It turns out, beating MLS clubs is a lot easier than beating continental champions. Chivas Guadalajara learned that the hard way this week at the Club World Cup.
While Club América was back home in Mexico winning an unprecedented 13th Liga MX title, breaking a tie with Chivas for most all time, Guadalajara was in the UAE, getting beaten by teams from Asia and Africa.
The 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations kicked off last Sunday to determine which CAF teams will be headed to France next summer. Similar to the Concacaf format, eight teams were divided into two groups, with the top two teams in Groups A and B advancing to the knockout rounds. The winners of the semifinal matches would automatically qualify for the World Cup while the losers would go head-to-head in a third-place match to determine the final CAF spot.
Algeria secured qualification to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with a 4-1 victory over Togo in Lomé on Sunday, and although the Sparrowhawks of Togo could still qualify for the main event by defeating Benin on the final match day, the way they fell behind against Algeria was nothing short of calamitous.
Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool was an engrossing match on Saturday. But don’t take our word for it, take it from these Nigerian Arsenal fans.
Liverpool remained unbeaten in the Premier League and Arsenal kept its 14-match unbeaten streak in all competitions alive as the two English giants battled to an entertaining draw. James Milner scored the opener in the 61st minute and for a while it appeared the Reds (in purple) would go on to score a big road win.
Olimpicos — scoring directly from a corner kick — are a rare occurrence at the top level of football. Goalkeepers are usually too astute, too tall and too athletic to allow someone to score from a corner. But this Mo Salah Olimpico on Friday showed it’s not impossible.
Fresh from his stint in the CSL with Hebei China Fortune, former Arsenal and Roma winger Gervinho appears to be loving life back in Italy with Serie A side Parma. After scoring against Juventus back on Sept. 1, the Ivory Coast flyer registered his second of the season Saturday in Parma’s 2-0 win over Cagliari.
Beginning Thursday, Sept. 13, you’ll be able to get a taste of FIFA 19 by downloading the demo for PS4, Xbox One and PC. And while the full version of the game won’t be available for purchase until Friday, Sept. 28, EA Sports has revealed the top 100 FIFA 19 player ratings for the world’s most popular sports franchise.
#100. Kostas Manolas | AS Roma & Greece, CB: 85
If you’re curious to check out the most famous football players with photos and visceral evidence of their existence, you’ve come to the right place. In the latest edition of the ESPN World Fame 100, 32 of the entries were footballers, giving you a fitting idea of the sport’s global appeal. We’ve included all 32 of those players and some other footballers that are instantly recognizable to followers of the game.
Take a look below, and get inspired to run more.
Edinson Cavani | PSG & Uruguay
How fast is Sadio Mané? The Senegalese winger has harnessed his blistering pace to increasingly devastating levels while rising from France’s third division in 2012 to the heights of the Champions League final with Liverpool in 2018. His record of 10 goals from 13 appearances in the world’s premier club competition last season tells you everything you need to know about the 26-year-old: He’s now one of most feared wide men on the planet, and his pace has a lot to do with that.
You've seen Antoine Griezmann balling out this summer on the basketball court, now the cross-sport challenge has gone the other way as Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid showed what he can do with the ball at his feet while visiting his home of Cameroon.