10:30 PM ET Another weekend of European football is in the books and, as usual, there have been enough plot twists and upsets to talk about for the next week. Giants like Bayern Munich look as vulnerable as ever, while the FA Cup saw the minnows fighting back with Wrexham and Southampton putting on thrilling
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10:22 AM ET Kaoru Mitoma struck late as Brighton beat Liverpool on Sunday. Bryn Lennon/Getty Images FA Cup holders Liverpool were knocked out of the competition in stunning circumstances as Kaoru Mitoma‘s stoppage-time goal secured Brighton & Hove Albion‘s passage to the fifth round with a 2-1 win at the Amex Stadium on Sunday. The defeat
10:58 PM ET The United States men’s national team finished without a victory from its two January friendlies after a scoreless draw with Colombia at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on Saturday. The U.S. had the better of the chances, most coming in an engaging first half, but failed to find the breakthrough
10:32 PM ET Paxten Aaronson was a bright spot in the USMNT’s scoreless draw against Colombia. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez CARSON, Calif. — The United States men’s national team earned a 0-0 draw with Colombia in the second of two January friendlies for the home side, as both teams fielded relatively inexperienced sides. Colombia had the
2:47 PM ET Associated Press United States midfielder Weston McKennie was left out of the Juventus squad for this weekend’s match amid a potential move to the English Premier League. McKennie has been strongly linked with a move to Leeds United, who are coached by American Jesse Marsch. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
10:15 PM ET The National Women’s Soccer League is in advanced discussions to add teams in Boston, Utah and the San Francisco Bay area, according to a Friday’s report in The Wall Street Journal. The NWSL played last season with 12 teams after adding Los Angeles-based Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC in
2:10 PM ET In one fell swoop Thursday morning, U.S. Soccer announced a reset for its men’s national team program. That’s what Earnie Stewart’s departure as sporting director represents. Stewart, a former U.S. international, accepted a similar role to return to the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, leaving U.S. Soccer with a void atop its technical
2:06 PM ET The 2024 Copa America tournament will be played in the United States, CONMEBOL confirmed on Friday after an agreement between the South American football confederation and CONCACAF. The format will feature 16 teams, 10 from CONMEBOL and six from CONCACAF, with teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean confederation qualifying via
3:30 AM ET Lionel Messi’s recent friendly match against a Saudi select team may not be his final head-to-head against Cristiano Ronaldo after all. Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images Could Lionel Messi be set to leave Paris Saint-Germain and join Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia? ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Everton
6:12 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC MADRID — Rodrygo, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior scored as Real Madrid came back from a goal down to beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 after extra time in their Copa del Rey quarterfinal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Atletico went ahead
12:10 PM ET U.S. Soccer Federation sporting director Earnie Stewart is leaving to join PSV Eindhoven after the departure of men’s national team general manager Brian McBride, a management shakeup that leaves the position of men’s coach Gregg Berhalter in uncertainty. Berhalter and McBride were hired by Stewart, and the coach’s contract expired Dec. 31.
1:05 AM ET LOS ANGELES — In the team’s first game since the 2022 World Cup, the United States men’s national team got an early goal from debutant Brandon Vazquez before conceding twice in a 2-1 loss to Serbia at BMO Stadium. JUMP TO: Best/worst performers | Highlights & notable moments | Postgame quotes |
4:26 PM ET Associated Press The late Grant Wahl will be honored with this year’s Colin Jose Media Award — given to journalists who made long-term contributions to soccer in the United States — and a seat will be saved for him in the press box for every home U.S. men’s and women’s game between
10:37 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — When fans arrived at the King Fahd International Stadium to watch the Italian Super Cup between Milan and Inter last week, they were each handed an LED wristband that was programmed to flash red or blue (the colours of the two teams) whenever a goal went
6:09 PM ET CARSON, Calif. — For interim United States men’s national team coach Anthony Hudson, there is no hiding the obvious. After a successful run to the round of 16 at the World Cup, the hope was to build off — and celebrate — that performance to begin the new cycle. Instead, after a
4:29 PM ET There’s no such thing as a meaningless, consequence-free national team match. It remains an honor for the players involved, there are a few FIFA ratings points on the line and have you seen Twitter during a U.S. men’s national team match? The existential dread gets all over the furniture even in the
6:54 AM ET Malo Gusto has impressed for Lyon. Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images Chelsea are preparing an offer to sign Lyon‘s Malo Gusto, sources have told ESPN, with the Premier League club aware it could take €40 million to sign the highly rated right-back. No formal offer has been made by Chelsea for Gusto, but
11:47 AM ET Everton have sacked manager Frank Lampard after a run of nine defeats in 12 games that has left the club in the Premier League relegation zone, the club announced on Monday. Sources told ESPN that Everton are close to appointing a replacement with Premier League experience. The club are considering former Wolves