Argentina will host the Under-20 soccer World Cup, world governing body FIFA said on Monday, following the decision to strip Indonesia of the right to stage the tournament. FIFA announced the decision to remove Indonesia as host on March 29 after the country’s FA cancelled the draw to be held in Bali as its governor refused to host Israel’s team. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The Argentine…
The January transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Bayern Munich will look to move on forward Sadio Mane when the transfer window opens in July, says Sky Germany. Mane, 31, has 11 goals and five assists since…
Another weekend of European football is in the books and plenty of action to sink our teeth into. Aston Villa are making a late-season surge for a Champions League spot, Borussia Dortmund slipped up once more, and PSG are marching onto another league title despite bad form. Elsewhere, Inaki Williams ensured Athletic Club took Basque derby honors and John Stones is the latest and unlikeliest Manchester City star finding the…
Carlos Vela scored his second and third goals of the season and added an assist as visiting LAFC held on for a 3-2 victory over the LA Galaxy on Sunday in Carson, California. Vela’s second goal came from the penalty spot in the 68th minute to give his team a second lead. Two minutes later his corner found Ryan Hollingshead for the eventual game-winner as LAFC (5-0-2, 17 points) remained…
The January transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Manchester City lead the race for Jude Bellingham but the Premier League giants want assurances over the midfielder’s desire to play under manager Pep Guardiola, reports the Sunday Mirror.…
Kylian Mbappe became Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading scorer in Ligue 1 as the French champions took a big step toward retaining their title with a 3-1 win over second-placed Lens at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. Mbappe, already PSG’s record goal scorer in all competitions, scored his 139th Ligue 1 goal in the 31st minute to beat the previous mark set by Edinson Cavani. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,…
Erling Haaland continued his jaw-dropping assault on the Premier League on Saturday as he netted a first-half brace to equal Mohamed Salah’s single-season goal-scoring record in Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over beleaguered Leicester City on Saturday. Haaland increased his haul to 32 goals to tie Salah’s mark for a 38-game season — and the 22-year-old Norwegian scoring machine has eight games still to play. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,…
The last three versions of the Copa Libertadores final have been all-Brazilian affairs. This re-enforces the point that the domestic Brazilian league, which kicks off at the weekend, has effectively become the English Premier League of South America. Its relative financial muscle allows clubs to bring back veterans from Europe — even non-Brazilians such as Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal — and sign younger players who failed to live up…