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Open Extended Reactions Gareth Southgate said he understands supporters booing England off after losing Friday’s friendly to Iceland but vowed his team will be ready to fire at Euro 2024. The Three Lions lost their final warm-up game 1-0 as Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson’s 12th-minute strike was enough to give the visitors a famous win at

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 7, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United States men’s national team striker Josh Sargent will miss Saturday’s friendly against Colombia — and possibly the entire Copa América — with what manager Gregg Berhalter called a

Alex Kirkland Gabriele Marcotti Close Gabriele Marcotti Senior Writer, ESPN FC Jun 7, 2024, 08:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid are in fine financial health and have actually turned a profit for the past two decades, which denotes a highly disciplined approach to the way the club is run. The stadium deal with

Jun 7, 2024, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has said that he is “determined” to see a Premier League match played in New York City and can envisage games being played across the world. There are no plans for Premier League matches to be played outside of the UK, but

Jun 6, 2024, 03:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions James Maddison will not travel to Euro 2024. Photo by Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison and Curtis Jones of Liverpool have been omitted from England‘s 26-man squad for the European Championship in Germany this summer, sources have told ESPN. They are the

Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNJun 6, 2024, 05:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Giorgi Mamardashvili has been making a name for himself in LaLiga. Fran Santiago/Getty Images You may have noticed that there were no goalkeepers in our annual list of the 39 best players under the age of 21 in April. But that’s not a huge surprise.

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerJun 6, 2024, 05:19 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

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 5, 2024, 09:22 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Injuries are a staple of the run-up to any major international tournament. In just about every such competition, be it a World Cup or confederation championship, there seem to

Check out all the fixtures, venues and kick-off times for Copa América including the knockout bracket. What is the Copa América format? The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four nations. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the knockout rounds. It is then a straight knockout tournament, with extra time and

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 5, 2024, 05:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has said he is frustrated that the club’s achievements on the pitch are clouded by accusations of financial irregularity. City were crowned champions for a record fourth consecutive year to make it six Premier League titles in seven

Jeff Kassouf Jun 5, 2024, 01:02 AM ET ST. PAUL, Minnesota — United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes is still learning some of the American sports lingo in her first weeks on the job. On Tuesday, under a steady rain at Allianz Field that reminded the British coach of home, Hayes implored

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 4, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have launched legal action against the Premier League, a source has confirmed to ESPN. City are challenging the Premier League’s Associated Party Transaction rules (APT) claiming they are unlawful. A private arbitration hearing is scheduled to begin next week. – Stream on

We are back! With the 2023-24 European club season closed after the Champions League final, and the European Championship and Copa América on the horizon, we’re returning with our eighth annual rankings of the best men’s players in world soccer! Welcome to the FC 100. The FC 100 is different than most countdowns. It is

Jun 3, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid have announced the signing of Kylian Mbappé on a free transfer, ending their years-long wait for him to join the club. Mbappé announced last month that he would leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season when his contract expired. – Stream on

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 3, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In case you missed it a couple of weeks ago, Paris Saint-Germain played and won their last Ligue 1 game of the season, a 2-0 win at Metz. Kylian Mbappé was not there. Instead, he spent his weekend on the beach in Cannes, at

Julien Laurens Alex Kirkland Jun 3, 2024, 07:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid are set to announce the signing of Kylian Mbappé after agreeing a five-year contract that will see the forward earn €15 million ($16.2m) a year after taxes, sources have told ESPN. Mbappé, who arrives on a free transfer from Paris

Jun 2, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The focus for Arsenal this offseason will be finding improvements in the squad which should finally bridge the small gap between themselves and Premier League champions Manchester City. There’s one obvious priority here, and we’d expect the club to deal with it pretty quickly: manager Mikel

Jeff Kassouf Jun 1, 2024, 10:14 PM ET COMMERCE CITY, Colorado — If the United States women’s national team’s 4-0 win over South Korea on Saturday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park was any indication, the stagnant attack from last year’s World Cup is fully an issue of the past. The era of Emma Hayes as