Inside the super-sub role, and why Durán is the ultimate game changer
Jhon Durán is the ultimate super-sub this season, but what goes into the mental and tactical prep of coming off the bench to help your team win?
LONDON — Declan Rice said his free kick “magic” against Real Madrid left him speechless but insisted Arsenal are targeting Champions League glory after taking control of their quarterfinal tie with the holders. Arsenal stunned Madrid with a 3-0 win in Tuesday’s first leg at Emirates Stadium as Rice scored the first direct free kicks…
Mar 16, 2025, 08:02 AM ET Footballers in Colombia’s top two men’s divisions and the women’s league have voted for strike action over working conditions. Marc Atkins/Getty Images More than 1,000 football players in Colombia have voted to strike after failing to reach an agreement with the country’s football federation (FCF) and Dimayor League over working conditions,…
Feb 21, 2025, 07:52 AM ET Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has cast doubt over Erling Haaland‘s involvement against Liverpool on Sunday and also confirmed that John Stones is likely to undergo surgery. Haaland remained on the bench for City’s 3-1 loss to Real Madrid on Wednesday after picking up a knock in their Premier…
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 3, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The U.S. Soccer Federation announced its end of year awards for 2024, which in addition to player awards includes the Game of the Year, as well as Female and Male Referee of…
Real Madrid booked their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with an emphatic 5-0 win over fourth-tier Club Deportiva Minera on Monday, with striker Arda Güler scoring a superb double. Madrid took an early lead when Federico Valverde volleyed home in impressive style within five minutes. Eduardo Camavinga doubled the lead…
Dec 13, 2024, 04:19 AM ET Lionel Messi has acknowledged that Barcelona teenage sensation Lamine Yamal reminds him of himself when he was young. Messi was asked earlier this week during an event in Adidas’ Herzogenaurach headquarters in Germany by Nigerian artist Goke Oyewo to name a player from the new generation that reminded him…