Soccer

Mar 9, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On a Saturday in which Arsenal looked like they might lose pace with the Premier League‘s title protagonists, they dug deep to steal a vital result. Barcelona, too, kept their title hopes alive — if only just. Inter Milan already have one hand and four fingers

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 9, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — As the Manchester United players walked off at half-time, 2-0 up against Everton, they disappeared down the Old Trafford tunnel to a chorus of “Viva Garnacho” coming from the fans in the Stretford End. Manager Erik ten Hag followed wearing his

Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford fired in penalties to give Manchester United a 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday, their first Premier League victory in three games and one that will no doubt fan the embers of their top-four hopes. Erik ten Hag’s team remain sixth but with 47 points they crept closer to fourth-placed

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 8, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Two weeks into the MLS regular season, and one of the biggest stories has nothing to do with Lionel Messi‘s star-studded Inter Miami CF, the seemingly revived LA Galaxy

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 8, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sir Jim Ratcliffe favours building a new stadium for Manchester United rather than redeveloping Old Trafford, a source has told ESPN. The club have put together a task force to assess options for “regenerating the Old Trafford area of Greater Manchester,” including Manchester mayor

Open Extended Reactions There have been too many losses at Chelsea and Newcastle United this season — both on and off the pitch — but it is the latter that might just be enough to keep managers Mauricio Pochettino and Eddie Howe in their jobs despite their obvious underachievement. In the money-driven world of modern

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 7, 2024, 04:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham hit out at his two-game suspension in LaLiga on Wednesday, calling it “a bit ridiculous” and claiming that “because I’m new [to the league], they want to make an example [of me].” He was handed a two-game

Ryan Rosenblatt Mar 7, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions From left to right, Abby Dahlkemper, Naomi Girma and Alex Morgan show off San Diego Wave FC’s new 2024 primary kit, which gets its inspiration from the beaches of the Southern California locale. San Diego Wave FC It’s a big year for NWSL kits. Not

Alyssa Naeher saved three penalty attempts and made one herself as the United States beat Canada in a shootout to earn a hard-fought win at rain-soaked Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Wednesday night to set up a showdown with Brazil in the Concacaf W Gold Cup final. Heavy rains before kickoff left the field

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 6, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti admitted his Real Madrid team underperformed in their 1-1 Champions League round-of-16 draw with RB Leipzig on Wednesday, calling it a “bad game” and saying the team “must improve” after progressing 2-1 on aggregate. Vinícius Júnior put Madrid ahead in

Mar 1, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the round of 16! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two high-stakes matches on Wednesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from both of the matches as Manchester City lead Copenhagen 3-1 up on aggregate and

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 6, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Close • 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 Open Extended Reactions A week before she broke the women’s world transfer record on Feb. 14, Racheal Kundananji

ESPN News Services Mar 5, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé may be on his way out of the French capital, but as long as he’s still in the starting lineup for Paris Saint-Germain, they remain a dangerous team. The World Cup winner showed why on Tuesday, as he scored a pair

Mar 5, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the round of 16! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two high-stakes matches on Tuesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from both of the games as Bayern Munich look to turn a 1-0 deficit to

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 5, 2024, 06:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona legend Gerard Piqué has warned the club against deceiving supporters and encouraged the club to be open and transparent about their situation. Barça are around €200 million ($217m) in excess of their LaLiga-imposed annual spending limit of €204m, which is preventing

Arsenal matched their biggest Premier League away win with the 6-0 pummelling of Sheffield United on Monday after scoring five times in the first half when they tore the home side apart to close within two points of leaders Liverpool. Mikel Arteta’s team are third with 61 points after 27 games, a point behind Manchester

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMar 4, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been another action-packed weekend in European soccer, so let’s review. Sunday brought the Manchester derby and with it, a fresh reminder as to how far back Man United are from Pep Guardiola and Man City. Real Madrid returned to Valencia,

Cesar Hernandez Mar 4, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — As the rain dissipated into an idyllic sunset sky at BMO Stadium on Sunday, so too did a storm that has been surrounding the U.S. women’s national team. Days after falling to rivals Mexico for just the second time in a