Soccer

Open Extended Reactions Julian Nagelsmann said Toni Kroos delivered a “really powerful” pep talk to the Germany team before the Euro 2024 hosts posted a record 5-1 victory against Scotland in the opening game of the tournament in Munich. Goals from Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Niclas Füllkrug and Emre Can enabled the Germans

Jun 14, 2024, 10:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Despite winning the FA Cup, Manchester United are coming off one of the worst campaigns in the history of the club, and plenty of change is on the horizon. There’s a new minority shareholder in charge of the football side — Sir Jim Ratcliffe — and

Jun 14, 2024, 04:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manager Lionel Scaloni has confirmed that Lionel Messi will start for Argentina against Guatemala at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland as they finalise their preparations for Copa América. Messi came off the bench in Argentina’s opening warmup game against Ecuador on Sunday, with Scaloni sayung they

Jeff Kassouf Jun 13, 2024, 09:36 AM ET Players on the U.S. deaf women’s national team get instructions from their coaches in the locker room before their big match against Australia. ESPN was allowed behind the scenes with the team in the lead-up to and on the day of the game. Rebecca Stumpf for ESPN COMMERCE

Jun 13, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 kicks off Friday when 24 teams will have the chance to get their hands on the iconic trophy. But how likely is each one to win the tournament? The question seems simple enough, but it mixes in all manner of elements: Star quality, squad

Lizzy Becherano Jun 12, 2024, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Florida — The United States held Brazil to a challenging 1-1 draw at Camping World Stadium on Wednesday, closing out a string of pre-Copa America friendlies. The Stars and Stripes recovered well after the stunning 5-1 loss to Colombia on Saturday, demonstrating a

Jun 12, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi has said Inter Miami is going to be his “last club” and admitted that “there’s not a lot of time left” in his career. The 36-year-old joined Inter Miami last summer, bringing an end to his 20-year stint in Europe in which he played

Jun 12, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The brightest stars in European football will fight for continental supremacy when Euro 2024 kicks off on Friday. Illustration by ESPN Club football? It’s over. Put it out of your mind, at least for the next six weeks. Summer is international soccer season, and that formally begins

Adriana Garcia Jun 12, 2024, 04:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has called the national team “the love of his life” and considers it “a gift” to still be playing at the highest level aged 39. Ronaldo warmed up for his record-extending sixth European Championship by scoring twice in Tuesday’s 3-0

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 11, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Following an extensive end-of-season review lasting more than two weeks, new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS director of sport Sir Dave Brailsford have reportedly concluded that Erik ten Hag is the right man to be Manchester United manager. For now. But there’s no

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJun 11, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We won’t know which team will lift the Henri Delaunay trophy as Euro 2024 winners until July 14, but we can already see which kits rule the continent! There are 24 national teams competing in Germany over the next month, and that

Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNJun 11, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is almost upon us and the 24 teams involved have a host of talented players, many of whom have their whole careers ahead of them. With so many highly rated youngsters sharing the same stage, it’s tough to know who to look

Danny Lewis Jun 10, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for another month, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Palhinha

Open Extended Reactions Friday, is one of the most significant dates of this summer’s football calendar, and not only because it’s the kickoff of Euro 2024. While host nation Germany face Scotland in Munich, it also marks the official start of the Premier League‘s summer transfer window. Clubs and players can begin to tie up

ESPN News Services Jun 9, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ángel Di María scored as Lionel Messi returned to the international stage for the first time in six months, helping Argentina to a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in a Copa América warmup match on Sunday at Soldier Field in Chicago. Messi was sidelined

France and Canada played out a 0-0 draw in a friendly on Sunday as the two nations concluded their preparations for Euro 2024 and the Copa America. France threatened to take the lead in the first half but efforts by N’Golo Kante and Marcus Thuram were denied by fine saves from goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau. The

ESPN News Services Jun 8, 2024, 09:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Coach Gregg Berhalter said the United States men’s national team got a “wake-up call” ahead of this summer’s Copa América in Saturday’s 5-1 humbling by Colombia at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. The U.S. made a series of sloppy errors in conceding two

Open Extended Reactions Matt Turner let in a couple of soft goals in the U.S. men’s national team’s 5-1 friendly defeat to Colombia on Saturday. Jess Rapfogel/USSF/Getty Images for USSF The U.S. men’s national team kicked off its Copa América preparation with a 5-1 friendly defeat to Colombia on Saturday in Landover, Maryland. The exhibition at