Soccer

Adriana Garcia Oct 4, 2024, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho gave a frank assessment of his own playing career when asked about the performance of one of his defenders Mourinho played in Portugal’s lower leagues as a midfielder before ending his playing career at the age of 24 to venture

Oct 3, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTO, Portugal — Harry Maguire threw Erik ten Hag a lifeline as Manchester United manager with an equaliser in stoppage time that secured a 3-3 draw in the UEFA Europa League against FC Porto. This happened after the Premier League side had surrendered a two-goal lead

Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • 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 Luis Miguel Echegaray Oct 3, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, England — The echoes of history were inescapable

Lizzy Becherano Oct 2, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi stated Inter Miami CF has completed its first objective of the 2024 MLS season after clinching the 2024 Supporters’ Shield with a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Crew on Wednesday night at Lower.com Field in Ohio. “I am happy,” said Messi to

Open Extended Reactions So begins the Mauricio Pochettino era. On Wednesday, the new U.S. men’s national team head coach revealed his first roster, which consists of a 25-man call-up that will take part in friendlies against Panama at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 12 and against Mexico at Guadalajara’s Estadio Akron on Oct.

When Inter Miami broke precedent to bring on Lionel Messi, signing him to a contract worth $150 million, the club was making a big bet that it would be worth it. Since Messi joined the league on July 15, 2023, Inter Miami has almost doubled their revenue, the club has told ESPN, making the economic

Oct 2, 2024, 06:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has said his team’s start to the season is no cause for panic despite only winning two of their opening six Premier League games. Ten Hag, whose contract was extended in the summer despite United’s ownership sounding out potential

Oct 1, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Havertz scored midway through the first half as Arsenal cruised to a 2-0 win over PSG that was more comfortable than the scoreline suggests. Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images LONDON — Arsenal maintained their unbeaten start to the season by coasting to a 2-0 Champions League

Graham Hunter, Spain writerOct 1, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Under the cover of apparently “doing the right thing,” I think that Diego Simeone shamed himself, his club and LaLiga on Sunday during

Ryan Rosenblatt Sep 30, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta

Megan Swanick Sep 30, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta computer

Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag is out of excuses at Manchester United, although he is still looking for them as he attempts to prove he remains the manager to bring success back to Old Trafford. Yet while United’s beleaguered coach searches for mitigation, the smiling faces of counterparts Arne Slot, Unai Emery, Ange Postecoglou

Sep 30, 2024, 05:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Antoine Griezmann was part of the France side that won the 2018 World Cup. (Photo by Grzegorz Wajda/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) France’s Antoine Griezmann announced his retirement from international duty on Monday. “It is with a heart full of memories that I close this chapter of

Sep 29, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Another entertaining weekend of European football action is in the books, with the main headlines going to Cole Palmer as he scored four goals in the first half to help Chelsea get a 4-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion. Elsewhere in the Premier League, Arsenal

Sep 29, 2024, 10:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Son Heung-Min was not named among the Tottenham squad to face Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday after he picked up an injury in Spurs’ midweek victory over Qarabag. The Spurs captain limped off the pitch after receiving treatment in the 71st minute of

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 28, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions FIFA announced the 12 venues that will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday, with MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. hosting the final on July 13.

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentSep 28, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he is to blame after wholesale changes resulted in a 4-2 loss at Osasuna on Saturday as his side’s seven-game winning run in LaLiga was ended. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha were among five players rested after the midweek

Sep 28, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cole Palmer became the first player to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League match as the forward repeatedly found the back of the net in Chelsea‘s extraordinary game against Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The 22-year-old scored four times in