Soccer

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 24, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola says Rodri will be out “for a long time” with the knee injury he suffered against Arsenal, but the Manchester City manager is retaining hope that it could be “less than expected.” The midfielder has travelled to Barcelona for tests after being
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Megan Swanick Sep 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 21, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team are improving “little by little” after their 4-1 comeback win against Espanyol in LaLiga on Saturday. Madrid failed to score in the first half at the Santiago Bernabeu — they’ve only scored one first-half
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Lizzy Becherano Sep 21, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino claimed the match against New York City FC at Yankee Stadium “lacked a good referee” after a heated contest resulted in a 1-1 draw at Yankee Stadium Saturday. Inter Miami players earned five of the nine yellow
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Connor O’Halloran Sep 21, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has fired back at pundits over “speculation” that his decision to bench Marcus Rashford against Crystal Palace on Saturday was down to anything other than “rotation.” United left Selhurst Park with just a point from a
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 20, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, is among the venues selected to host games at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, with FIFA targeting an announcement on the full
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Adriana Garcia Sep 20, 2024, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said he believes players would be willing to take a pay cut if it meant playing fewer games during the season. Top internationals competing in the expanded Champions League and the revamped Club World Cup could end up playing
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