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Jul 3, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is down to the final four teams, but we can all enjoy another round of fixtures before the winner is crowned on July 14. So far, the tournament in Germany has been full of surprises, but what has stood out from the quarterfinals as

Tim Vickery, South America correspondentJul 7, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It would probably have been better to scrap Saturday’s Copa América quarterfinal between Brazil and Uruguay and skip straight to the penalty shootout. There was barely an outbreak of football between the two teams in Las Vegas, as a much-anticipated clash was

The Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish supporters making their way to the European Championship quarterfinal against the Netherlands on Saturday have been making the same nationalistic hand gesture that saw a Turkey player banned from the match. Berlin police said on X on Saturday that the gesture was

Lizzy Becherano Jul 6, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Copa América started on June 20 with what should’ve been only a celebratory occasion. In front of 70,524 fans at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, reigning FIFA World Cup champions Argentina triumphed 2-0 over Canada in a perhaps surprisingly competitive game. But talk of

ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2024, 08:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portugal coach Roberto Martínez said it was “too soon” to say if Cristiano Ronaldo had played his last game for his country following the team’s Euro 2024 exit at the hands of France in Hamburg on Friday. Portugal lost 5-3 to France on

France defender Theo Hernández struck the winning penalty in a 5-3 shootout win against Portugal to reach the semifinals of Euro 2024 where they will meet Spain. João Félix missed for Portugal during the shootout which came after the match finished 0-0 following extra time. Both teams missed a string of chances in 120 minutes

Jul 5, 2024, 10:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City and Manchester United have been cleared to take part in European competition next season by UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB). Doubts had been raised after both Man City and LaLiga side Girona, who are both part of the City Football Group, both qualified

Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNJul 5, 2024, 12:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON, Texas — On America’s Independence Day, Lionel Messi and Argentina wanted to set off the fireworks for their fans with a quarterfinal win but once again, just like the 2022 World Cup final, it was their goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez, who took the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 4, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMBURG, Germany — Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappé met for the first time 12 years ago; Ronaldo the Real Madrid galáctico and Mbappé the unknown kid from Paris on a scouting trip. There’s a picture from the day in December 2012, taken at Madrid’s

Jul 4, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions From left to right, Emmanuel Ochoa, Ricardo Pepi and Fidel Barajas are three of the countless Mexican Americans navigating the life and career of a dual-national soccer player. Illustration by ESPN Ricardo Pepi, proudly boasting the red, white and blue as he represented the U.S. men’s national

Jul 3, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. men’s national team program has endured plenty of grim days in its history. Heck, we’re talking about a team that went 40 years between successful World Cup qualifications. Getting bounced early from the 2024 Copa America doesn’t rise to the

Jul 3, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is down to the final eight teams, but we can all enjoy another three rounds of fixtures before the winner is crowned on July 14. So far, the tournament in Germany has been full of surprises, but what has stood out? Which players have

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJul 3, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It was bound to happen once financial regulations — like the Premier League‘s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) — were tightened. Accounting principles, and the ability to exploit them, become important to teams, like hiring a scout who can unearth a

Brazil played out an action-packed 1-1 draw with Colombia in Santa Clara, California on Tuesday to qualify for the Copa América quarterfinals. Colombia, who finished top of Group D on seven points, face Panama in the quarters while second-placed Brazil take on Group C winners Uruguay. A frantic first 15 minutes at Levi’s Stadium saw

Jeff Kassouf Jul 2, 2024, 02:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — United States captain Christian Pulisic was clear in stating that he did not believe officiating was to blame for his team’s group-stage exit at Copa América, but he was baffled by the decisions made in Monday’s 1-0 loss to Uruguay

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 2, 2024, 02:28 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Gregg Berhalter addressed the media in the wake of the United States‘ 1-0 defeat to Uruguay, a result that eliminated it from the 2024

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 1, 2024, 11:30 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The United States were eliminated from Copa America after a 1-0 loss to Uruguay at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Tuesday. With Panama defeating Bolívia 3-1 in the

Substitute Randal Kolo Muani forced an own goal with five minutes left to send twice-winners France through to the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 on Monday after beating a disappointing Belgium 1-0 in Dusseldorf. France will meet the winner of Monday’s match between Portugal and Slovenia in the quarterfinals in Hamburg on Friday. With the game