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Open Extended Reactions Nothing sums up a difficult England camp quite like a teenager who was initially overlooked ending up making a near irrefutable case to go to Euro 2024. Kobbie Mainoo was originally fast-tracked into the Under-21s setup before manager Gareth Southgate drafted the Manchester United midfielder into the seniors amid concerns over a

Jeff Kassouf Mar 26, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Forwards Mallory Swanson and Catarina Macario returned to the United States women’s national team for the first time in a year and two years, respectively, following major knee injuries. Both players are eligible for selection at the SheBelieves Cup, where the USWNT will play

Danny Lewis Mar 25, 2024, 08:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY:

Joseph Lowery Mar 25, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential,

Mar 25, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona won again against Real Madrid to extend their lead in Spain. Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images With the men’s game on international break, it was another busy weekend of women’s football across Europe as Barcelona travelled to Real Madrid in Spain, Bayern Munich visited VfL Wolfsburg in

The United States men continued its dominance of the Concacaf Nations League — and its regional rivals Mexico — with a 2-0 win and a third title in a row in the competition at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Sunday night. Tyler Adams scored a first-half thunderbolt and a Giovanni Reyna added a second after

A Caroline Graham Hansen-inspired Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on Sunday to move 12 points clear at the top of Liga F. The Norway international helped create the opening goal for Fridolina Rolfö, laid on the second for Aitana Bonmatí and scored the third herself as Barça made it 14

Mar 24, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Isabel Rodriguez opened the scoring for Kansas City Current in their NWSL win against San Diego Wave. Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports Isabel Rodriguez scored in the 44th minute and Lo’eau LaBonta converted a penalty kick in the 71st minute as the Kansas City Current came back from

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 23, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter said his side has the chance to “create a legacy” when it takes on rival Mexico in Sunday’s Concacaf

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — England arranged these high-profile friendlies to help answer one of the few remaining questions about Gareth Southgate’s side: can they consistently deliver against the biggest nations? Rather than silencing those doubts, Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Brazil at Wembley means they will grow a little louder. England are billed in some

Mar 23, 2024, 08:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Russia have cancelled Monday’s friendly international against Paraguay in Moscow following Friday’s shooting rampage near the capital city, the Russian Football Union (RFU) said on Saturday. At least 115 people were killed after gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons in a concert hall near Moscow, with

Open Extended Reactions England manager Gareth Southgate has branded speculation linking him with the Manchester United job as “completely disrespectful” to current boss Erik ten Hag and insisted he will not speak to any interested parties until after Euro 2024. The 53-year-old has been Three Lions boss since 2016 but his current contract runs out

Adriana Garcia Mar 22, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Brazil coach Dorival Junior said Friday that his thoughts and prayers were with the victims and their families following the recent rape convictions of former national team stars Dani Alves and Robinho. Robinho, 40, began a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil on Thursday more than

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 22, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Could a win still mark the worst U.S. men’s national team performance in the Gregg Berhalter era? Thursday’s 3-1 triumph over Jamaica in the Concacaf Nations

The United States men’s national team snatched an improbable victory from the jaws of defeat, with an equalizer in the last breath of regulation time and two goals from Haji Wright in extra time to beat Jamaica 3-1 in the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday. The U.S. had been stunned when

Jeff Kassouf Mar 21, 2024, 10:33 AM ET The Houston Dash have fired former goalkeeper coach Matt Lampson, an NWSL spokesperson has said, following an investigation into allegations that he had “[crossed] professional boundaries with a Dash player,” which violates multiple league policies. Lampson has been suspended from future employment in the NWSL through the

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 21, 2024, 08:34 AM ET Former Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales plans to return to Spain next month to be questioned as part of the corruption probe into the deal to move the Spanish Supercopa to Saudi Arabia. Rubiales was in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday when police

Jeff Kassouf Mar 20, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team will face Australia, Germany, and either Morocco or Zambia in Group B at the 2024 Paris Olympics, FIFA confirmed on Wednesday at the tournament draw at the Pulse Building near Paris. The tournament will mark the first competitive