12:17 AM ET Diego Valeri scored twice, and goalkeeper Jeff Attinella made five saves, including one with his head, as the 10-man Portland Timbers advanced in the Major League Soccer playoffs by defeating FC Dallas 2-1 on Wednesday night in Frisco, Texas. The Timbers, the fifth seed in the Western Conference, will play host to

FC’s Shaka Hislop reveals his Power Rankings, but the FC crew are a bit skeptical of his choices towards the top half of his selections. Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara will be sidelined for “several weeks” after suffering an ankle injury in the DFB Pokal tie against fourth-tier Rodinghausen on Tuesday, the club have confirmed.

The FC crew raise questions about whether Jose Mourinho can be trusted with £100 million to spend on Manchester United reinforcements in January. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed, but that doesn’t stop Transfer Talk from rummaging around to find out who will be moving where come January. TOP

Former Leicester City managers Claudio Ranieri and Nigel Pearson joined the voices of condolence for the club’s chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday night. Thai businessman Srivaddhanaprabha died along with four others when his helicopter crashed and then exploded outside the club’s King Power Stadium after a Premier League

The FC crew raise questions about whether Jose Mourinho can be trusted with £100 million to spend on Manchester United reinforcements in January. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed, but that doesn’t stop Transfer Talk from rummaging around to find out who will be moving where come January. TOP

Paul Pogba scored and provided the assist for Anthony Martial’s game-winning goal as Manchester United defeated Everton at Old Trafford. Paul Pogba explains his stutter-step penalty style after Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Everton. After Jose Mourinho compared Man United’s ambitions to Everton’s, the ESPN FC crew give their views on what appears to be

Paul Pogba scored and provided the assist for Anthony Martial’s game-winning goal as Manchester United defeated Everton at Old Trafford. Paul Pogba scored and provided the assist for Anthony Martial’s game-winning goal as Manchester United defeated Everton at Old Trafford. Paul Pogba scored and provided the assist for Anthony Martial’s game-winning goal as Manchester United

In tight, home and away knockout clashes, the fireworks are often reserved for the second match — and that is certainly the way it looks in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores. Last week’s first leg matches were tense, scrappy affairs. This week the two clashes — both between giant clubs from Brazil and Argentina

For the first time in 11 years, there was no Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch when Real Madrid took on Barcelona, but there was no dearth of drama in what turned out to be an absolute rout (5-1) for the Blaugrana. So, could we possibly start from any other place? Here are

While much of the focus centred on the numerous American imports in the W-League, a pair of unheralded South Africans stole the show during the competition’s opening weekend as Canberra United knocked over three-time champions Melbourne City. Rhoda Mulaudzi scored one and set up another as Canberra sent ambitious Melbourne City packing with a 2-0