Carlos Tevez scored his first goal since March as Shanghai Shenhua handed the Chinese Super League’s last placed side Yanbian Funde a 2-0 loss to temporarily take the pressure off coach Gustavo Poyet. The win was Shenhua’s first in the league since early April and moves Poyet’s team up to eighth in the standings. But

Russia gave it their best at the Confederations Cup but the hosts just lacked the quality to compete with the world’s elite. KAZAN, Russia — One of the few positives to emerge from Russia’s Confederations Cup exit for Stanislav Cherchesov is that he has managed to get the country behind his team once again. Whether

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Stevie Nicol feels Man United should do their best to sign Alvaro Morata, Jordi Alba and Fabinho to bolster their squad. Former Man United defender Rio Ferdinand tells all about his displeasure with the way his former club played in recent seasons. Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick says he could keep playing as long as

Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol explains the benefits of adding Mohamed Salah for Liverpool. Friday’s latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC’s What’s Trending… LIVERPOOL: The long-awaited move to bring Mohamed Salah from Roma to Anfield became official on Thursday night, with sources close to Liverpool telling ESPN FC that the total

Lionel Messi spoke to ESPN about his future at Barcelona and a possible move to China. Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes Lionel Messi is the best of all time and has more natural talent than Cristiano Ronaldo. With reports indicating Barca rejected a hefty bid for Andre Gomes, the FC panel debate the future

Alexis Sanchez became Chile’s leading goal scorer but he was unable to celebrate the occasion with a victory after Germany struck back in a 1-1 Confederations Cup draw at the Kazan Arena. Sanchez claimed his 38th international goal in the seventh minute to eclipse the record set by Marcelo Salas, reaching the milestone on his

Craig Burley believes Pep Guardiola’s defence still needs improving, even if Dani Alves decides to join Manchester City. Thursday’s latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC’s What’s Trending… JUVENTUS: Juventus have confirmed that Dani Alves will be released from his current contract, further clearing the way for Manchester City to secure a

By Julie Foudy | Jun 22, 2017espnW.com With the passing of former USWNT coach Tony DiCicco, former players, Julie Foudy and Kate Markgraf, pay tribute to his legacy for U.S. NEXT VIDEO Coaching is often measured by wins and losses. The more titles, the more that coach is deemed successful. And by that standard, Tony

ESPN FC is “OnScene” in Russia for the Confederations Cup.  With Matchday 1 having finished, the eight competing nations are getting ready for their second game. Stay in touch with everything our correspondents have been getting up to. TUESDAY, June 20 Osorio’s turn Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio and midfielder Hector Herrera about to speak