Soccer

Emily Keogh May 18, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Hayes is leaving to take over as U.S. boss after winning seven Super League titles, five FA Cups and two League Cups. Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images MANCHESTER — Every fairytale needs a happy ending and Emma Hayes got hers at Chelsea. A 6-0

Open Extended Reactions Jürgen Klopp has said Liverpool will move in an “exciting direction” when a new era under Arne Slot begins, saying that his team “aimed for the moon and ended up in the stars” ahead of his final game as manager. Klopp will step down from his role after almost nine years in

May 17, 2024, 12:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Massimiliano Allegri has been sacked by Juventus, the club confirmed on Friday, two days after they beat Atalanta in the Coppa Italia final. The Italian side highlighted “certain behaviours” displayed by Allegri in the final. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “Juventus announces that

Moises Llorens Sam Marsden May 17, 2024, 06:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are once again debating the future of Xavi Hernández less than a month after president Joan Laporta and the coach himself announced at a news conference that the Catalan would continue for at least another season, sources told ESPN. The official

Open Extended Reactions Sunday will be Jurgen Klopp’s 491st and final game in charge of Liverpool, ending an incredible run of trophies won, pride restored and a city galvanized by his presence. James Baylis – AMA/Getty Images LIVERPOOL — Jurgen Klopp knew the Premier League title, and his dream of a glorious farewell as Liverpool manager,

Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 10:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rodri, Phil Foden, Destiny Udogie, Cole Palmer, Dominic Solanke and Alejandro Garnacho are the players who stood out in the 2023-24 Premier League season. ESPN Illustration As we say goodbye to a 2023-24 Premier League season filled with ups and downs, Luis Miguel Echegaray

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 16, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is Major League Soccer’s highest paid player with a total guaranteed compensation of $20.45 million, according to data released by the MLS Players Association.

Open Extended Reactions VAR has never been an easy bedfellow for English football. The Premier League was the last of Europe’s major leagues to adopt it in 2019-20 and it’s never been accepted. It’s never got to grips with what it wants VAR to be, and we’re left with a hybrid model that satisfies no

Giovanni Reyna‘s plan seemed solid enough. Leave Borussia Dortmund for a fresh start and head to Premier League side Nottingham Forest on loan. There, he figured to get more playing time, which would help him hit his sharpest form heading into this summer’s Copa America with the U.S. men’s national team. Turn in some impressive

Open Extended Reactions Wolverhampton Wanderers have lodged a motion to scrap the use of VAR in the Premier League, with a vote to be held at next month’s meeting of the 20 clubs. Wolves will need the backing of 13 other clubs to pass the resolution, which would see the video assistant referee removed from

May 15, 2024, 05:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FIFA has moved towards ending decades of football tradition by reviewing the rules that block domestic league games being played in other countries. However, fans are likely to object to their teams’ home matches potentially being moved thousands of miles away. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Premier League titles are won over a season, but there is always a decisive moment that points towards success or failure and, for a split second, Tottenham‘s Son Heung-Min had the destiny of Arsenal and Manchester City at his feet. As he raced towards the Manchester City goal in the

Erling Haaland‘s double put Manchester City within touching distance of an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 away on Tuesday. The Norwegian tapped home his side’s opener early in the second half and settled City’s nerves in stoppage time when he blasted home a penalty for his 27th league

Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot is planning to make Sipke Hulshoff, his assistant at Feyenoord, the first appointment to his backroom staff at Liverpool when he succeeds Jürgen Klopp, sources have told ESPN. Klopp will take charge of his final game as Liverpool manager this weekend, having been appointed in October 2015, when Wolves visit

Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur have a title decider. The only problem for Spurs is that it isn’t their title on the line, but that of Arsenal — their most bitter rivals and a team none of their supporters would ever want to help in any way whatsoever. Arsenal forward Kai Havertz joked on Sunday,

Jeff Kassouf May 13, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team No. 1 and Chicago Red Stars starting goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher left Sunday’s National Women’s Soccer League match with an apparent leg injury, adding to a list of injury concerns for the USWNT just over two months before the start

Open Extended Reactions England manager Gareth Southgate has said the 2026 World Cup will be an “amazing tournament” but refused to confirm whether he will remain in his post beyond this year. The 53-year-old’s contract expires in December, and sources have told ESPN that the Football Association are keen for Southgate to remain as manager

May 11, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We are nearing the end of the European season across the major top five leagues in the continent, but we still have matches to decide titles, qualification for European competitions and relegation. In Germany, recently named UEFA Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund endured a 3-0 loss