Soccer

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerMar 27, 2024, 10:44 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

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 27, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona‘s players keep getting younger. They became the first team to ever start multiple players under the age of 18 in a Champions League knockout game when they beat Napoli this month to book a return to the quarterfinals for the first

Adriana Garcia Mar 27, 2024, 05:46 AM ET Brazil and Tottenham forward Richarlison has said he suffered troubling thoughts and was ready to “give up” when battling depression following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Richarlison said he sought psychological help following the tournament, saying it was “the best discovery I’ve ever had in my

Open Extended Reactions Nothing sums up a difficult England camp quite like a teenager who was initially overlooked ending up making a near irrefutable case to go to Euro 2024. Kobbie Mainoo was originally fast-tracked into the Under-21s setup before manager Gareth Southgate drafted the Manchester United midfielder into the seniors amid concerns over a

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United want to speak to Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O’Neil about a role in a potential new coaching set-up at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN. With Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS group now in charge of football operations at United following the completion of their purchase of a 27 percent

Graham Hunter, Spain writerMar 26, 2024, 05:00 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 With the likes of Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid showing interest, where will Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso go next? Ralf Ibing –

Danny Lewis Mar 25, 2024, 08:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, 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:

Joseph Lowery Mar 25, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential,

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 25, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — These days, whenever the U.S. men’s national team needs a pick-me-up, Mexico is there to give it exactly what it needs. In this case, it was

Jerry Jiang Mar 24, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. men’s national team midfielder Tyler Adams had a goal to remember. Editor’s Picks While playing Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League Final Sunday, Adams broke the match open in the 44th minute. After receiving a pass from midfielder Weston McKennie on the left

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 22, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Could a win still mark the worst U.S. men’s national team performance in the Gregg Berhalter era? Thursday’s 3-1 triumph over Jamaica in the Concacaf Nations

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 23, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter said his side has the chance to “create a legacy” when it takes on rival Mexico in Sunday’s Concacaf

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — England arranged these high-profile friendlies to help answer one of the few remaining questions about Gareth Southgate’s side: can they consistently deliver against the biggest nations? Rather than silencing those doubts, Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Brazil at Wembley means they will grow a little louder. England are billed in some

Mar 23, 2024, 08:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Russia have cancelled Monday’s friendly international against Paraguay in Moscow following Friday’s shooting rampage near the capital city, the Russian Football Union (RFU) said on Saturday. At least 115 people were killed after gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons in a concert hall near Moscow, with

Open Extended Reactions England manager Gareth Southgate has branded speculation linking him with the Manchester United job as “completely disrespectful” to current boss Erik ten Hag and insisted he will not speak to any interested parties until after Euro 2024. The 53-year-old has been Three Lions boss since 2016 but his current contract runs out

Adriana Garcia Mar 22, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Brazil coach Dorival Junior said Friday that his thoughts and prayers were with the victims and their families following the recent rape convictions of former national team stars Dani Alves and Robinho. Robinho, 40, began a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil on Thursday more than

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMar 22, 2024, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s a pretty clear perception and stereotype associated with professional footballers (but hey, this probably applies to any team sport that generally expects you to sacrifice school for practice by the time you’re 16 and where your career earnings are in

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 22, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — United States men’s national team midfielder Gio Reyna said the rift that developed with manager Gregg Berhalter after the 2022 World Cup is “not even an