Football

12:56 PM ET On Monday, FIFA announced that it was indefinitely suspending Russian representative teams (men’s and women’s). (In a joint statement, UEFA announced they were removing club sides from all competitions.) This means Russia will almost certainly not be participating in the Qatar World Cup in November. The previous day, FIFA had condemned the

6:20 AM ET Everton have received an apology from the Premier League’s head of referees, Mike Riley, after the failure to award an injury time penalty against Manchester City on Saturday, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Everton were trailing the league leaders 1-0 when Rodrigo handled the ball inside the area. Match referee Paul Tierney

Feb 22, 2022 There were times on Sunday night when Barcelona‘s football in the 4-0 win against Athletic Club was rapturously good. You know the feeling: when something happens on the pitch that’s so outrageously joyous that the senses take over, completely, from the rational mind — when football transcends your daily woes and your

2:33 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Dan Hajducky Close ESPN Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities.

12:26 PM ET UEFA has removed Russia’s teams from this year’s European competitions meaning they will not compete at this summer’s European Women’s Football Championships, while Spartak Moscow have been kicked out of the Europa League. The teams have been removed in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s women’s side were set to face

7:28 PM ET Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored from the edge of the 6-yard box in the 90th minute as the LA Galaxy escaped with a 1-0 victory Sunday over visiting New York City FC in a season opener at Carson, Calif. In their first regular-season game since winning last year’s MLS Cup title in a

4:18 PM ET LONDON — The first trophy of the English season was claimed on Sunday, and in some style, as Chelsea and Liverpool played out a Carabao Cup final for the ages at Wembley (stream a replay on ESPN+). The sides combined to put the ball in the back of the net on four

5:41 AM ET Chelsea released a statement on Sunday, saying the situation around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “horrific and devastating.” Chelsea’s statement came after their Russian owner Roman Abramovich gave trustees of the London side’s foundation stewardship of the club, amid calls in Britain that he be sanctioned over Russia’s invasion. Abramovich, whose wealth

6:03 AM ET Jesse Marsch could replace Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds. Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images Marcelo Bielsa has been sacked by Leeds United, it was confirmed, and sources have told ESPN that former United States midfielder Jesse Marsch is the leading contender to succeed him. Leeds suffered a torrid week, first suffering a 6-0

2:12 PM ET Associated Press Roman Abramovich has owned Chelsea since 2003. Paul Gilham/Getty Images Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich suddenly handed over the “stewardship and care” of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees on Saturday. The move came after a member of the British parliament called for the Russian billionaire to hand over

11:50 AM ET Manchester United were left to regret a multitude of missed chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw to Watford in the Premier League on Saturday. United enjoyed a couple of glorious early attacks at Old Trafford. Cristiano Ronaldo almost netted on five minutes as he saw his effort hit the

4:59 AM ET Poland are refusing to play their World Cup qualifier against Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Polish soccer federation president Cezary Kulesza said on Saturday. Russia are set to face Poland on March 24 and the winner of that match plays whoever triumphs between Sweden and Czech Republic in

It has been just 77 days since New York City FC lifted the MLS Cup in Portland, but the 2022 Major League Soccer season begins this weekend. Much has changed in this short offseason. Some big names have left, some bigger names are en route, there’s a new team, and an old team has a

12:04 PM ET Borussia Dortmund and United States international midfielder Giovanni Reyna said that he’s “pretty positive” he’ll return from his latest injury setback in time to help the U.S. in the last round of World Cup qualifying. In last weekend’s 6-0 Bundesliga win against Borussia Monchengladbach, Reyna suffered a recurrence of the hamstring injury

3:37 AM ET The 2022 Champions League final will no longer be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Richard Juilliart – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Paris will stage the 2022 Champions League final after UEFA stripped Saint Petersburg of hosting rights for the showpiece fixture following Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops continued their advance on

Feb 23, 2022 Austin LindbergESPN FC It wasn’t that long ago when Major League Soccer and Adidas came under criticism for unveiling a slew of white kits that could only be differentiated by subtle accents or team-specific Easter eggs hidden under the collar. That’s no longer the case, with 2022’s offerings bringing plenty of bold

8:00 AM ET The Champions League‘s round of 16 is only at its midway point but we’ve already seen Manchester City fire five goals past Sporting CP, Dusan Vlahovic waste no time in announcing his arrival for Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappe stun Real Madrid with his late winner. Manchester United had to rely

12:53 AM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s national team won the 2022 SheBelieves Cup after beating Iceland 5-0 in a must-win game on Wednesday, and goal-scorers Catarina Macario and Mallory Pugh were among the players that successfully auditioned for the chance to lead the USWNT into the future. While the USWNT’s fifth SheBelieves Cup