Soccer

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andrés Iniesta, one of the greatest midfielders ever to play the game, announced his retirement from football on Tuesday after making more than 1,000 appearances and winning dozens of trophies. Iniesta, who turned 40 in May, left his mark on some of the

Ryan Rosenblatt Oct 7, 2024, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta computer

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have made their worst-ever start to a Premier League season and go into the international break in 14th place. With just two wins from seven games, manager Erik ten Hag’s position is under ever-growing threat. United’s new powerbrokers, the team of executives built by Sir Jim Ratcliffe since his INEOS

Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s

Jeff Kassouf Oct 5, 2024, 09:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Orlando Pride clinched their first National Women’s Soccer League Shield at home on Sunday with a 2-0 win over the second-place Washington Spirit at Inter&Co Stadium. Pride playmaker and captain Marta scored from the penalty spot in the 56th minute before Orlando midfielder

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 6, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Monaco forward Folarin Balogun, Real Betis midfielder Johnny Cardoso, and Juventus midfielder Tim Weah have been ruled out of a pair of upcoming friendlies for the U.S. men’s national

Adam Brown Oct 5, 2024, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal made it four wins in a row across all competitions as they secured a 3-1 victory over Southampton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The win keeps them within one point of Liverpool and Manchester City atop the Premier League table. The Gunners

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 5, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid‘s players are “sad” and “worried” after defender Dani Carvajal suffered what looked like a “serious knee injury” in their 2-0 LaLiga win over Villarreal on Saturday. Federico Valverde put Madrid ahead in the first half at the

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 5, 2024, 11:01 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 Arne Slot fears the hamstring injury Alisson picked up in Liverpool‘s 1-0 win at Crystal

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 5, 2024, 06:29 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 United States defender Chris Richards said the men’s team hiring of Mauricio Pochettino is a

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerOct 4, 2024, 04:13 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

ESPN News Services Oct 4, 2024, 01:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World Cup winner Paul Pogba‘s doping suspension has been reduced to 18 months from an initial four years, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday. “The suspension is now 18 months, starting Sept. 11, 2023,” CAS director general Matthieu Reeb

Adriana Garcia Oct 4, 2024, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho gave a frank assessment of his own playing career when asked about the performance of one of his defenders Mourinho played in Portugal’s lower leagues as a midfielder before ending his playing career at the age of 24 to venture

Oct 3, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTO, Portugal — Harry Maguire threw Erik ten Hag a lifeline as Manchester United manager with an equaliser in stoppage time that secured a 3-3 draw in the UEFA Europa League against FC Porto. This happened after the Premier League side had surrendered a two-goal lead

Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • 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 Luis Miguel Echegaray Oct 3, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, England — The echoes of history were inescapable

Lizzy Becherano Oct 2, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi stated Inter Miami CF has completed its first objective of the 2024 MLS season after clinching the 2024 Supporters’ Shield with a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Crew on Wednesday night at Lower.com Field in Ohio. “I am happy,” said Messi to

Open Extended Reactions So begins the Mauricio Pochettino era. On Wednesday, the new U.S. men’s national team head coach revealed his first roster, which consists of a 25-man call-up that will take part in friendlies against Panama at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 12 and against Mexico at Guadalajara’s Estadio Akron on Oct.

When Inter Miami broke precedent to bring on Lionel Messi, signing him to a contract worth $150 million, the club was making a big bet that it would be worth it. Since Messi joined the league on July 15, 2023, Inter Miami has almost doubled their revenue, the club has told ESPN, making the economic