Soccer

Mar 1, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta was taken to hospital after a wildly reckless challenge from Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts just eight minutes into Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash. Palace chairman Steve Parish confirmed to the BBC at half-time that Mateta had a gash behind his ear and was at

Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola insists there’s reason for optimism at Manchester City, despite a troubled campaign that has seen the defending champions reduced to battling for a place in the top four. Following Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, a result that boosted their hopes of playing Champions League football next season, the City

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkey Süper Lig club Fenerbahce said on Friday they have filed a lawsuit against rival Galatasaray for an “attack on the personal rights” of coach Jose Mourinho. Galatasaray accused Mourinho of making racist comments after Monday’s Istanbul derby, saying in a statement that he

Feb 28, 2025, 05:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has responded to fan criticism over his stewardship of the club, dismissing concerns as “par for the course.” Chelsea supporters marched with banners criticising Boehly ahead of Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Southampton. Chief among their concerns was the lack of silverware since

ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2025, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was handed a four-match ban and fined by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Thursday following his comments about Turkish referees after a match at Istanbul rivals Galatasaray. The TFF fined the 62-year-old Portuguese 1,617,000 Turkish lira ($44,000) after

Open Extended Reactions NUUK, Greenland — This weekend, Greenland’s football team will travel over 6,000 miles for a game. They will swap the snow-covered playing fields of Nuuk, the territory’s capital, for the Brazilian city of Curitiba and hope that their passion for the game will, for a short time at least, remove the distraction

Japan beat the United States 2-1 at the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday to end the Americans’ streak of five straight trophies at the annual tournament and hand manager Emma Hayes her first defeat since taking charge of the USWNT. The result was a measure of revenge for first-time winner Japan, which lost

Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim said he will speak to Alejandro Garnacho after the Manchester United forward walked straight down the tunnel following his substitution during their 3-2 win over Ipswich Town. Garnacho was recalled to the starting XI by Amorim, but was substituted before half-time in response to Patick Dorgu’s red card. Editor’s Picks

ESPN Feb 26, 2025, 02:04 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions On Wednesday, four Premier League matches could go some way to ironing out the title race, the top four and everything beyond that. Our reporters are at all four and will provide play-by-play from Liverpool against Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City,

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Arne Slot has been given a two-match touchline ban and fined £70,000 ($88,500) by the Football Association after his red card amid fractious scenes at the end of the Merseyside derby on Feb. 12. Slot, who approached referee Michael Oliver after a melee between the two sets of players following

Inter Miami CF beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on Tuesday night to advance to the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 by a 4-1 aggregate final over two legs. Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a masterful strike for Miami at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with Tadeo Allende and Luis Suárez adding the

Open Extended Reactions Dominik Szoboszlai had nothing left to give. After the final whistle had blown at Manchester City on Sunday, the Hungary international collapsed to the turf in exhaustion, having just delivered one of the outstanding individual performances of the Premier League season so far. Szoboszlai had been involved in both goals in Liverpool‘s

Feb 25, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said he would give up on Arsenal‘s title hopes “over my dead body” but added that his side will have to do something unprecedented in Premier League history to win it. Arsenal suffered a devastating blow in their title campaign last weekend. Their

Open Extended Reactions It has been another bad week for Manchester City. But after being knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid and symbolically dethroned as Premier League champions in a 2-0 home defeat to runaway leaders Liverpool, it could get even worse from here for Pep Guardiola’s team. Leaving aside the shadow

Open Extended Reactions What a weekend of action in Europe’s top soccer leagues! The Premier League‘s title race feels like it’s taken a decisive turn thanks to Liverpool‘s 2-0 win at Manchester City and Arsenal‘s 1-0 home defeat to West Ham. Real Madrid and Barcelona picked up wins to share top spot in LaLiga, with

Adriana Garcia Feb 24, 2025, 04:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Neymar showed he still has plenty of magic left after a long injury layoff by scoring a fantastic goal directly from a corner for Santos on Sunday. His 27th minute strike in Santos’ 3-0 win at Internacional de Limeira in the Paulista Championship was

Marissa Lordanic Feb 23, 2025, 08:25 PM ET The United States secured a 2-1 win over Australia at the SheBelieves Cup in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday to set up a tantalising final matchday clash with Japan. The victory never really looked in any doubt, with Lynn Biyendolo the beneficiary of Emma Sears‘ hard work and

Tom HamiltonFeb 23, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 IT’S LATE OCTOBER, and in the early fall evening, three soccer matches are happening on a patch of artificial grass