Soccer

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 23, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — When does a blip become a crisis? Manchester City‘s losing run went from four games to five against Tottenham Hotspur, who won 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in a blistering display of counter-attacking football. With players back from injury and doubts

Goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez helped Chelsea to a 2-1 Premier League win at Leicester City on Saturday to climb into third-place in the table. Jackson punished Leicester for not clearing their lines in the 15th minute, taking a touch and flicking the ball past Foxes keeper Mads Hermansen with the outside of

Jeff Kassouf Nov 22, 2024, 06:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Orlando Pride forward Marta held her right index finger in the air inside the swanky stadium club of CPKC Stadium to indicate the No. 1. This is where the six-time world player of the year ranks Saturday’s NWSL Championship among

Lizzy Becherano Nov 22, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas said Friday that he expects Lionel Messi will continue to form part of the team through the 2026 Major League Soccer season. Messi joined Inter Miami in July 2023 on a contract that runs through

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 22, 2024, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Rúben Amorim believes he is the right man at the right time to re-establish Manchester United as the dominant force in English football. Amorim is the sixth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 to take the job following

Jeff Kassouf Nov 21, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For years, the global debate around the NWSL’s on-field product has centered around whether it is the best women’s soccer league in the world. Recently, however, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman and an ever-expanding league office have mulled a more provocative

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerNov 21, 2024, 09:47 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most

Nov 21, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rúben Amorim has received so much coverage since being linked to the Manchester United job that most people know the manager has mostly played a 3-4-2-1 formation throughout his career. Given that presumably Manchester United have done their homework on him, this raises the question of

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 20, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team will host Japan, Australia and Colombia in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation said on Wednesday. The USWNT, currently ranked first

Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNNov 20, 2024, 09:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Sunday, Rúben Amorim begins his highly anticipated tenure as Manchester United manager away to Ipswich Town in the Premier League. The 39-year-old Portuguese manager will introduce himself to a fanbase anxiously hoping for a change of fortune after a dismal start to

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 19, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has agreed to new one-year contract to extend his stay at Manchester City, a source has confirmed to ESPN’s Moises Llorens. Guardiola’s current deal runs until the end of the season and the 53-year-old has remained tight-lipped over his plans for the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 19, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions (Editor’s Note: This feature has been updated slightly following news that Pep Guardiola is close to signing a new one-year contract as Man City manager.) Change is coming at Manchester City. The question is how much, and how soon? Omar Berrada (to Manchester United)

Lizzy Becherano Nov 19, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gerardo “Tata” Martino has left his post as head coach of Inter Miami CF, sources tell ESPN, leaving the club for personal reasons despite having a year remaining on his contract. The former Barcelona and Mexico coach will address the media in a final

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 19, 2024, 06:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona official Enric Masip has suggested Paris Saint-Germain were the club that bid €250 million ($263.9m) for teenage forward Lamine Yamal last summer. Barça president Joan Laporta revealed in October the LaLiga leaders rejected the huge offer for the 17-year-old, but he

Mauricio Pochettino’s United States side rode a barnstorming first half to a 4-2 win over Jamaica on Monday in St. Louis, earning a spot in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals next year. First-half goals from Christian Pulisic and Ricardo Pepi put the two-legged series out of reach for Jamaica, already trailing 1-0 from the first

Open Extended Reactions As a strategy, it seems to make sense: Secure the budding superstar before he becomes prohibitively expensive. It worked out great for Real Madrid with Vinícius Júnior (acquired for €45m at age 16) and Rodrygo (also €45m at age 17), less so with Reiner (€30m at 18). And, of course, the jury

Nov 18, 2024, 05:50 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been handed a seven-game ban and a £100,000 fine by the English Football Association (FA) for using abusive language and bringing the game into disrepute during an interview on Uruguayan television in June. The ban only applies to English club football and not

Jeff Kassouf Nov 17, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Orlando Pride advanced to their first NWSL Championship on Sunday with a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Current in the semifinal at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando. Pride forward Barbra Banda scored the equalizer in the 53rd minute before 38-year-old captain Marta scored