Soccer

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 21, 2024, 02:18 PM 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 BOURNEMOUTH — Liverpool‘s comprehensive 4-0 victory at Bournemouth saw Jurgen Klopp’s side send out a

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Someday, with the benefit of hindsight, Saturday’s United States men’s national team game against Slovenia could turn out to be the day several mainstays got their first chance. There are

Jan 20, 2024, 03:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Serie A game between Udinese and AC Milan was briefly suspended on Saturday due to alleged racist chants directed towards Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan. Maignan, who alerted the referee before leaving the pitch after the half-hour mark, was followed by his team mates to the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 20, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are set to appoint Manchester City executive Omar Berrada as their new chief executive, a source has told ESPN. Berrada has resigned his role as chief football operations officer at City Football Group and is expected to take up the job as

Sid Lowe, Spain writerJan 19, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Head coach Xavi of Barcelona watches during the Spanish Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images) “It would have to be the coup of a lifetime, like ‘Money Heist,'” the Unionistas de Salamanca

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 19, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After being sacked by Roma on Tuesday, José Mourinho is in talks to join Al Shabab of the Saudi Pro League. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images It shouldn’t come as a surprise. José Mourinho is in talks to join Al Shabab in Saudi Arabia, and

Jan 19, 2024, 10:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team legend Sam Mewis has retired from professional football at 31 as a result of long-standing knee injury. Mewis won the World Cup with the USWNT in 2019 and won four NWSL titles in her illustrious career, playing for the now defunct

Noah Davis, ESPNJan 18, 2024, 09:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Matt Turner is the USMNT’s clear No. 1 in goal right now, but he’s had a rough go of it in the Premier League. MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images The list reads like one of those T-shirts: Tony + Kasey + Brad + Tim. From

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The match schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada will be unveiled Feb. 4, FIFA announced Thursday. As part of the announcement, FIFA

Jan 18, 2024, 09:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States and AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic was named U.S. Soccer’s male player of the year for 2023 on Thursday, tying Landon Donovan for the most wins by a USMNT player with four. Pulisic, 25, had previously been named the top U.S. men’s player for

Jan 17, 2024, 07:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé has said European football’s increasingly busy schedule is beginning to mirror the NBA season, and warned of the effects of basketball-style load management. In an interview with British GQ, Mbappé said such practices could create a wedge between players, teams, and supporters who attend

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 17, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been a chastening transfer window for Manchester United so far, but one which should give new minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe a good idea of exactly what needs to change at Old Trafford. The British billionaire, not yet in charge of football operations

Open Extended Reactions You may have seen the headlines about the Premier League‘s new domestic “record TV deal” being worth £6.7 billion ($8.4bn) for the 2025-2029 cycle, and your eyes might have glazed over as they often do around big numbers. You may have thought, “OK, it’s the most successful soccer league in the world,

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 04:43 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions A month after announcing his retirement, Giorgio Chiellini is back with LAFC as a player development coach. The club announced Tuesday that Chiellini will work with coach Steve Cherundolo in

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 16, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Giovanni Reyna is determined to leave Borussia Dortmund in January and has already been offered to top European clubs, sources have told ESPN. United States international Reyna has hardly played for Dortmund this season, appearing for just 320 minutes in 12 games in all

Multiple Contributors Jan 16, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández is fighting to keep the players onside with a section of the first-team squad losing faith in him, several sources have told ESPN. Barça were beaten 4-1 by Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa final on Sunday, but sources say

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 16, 2024, 03:39 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 Jose Mourinho has left Serie A side Roma with immediate effect. Mourinho’s contract was up

Jan 15, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Everton have been charged by the Premier League for breaching the division’s Profit and Sustainability rules (PSR) for a second time, having already faced a 10-point deduction this season, according to the club. Nottingham Forest have also been charged with breaches of the same Premier League