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Nov 3, 2021 After two years in Major League Soccer, New England Revolution defender Andrew Farrell thought he had a pretty good handle on the league. The Revs had reached the playoffs in 2013, his rookie season, and advanced to MLS Cup the next year. Although they lost to the LA Galaxy, Farrell had every

8:00 AM ET Matchday 4 of the Champions League group stage saw round-of-16 places clinched by Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Ajax, while Manchester United conjured another late show and there were narrow Barcelona and Real Madrid wins, but Paris Saint-Germain slipped up and Atletico Madrid and AC Milan continued to struggle. We asked James

6:31 PM ET Liverpool raced to early lead against Atletico Madrid and didn’t look back. OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool were determined to ensure it was going to be different this time. Atletico Madrid‘s last visit to Anfield in March 2020 was a calamitous affair on and off the field. The Reds

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Nov 2, 2021 Neymar been less than impressive for PSG this season, certainly far below what’s expected of the Brazilian star. Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images Disappointing. Transparent. Ghostly. Average. You can probably think of a few more ways to describe Neymar‘s season so far — in fact, these are actually kind words in regards to the performances

7:13 PM ET BERGAMO — Cristiano Ronaldo did not return to Manchester United earlier this season to keep Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in a job, but he is doing it almost single-handedly right now. Another hapless United display was glossed over by another Ronaldo rescue act with two goals in a 2-2 draw against Atalanta in

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8:15 AM ET When was the last time your seventh choice for anything worked out well? It might have seemed a little premature for Tottenham Hotspur to dispense with Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday after just 17 games and exactly four months in the job — and replace him with Antonio Conte the very next

12:15 PM ET Another great soccer weekend and a fresh batch of talking points! Manchester United‘s win over Tottenham cemented the exit of Nuno Espirito Santo, but it doesn’t necessarily mean Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is safe in his job. Barcelona stumbled to a draw, Juventus are in trouble, Bayern Munich shrugged off last week’s 5-0

10:50 AM ET The time for talking is over — let the battle commence! It’s time for our managers to pit their teams representing the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Major League Soccer and Liga MX against each other for global supremacy in ESPN’s Battle of the Leagues, presented by EA

7:53 AM ET Tottenham are in advanced talks to appoint Antonio Conte as their new manager after sacking Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday morning, sources have told ESPN. Nuno was removed after just 17 games in charge following talks involving chairman Daniel Levy, managing director of football Fabio Paratici and other members of the club’s

11:23 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are considering whether to sack Nuno Espirito Santo in the wake of fan unrest during Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat to Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. Spurs are eighth in the Premier League after losing five of their opening 10 matches following Nuno’s appointment in the summer. – Don’t have

1:30 PM ET Manchester United got back on their feet vs. Tottenham, Arsenal got some brilliance between the posts and some big clubs (Paris Saint-Germain) are struggling to get all their stars on the same page. Plus there were goals and talking points galore around Barcelona, Brighton’s draw at Liverpool and Juventus. As for Manchester

6:22 PM ET Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has been admitted to hospital for a cardiac exam after experiencing chest pain during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Alaves. Aguero, 33, had to be taken off before half-time after being attended to on the Camp Nou pitch by Barca’s medical team for a lengthy period of time. The

4:22 PM ET LONDON — There was only a short handshake between the managers at the end of Manchester United’s 3-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, but by that point, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had already passed the baton to Nuno Espirito Santo as embattled boss of the Premier League‘s crisis club. Thousands of Tottenham supporters had

3:34 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said victory over Tottenham will not erase the humiliation suffered at the hands of Liverpool but praised his players for the way they bounced back following a difficult week at Old Trafford. Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford scored to hand United a 3-0 win

9:05 PM ET Associated Press Major League Soccer said Friday it will hire independent counsel to oversee an investigation into the Vancouver Whitecaps’ handling of misconduct allegations against former women’s coach Hubert Busby Jr. “The investigation will include a review of the club’s internal processes and overall culture at the time as well as recommendations

3:23 PM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC With just over a week until the 2021 Major League Soccer season concludes with Decision Day (stream games LIVE on ESPN+), the race for postseason places is on. Five teams have locked up places and seven more know they’ll watch from home, but 15 clubs remain in the hunt