Soccer

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 27, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions That World Cup hangover hasn’t disappeared just yet for the United States women’s national team. The USWNT and Colombia played to a 0-0 draw Thursday in the first of

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCOct 26, 2023, 03:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham has made playing for Real Madrid look easy. You’ve heard the headline number by now: eight goals in his first nine LaLiga games. Those goals — which have come from just 22 shots, 15 of them on target — have propelled

Oct 26, 2023, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona host Real Madrid on Saturday in the first Clasico of the 2023-24 LaLiga season. Who will win and get an early edge in the title race? Illustration by ESPN Saturday is a special day in LaLiga as we get our first Clasico of the 2023-24 season

Oct 26, 2023, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 Champions League group stage is underway, and matchday three is all wrapped up, with Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Barcelona the only teams to maintain a 100% record. After a thrilling round of games, we asked our writers Gab Marcotti, Rob Dawson

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 25, 2023, 05:48 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 PARIS — They’ve spent millions over the past couple of seasons, had superstars come and

ESPN Oct 25, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for matchday three! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Tuesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Newcastle United host Borussia Dortmund,

Open Extended Reactions Chelsea vs. Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday isn’t quite the “Ivan Toney derby,” but it nevertheless offers an opportune moment to look ahead to a potential transfer that has been anticipated like few others. In fact, Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the weekend was more of a contest for

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 24, 2023, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag branded Manchester United‘s 1-0 win over FC Copenhagen as a “narrow escape” after André Onana‘s stoppage time penalty save earned a first Champions League victory — and the team’s first points in Europe — of the season. United got off the

Oct 24, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for matchday three! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Tuesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Arsenal visit Sevilla, Manchester United host FC Copenhagen

Oct 24, 2023, 04:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Each week, we will bring you the best performers across Europe’s top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A) using the unique WhoScored ratings system. The ratings are based on a comprehensive algorithm that uses Opta data

Tottenham Hotspur‘s best start to a top-flight season for more 60 years got even better as a 2-0 home win over Fulham sent them two points clear at the Premier League summit on Monday. Captain Son Heung-Min‘s seventh league goal of the campaign and James Maddison‘s first home strike for the club secured a seventh

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCOct 23, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sevilla and Real Madrid battled to an ill-tempered 1-1 draw in a game that had more controversial moments than brilliant ones. Fran Santiago/Getty Images The international break ended and club football returned across Europe with a packed slate of big results and

Sophie Lawson Oct 23, 2023, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions From goalkeeping heroics to drama at both ends of the table in Germany, these are the key talking points from the Women’s Super League (WSL), along with some highlights from Europe. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Keating’s stock on the rise

Manuel Locatelli secured a 1-0 win for Juventus at AC Milan in Serie A on Sunday with a second-half strike, after the hosts were reduced to 10 men when defender Malick Thiaw received a direct red card. It was a must-see game for fans of the United States as star national team players Christian Pulisic

Oct 22, 2023, 12:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jose Mourinho has said he doesn’t understand why he was sent off for making a crying gesture towards the end of Roma’s 1-0 victory against Monza on Sunday. A 90th-minute goal from Stephan El Shaarawy secured the win for Roma against Monza who were down to

Oct 21, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The international break is over and with that, another Saturday of European football has come and gone. If you had checked the box scores, you’d think there were few surprises as the weekend’s action got underway, but those full-time figures tell only half the story. We

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 21, 2023, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It took 77 minutes of the game against Sheffield United, but eventually Manchester United came up with a fitting tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton. Charlton was famous during his playing career for spectacular strikes from outside the box and the former England and United

Oct 21, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club announced on Saturday. Charlton was part of England’s World Cup-winning side in 1966, and two years later scored twice as Manchester United won the European Cup at Wembley. A club