Galaxy’s 21-year-old winger Uriel Antuna and Wolves striker Raul Jimenez both scored to help Mexico to a 3-2 victory over Martinique at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday to secure top spot in Group A of the Gold Cup after a shaky performance. Antuna netted his
3:28 PM ET Nigeria left it late against AFCON debutants Burundi on Saturday. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images Nigeria needed a late goal from substitute Odion Ighalo to claim a 1-0 win over a brave Burundi side playing their first-ever match at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Ighalo, set free by Ola Aina‘s clever flicked pass,
South Africa are likely to turn to gangly Dutch-born striker Lars Veldwijk as a surprise choice to lead their attack when they take on the Ivory Coast in their Africa Cup of Nations opener in Cairo on Monday. The 27-year-old, who qualifies for South African citizenship because his father was born in the country, has
The 28 members of the U.S. women’s national team who filed a pay discrimination suit against soccer’s governing body in March have tentatively agreed to mediation after the World Cup ends, a spokesman for the U.S. Soccer Federation confirmed Friday. The suit, filed in federal court on March 8, seeks equitable pay and treatment, in
Check out every goal from the weekend in MLS, highlighted by a ridiculous bicycle kick from LA Galaxy’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic. LAFC’s Carlos Vela, D.C. United’s Wayne Rooney and Orlando City’s Nani were all included in Major League Soccer’s Fan XI, which was announced on Friday, for the annual All-Star Game on July 31. Alongside league
As we head into the knockout rounds of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, it’s when games are settled not with draws or VAR, but a good ol’ penalty shootout. You know the rules by now, right? Two teams line up and individual players take turns shooting at the goal. The keeper dives to a