Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno were in full agreement that Raheem Sterling’s first goal against Watford should never have been allowed to stand. In a weekend when a handful of players registered hat tricks — and one hat trick of assists — one three-goal performance stood out above the rest. Our global editors pick their

Jurgen Klopp failed to get one over on former foe Bayern Munich as Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their second round Champions League tie at Anfield. The column was denied a 6/1 winner in injury-time on Sunday as Eden Hazard struck for Chelsea to peg Wolves back at

12:54 PM ET Eden Hazard produced a sweet strike in stoppage time to rescue a point in a 1-1 draw against Wolves at Stamford Bridge. The visitors had scored with their only effort of the game early in the second half when Diogo Jota found Raul Jiminez, whose strike nicked off Cesar Azpilicueta and rolled

India fans during the Asian Cup game between Thailand and India. Nineteen-year-old Swapnil is so pumped about the India-UAE game that he and his friends have travelled to the Zayed Sports City stadium almost six hours ahead of kick-off. A college student based in Mumbai, Swapnil is one of 150 fans who have travelled together

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop can’t understand why Real Madrid would even entertain the thought of bringing back Jose Mourinho to manage the club. Paul Mariner and Ross Dyer dissect the latest transfer rumours, including Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho making surprise returns to former clubs. Mark Donaldson and Shaka Hislop weigh up which players at

C.J. Sapong scored in the final seconds to earn Chicago Fire a dramatic draw with 10 men against Orlando City. Major League Soccer: C.J. Sapong (90’+5) Chicago Fire 1-1 Orlando City Major League Soccer: Dom Dwyer (47′) Chicago Fire 0-1 Orlando City Forward C.J. Sapong equalized on a header in the fifth minute of extra

1:10 AM ET Kelvin Leerdam and Raul Ruidiaz scored in the opening eight minutes as the Seattle Sounders defeated the visiting Colorado Rapids 2-0 Saturday night. Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei made three saves to post his first shutout of the season. The Sounders improved to 2-0 after defeating expansion FC Cincinnati 4-1 last weekend in

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is not short of reasons to hand Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the manager’s job on a full-time basis, but he probably didn’t have the names of Fred, Scott McTominay and Andreas Pereira on that list until Wednesday night in Paris. When, rather than if, Woodward confirms Solskjaer as United’s permanent