10:00 AM ET Christian Pulisic understands the perception: The idea that the United States men’s national team can win the World Cup isn’t worth considering. There isn’t anything about the team’s history to suggest otherwise. For outsiders, that’s fine. It doesn’t matter. For him, going to the World Cup with a defeatist mindset would defy
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Jul 14, 2022 Cesar Hernandez Canada will take on the U.S. in the much-anticipated, and much-expected, final at the CONCACAF W Championship. Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images MONTERREY, Mexico — Canada‘s women’s national team defeated Jamaica 3-0 in the second CONCACAF W Championship semifinal of the evening Thursday, setting up the defending Olympic gold medalists in a much-anticipated
5:30 PM ET Matt Turner insists he has not gambled his USMNT starting spot by joining Arsenal. The 28-year-old moved to the Gunners from the New England Revolution in a deal worth up to $10 million and started the club’s first preseason friendly on their U.S. tour in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Everton in Baltimore.
10:00 AM ET Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Lisandro Martinez from Eredivisie champions Ajax, the club announced on Sunday. Martinez will sign a five-year contract at Old Trafford to reunite with former manager Erik ten Hag in a deal worth an initial €57.37 million, which could rise to €67.37m through variables. The
12:28 PM ET Hot on the heels of their new home kit, Manchester United have rolled out their even newer away kit for the 2022-23 season. 2 Related In a similar vein to the home strip launched last week, United’s latest away kit is a homage to some of the club’s most famous ensembles down
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9:33 AM ET Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer has said the club have a verbal agreement with Barcelona for the transfer of striker Robert Lewandowski. Lewandowski, 33, has twice won the Golden Boot for Europe’s leading goal scorer and finished as runner-up for the 2021 Ballon d’Or. He is set to join Barca for a
2:25 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Having flown in from Europe that day, Gareth Bale‘s internal clock, as he stood in front of more than
6:43 PM ET Kathleen McNamee SOUTHAMPTON, England — After their 8-0 hammering of Norway, it was always going to be interesting to see what Sarina Wiegman did with England coming into their final group stage match against lowest-ranked side Northern Ireland. Wiegman is usually consistent with her starting XI, but there was the question of
10:00 AM ET Christian Eriksen has completed his move to Manchester United on a three-year contract, the club announced on Friday. Eriksen, 30, was a free agent after leaving Brentford at the end of last season. The Denmark international signed for Brentford in January 2022 and made 11 appearances for the newly promoted side, scoring
8:55 PM ET USWNT players celebrate after scoring a goal against Costa Rica in the CONCACAF W Championship semifinals. Getty Images The United States women’s national team beat Costa Rica 3-0 on Thursday to advance to the finals of the CONCACAF W Championship in Monterrey, Mexico. Having already clinched a spot in the 2023 Women’s World
10:05 AM ET Wayne Rooney has taken part in a Major League Soccer minor miracle before. In 2018, the ex-Manchester United and Everton striker joined a floundering D.C. United side in midseason, and sparked the Black and Red to 40 points in its last 20 games to secure unlikely spot in the postseason. It almost
6:00 AM ET Dortmund began their preseason without striker Erling Haaland, who has joined Manchester City, but with a strong squad and plenty of quality summer signings. Bernd Thissen/picture alliance via Getty Images DORTMUND, Germany — “I looked on these new prodigies with what I can only call ‘anticipatory nostalgia,’ as I prepared to say goodbye
8:58 PM ET Kathleen McNamee LEIGH, England — With their fans out in force in the lead up to the game, the Netherlands entered Wednesday’s clash as favourites in Group C. However, it was Portugal who stole the night, despite the final result. Having been tipped for the Women’s European Championship title, and being reigning
10:55 AM ET Before the pandemic screeched global travel to a halt, Gareth Bale had developed something of a summer ritual. For anywhere from two to four weeks, the then-Real Madrid star would bring his family to Los Angeles and soak in all the city had to offer. One year they might rent a house
5:00 AM ET BANGKOK, Thailand — It has been the briefest of summers for Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool. Just 45 days after losing the Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris, the team that came so close to achieving an unprecedented quadruple last season was back in action in a friendly against Premier League
6:50 PM ET Sophie Lawson BRENTFORD, England — For the third time in their past five matches, Spain conceded within the first three minutes, leaving them with no route back into their group game against Germany, a 2-0 loss on Tuesday. While Germany emphatically punched their spot into the quarterfinals, Spain’s future at the 2022
1:12 PM ET Sometime in 2010, Heather O’Reilly and Abby Wambach were standing behind the goal during a U.S. women’s national team five-a-side tournament, watching the new addition to the team, 21-year-old Alex Morgan. The kid was still in college; they’d heard about her before she arrived, the youth national team sensation with lightning speed