Mo Salah’s penalty and Divock Origi’s late strike secured Liverpool’s emphatic 2-0 win in the Champions League final vs. Spurs. Steve Nicol hails the impact of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and defender Virgil van Dijk in keeping Tottenham at bay in the Reds’ Champions League Final triumph. Liverpool legend Steve Nicol was in Madrid to watch
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African football’s image took another hefty blow on Friday when the final of the continent’s top club competition was abandoned after Wydad Casablanca of Morocco walked off to protest a refereeing decision. Amid embarrassing scenes in Tunis, home side Esperance were declared winners of the African Champions League but it took a stoppage of an
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Stewart Robson race across a lake in Madrid to decide if Liverpool or Tottenham will win the Champions League final. The FC crew share their X-factors for the Champions League final, citing solid back-line play as the key to Liverpool’s success. Stewart Robson is given the tough task of ranking
1:44 AM ET Carlos Vela scored in the sixth minute and visiting LAFC went on to spoil the Portland Timbers’ welcome-home party with a 3-2 victory on Saturday, extending their unbeaten streak to eight games. Diego Rossi added a first-half goal and Latif Blessing scored in the second half as LAFC improved its MLS-best record
Mark Ogden explains if Tottenham win the Champions League final, Mauricio Pochettino may be the most sought after man in all of football. ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe and Ian Darke weigh in on the contentious relationship between Gareth Bale and Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid. Former Real Madrid and Tottenham coach Juande Ramos has told
Nicolas Mezquida’s tidy finish late on handed Colorado Rapids a hard fought 3-2 win over Columbus Crew SC. Columbus Crew midfielder Federico Higuain, the team’s all-time assists leader, is expected to miss the rest of the season after undergoing anterior cruciate ligament surgery in the coming days. Higuain was hurt during a 3-2 loss to
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has relied heavily on experience in his 23-man squad for the Copa America, including Barcelona star Luis Suarez, who is recovering from an injury. – When is the Copa America?– Full Copa America fixtures schedule Tabarez will coach Uruguay at a Copa America for the sixth time, and included a number
Eight years after surrendering their WAFU Cup of Nations title in a bewildering upset at home to Togo, Nigeria will get a chance to exact some measure of revenge against Les Aigles. The teams were drawn to face each other early in this year’s tournament, in a revised format that will see teams face each
Norway’s Erling Braut Haland scored a record nine goals for his team in a runaway 12-0 victory over Honduras at the U20 World Cup in Poland on Thursday. The 18-year-old RB Salzburg striker scored four times before the half and then added another five after to break the previous record for goals in a single