Lothar Matthaus believes Bayern Munich need a winger with qualities similar to that of Chelsea and USMNT midfielder Christian Pulisic. Christian Pulisic made his Chelsea debut in a 1-0 friendly loss to Kawasaki Frontale in Yokohama, Japan on Friday.  Chelsea were second best against Kawasaki and the raucous home crowd got what they wanted when

CARSON, Calif. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic backed up his pre-match talk with a hat trick as the LA Galaxy beat LAFC 3-2 in a riveting end-to-end El Trafico derby here on Friday night. Prior to the game, Ibrahimovic said he still believed he was the best player in MLS by far over LAFC’s Carlos Vela —

Antoine Griezmann discusses what it will be like to play with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez and teases a brand new celebration for his first Barcelona goal. New Barcelona signing Antoine Griezmann likens Lionel Messi to LeBron James, calling the two stars “the image” of their respective sports. Antoine Griezmann couldn’t get out of the

Jozy Altidore’s stunning opener set the tone for Toronto who added two more goals to defeat the New York Red Bulls 3-1 at BMO Field. The New York Red Bulls have rebuffed transfer offers from an unnamed Premier League side for U.S. international Aaron Long, and aren’t interested in selling the defender during the current

Jeremy Ebobisse scored on a header in the 82nd minute as the Portland Timbers finally found a finishing touch to salvage a 1-1 tie with visiting Orlando City on Thursday night. Brought on as a substitute in the 61st minute, Ebobisse scored his sixth goal of the season after Timbers forward Brian Fernandez got his

Nigeria stars Odion Ighalo and John Obi Mikel are retiring from international football. Sources told ESPN that Ighalo, whose goal helped Nigeria to beat Tunisia 1-0 in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Bronze Final on Wednesday night, informed coach Gernot Rohr of his decision before leaving to join his club in China immediately after

After a turbulent period which saw Algeria employ seven coaches in three years, it has taken Djamel Belmadi less than one year to restore order and turn a dispirited squad into finalists at the Africa Cup of Nations. Although he had only coached in Qatar before taking the job, Belmadi has lifted the Desert Foxes

1:54 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Eddie Nketiah helped Arsenal open their International Champions Cup campaign with a victory, scoring a late winner to down Bayern Munich 2-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on Wednesday. Tyreece John-Jules teed up 20-year-old Nketiah for his goal with just five minutes

ESPN’s Jon Champion and Taylor Twellman discuss Seattle’s quality and Atlanta’s continued struggles to find consistency under Frank de Boer. Raul Ruidiaz’s incredible goal, and a Harry Shipp header saw the Sounders past Atlanta and moved them ahead of LA Galaxy in the West. Atlanta United full-back Brek Shea is out for the season after

ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens reacts to Josh Kroenke’s statement that Arsenal will look for “the next big thing” as opposed to signing big-name players. Former Arsenal forward Paul Mariner says Laurent Koscielny is putting his legacy with the Gunners at risk with his recent behaviour. Steve Nicol feels Laurent Koscielny doesn’t have enough leverage at