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Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 28, 2024, 12:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — Here’s a stat for you: Of the 24 teams competing at Euro 2024, just one, Spain, won all three group games. And here’s another: Not a single team lost all three. There’s a level of parity and possibility at

Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 11:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Weah and other members of the U.S. national team were targeted with racist abuse on social media after the Americans were beaten 2-1 by Panama in the Copa América on Thursday night. U.S. Soccer Federation issued a statement saying it was “deeply disturbed

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 27, 2024, 11:44 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Coming into the 2024 Copa América, the U.S. men’s national team was supposed to show growth following its solid showing at the 2022 World Cup. It was

Lizzy Becherano Jun 26, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A summer of soccer continues, where the world’s best come together to compete in the Copa América, European Championship and Paris Olympics. For many players, these tournaments are career highlights as they look forward to the feeling of representing their country in some of

Jun 27, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After 13 breathless days of football, Euro 2024 shrinks from 24 teams to 16. There was plenty of drama to savour as the groups concluded, with Croatia bowing out, France and Belgium finishing second in their groups, and Georgia making yet more international football history. Ahead

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJun 26, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — Fans came to Gelsenkirchen to see the Portugal No.7 Cristiano Ronaldo make more history, but left the Arena AufSchalke having seen Georgia‘s No.7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, spurred on by over 15,000 of his fellow countrymen, lead his nation into the knockout

Jeff Kassouf Jun 26, 2024, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex Morgan has been left off the United States women’s national team’s 2024 Olympic roster, marking the team’s first major tournament without the star forward since the 2008 Olympics, before she debuted for the team. USWNT head coach Emma Hayes named her 18-player roster

Lizzy Becherano Jun 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Argentina triumphed 1-0 over Chile at MetLife Stadium in the Copa América on Tuesday, with Lautaro Martínez‘s lone goal in the 88th minute sending spectators into a frenzy and helping the Albiceleste to banish the ghosts of the 2015

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 25, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Substitute Lautaro Martínez scored late on as Argentina beat Chile 1-0 at MetLife Stadium in Copa América Group A action on Tuesday night, easily qualifying the reigning champions for the quarterfinals in the process. Argentina dominated much of

A Kylian Mbappé penalty was cancelled out by Robert Lewandowski‘s spot kick as already-eliminated Poland held France to a 1-1 draw in Dortmund on Tuesday, meaning the French finish second in Group D. Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 56th minute with his first European Championship goal — and the first scored by a French

Tim Vickery, South America correspondentJun 25, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil‘s young forward line went into this Copa América facing a big question: How would they cope against cautious opponents who defend deep and deny them the space to launch the counter attack? The reign of coach Dorival Junior got off to

Brazil missed a string of chances and were left to rue a lack of quality in the final third after they were held 0-0 by Costa Rica in their Copa América Group D opener in Los Angeles on Monday. Brazil, who came into the Copa América on the back of a run of poor results

Jun 24, 2024, 01:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé is hoping to return to Euro 2024 in France‘s clash against Poland on Tuesday, head coach Didier Deschamps has said. Mbappé suffered a broken nose in France’s opener against Austria, causing him to miss their second match against Netherlands as he got to grips

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Christian Pulisic‘s career has taken him to all manner of places. Starting in his hometown of Hershey, Pennsylvania, he has since ventured to Dortmund, London and

Jeff Kassouf Jun 23, 2024, 08:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — The United States men’s national team opened its 2024 Copa America campaign on home soil with a 2-0 victory over Bolívia at AT&T Stadium on Sunday. Christian Pulisic opened the scoring in the third minute with a bending shot that evaded

Open Extended Reactions Mexico captain Edson Álvarez was forced off with an injury in the first half of his team’s Copa América opener vs. Jamaica on Saturday at Houston’s NRG Stadium. After sprinting back during a counter from Jamaica, the West Ham midfielder suddenly hit the ground in pain, clutching his left hamstring. Álvarez had

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 22, 2024, 09:09 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions When the U.S. men’s national team bowed out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the round of 16, there was disappointment, but also excitement about what could lie

Jeff Kassouf Jun 22, 2024, 08:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — United States men’s national team head coach Gregg Berhalter said all 26 players are available for Sunday’s Copa América opener against Bolívia amid concerns over the fitness levels of midfielder Tyler Adams and forward Josh Sargent. “From my understanding, everyone will