Soccer

Tim Vickery, South America correspondentNov 22, 2023, 12:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO DE JANEIRO — History was made in the Maracana stadium on Tuesday night, when Nicolas Otamendi‘s towering header from a corner gave Argentina a 1-0 win and, in the process, inflicted Brazil‘s first-ever defeat at home in World Cup qualification. To

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentNov 21, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For almost a full week after El Clásico on Oct. 28, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández fielded questions about midfielder Ilkay Gündogan‘s comments following the 2-1 defeat to title rivals Real Madrid at the end of October. Gündogan, who joined from Manchester City in

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions It stood to reason that the United States men’s national team would have cause to celebrate Monday. With qualification for the Copa America and the Concacaf Nations League all but

Cesar Hernandez Nov 20, 2023, 09:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The U.S. men’s national team closed out its Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal series against Trinidad and Tobago with a 2-1 away loss on Monday, which was enough to win 4-2 on aggregate and qualify for the 2024 Copa America. Held at Hasely Crawford Stadium

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCNov 20, 2023, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Friday, a three-man independent panel convened by the Premier League opted to dock Everton 10 points for violating the competition’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR). Everton have said they will appeal the punishment and, in a written statement, said they

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 20, 2023, 07:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona midfielder Gavi is unlikely to play again this season after the Catalan club confirmed he has torn his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for Spain on Sunday. Gavi, 19 , has also suffered an associated injury to the lateral meniscus and

Stephanie Brantz, ESPN ColumnistNov 19, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Close Stephanie Brantz has spent the past 20 years in sports media. With a particular passion for both football and women’s sport she now brings her experience and enthusiasm to the ESPN team. Open Extended Reactions Ten nations from around the globe came together in Sydney

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 19, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Oct. 10, 2017, is a day that still sends shudders through the U.S. soccer ecosystem. It was on that day that the U.S. men’s national team lost 2-1 to

Nov 18, 2023, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham were criticised for making “mistimed stupid statements” by Accrington Stanley owner Andy Holt after a row over ticket prices erupted ahead of the two teams’ League Two fixture on Saturday. Accrington beat Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s side 2-0 at Wham Stadium after both sides

France recorded their biggest-ever victory with a 14-0 rout of 10-man Gibraltar in a Euro 2024 Group B qualifier on Saturday as Kylian Mbappe grabbed a hat trick and Warren Zaire-Emery scored on his debut. The margin of victory was also a record for European Championship qualification matches. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more

Sid Lowe, Spain writerNov 18, 2023, 04:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Gareth Bale’s recommendation came with recrimination and regret. It also came with a grin and on the set of a comedy game show, but, as with many a joke, there was truth in his words, a hint of hurt, too. This week, during

Goals from Anthony Lozano and Bryan Rochez led Honduras to a 2-0 win against Mexico in the opener of a two-legged Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal series that will serve as a qualifier for next year’s Copa America. Hosted in Honduras’ Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucles on Friday, the match first began with early complications for Mexico

ESPN News Services Nov 17, 2023, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona will take on Mexican giants Club América in a friendly match at Dallas’ Cotton Bowl on Dec. 21, the LaLiga club announced Friday. The game will be Barcelona’s last before their winter break and is scheduled just one day after they are

Nov 17, 2023, 07:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Everton have been deducted 10 points for a breach of the Premier League‘s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) for the season ending 2021-22, the league said on Friday. An independent commission imposed an immediate deduction which will see Everton drop from 14th into the relegation zone,

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerNov 17, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor sprinted the entire length of the field to celebrate his goal in front of Arsenal fans in 2009. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Whether it be a single raised hand or a full triple-somersault, the goal celebration in all its

Ricardo Pepi, Antonee Robinson and Gio Reyna scored late goals in a span of 7 minutes, 23 seconds, leading the United States over Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 on Thursday night in the opener of a two-legged series for a berth in next year’s Copa America. Pepi entered in the 66th minute and put the U.S.

Manchester United have built a billion-dollar team (roughly €990 million) since 2018, but the club have won just one trophy — the 2022-23 Carabao Cup — in return for such a huge investment in players. Managers Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag have all signed players for big money since the start

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 15, 2023, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are refusing to let Jadon Sancho leave on the cheap if he moves in January, a source has told ESPN. United will listen to offers for the England forward while he remains exiled from the first-team squad following his public row with