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Patrik Schick also scored the late winner against Qarabag in the Europa League earlier in March. Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen scored twice late in the game with Robert Andrich and Patrik Schick to earn a remarkable 2-1 comeback win over Hoffenheim on Saturday and edge closer to the league title.

Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNMar 29, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Each week, Luis Miguel Echegaray discusses the latest from the soccer world. From standout performances and what you might have missed to what to keep an eye on in the coming days, LME has a few things to say. This week, why Manchester

Wrexham boosted their automatic promotion hopes from League 2 with a hard-fought 2-0 win over second-place Mansfield Town at STōK Cae Ras on Friday.  A goal in each half from talisman Paul Mullin, who is now one goal shy of the 100-mark for the club, took Wrexham level with Mansfield on 73 points. However, the Ryan

Mar 29, 2024, 07:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Xabi Alonso has confirmed he will stay on as manager of Bayer Leverkusen for the 2024-25 season despite strong interest from some of Europe’s biggest teams, including Bayern Munich and Liverpool, as he sees the club as the best place for him to continue his development

Jeff Kassouf Mar 28, 2024, 09:51 PM ET United States women’s national team midfielder Korbin Albert apologized on Thursday for previous social media activity that appeared to support anti-LGBTQIA+ content, and for purportedly liking an Instagram post that made light of Megan Rapinoe’s torn Achilles in her final professional game. Albert, 20, is a rising

Mar 28, 2024, 07:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fulham have unveiled lavish plans for their redeveloped Riverside Stand with a host of premium matchday experiences that club chairman Shahid Khan has said will be “unlike anything in football.” The Riverside Stand was closed off to fans for renovation work in 2019, with the lower

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerMar 27, 2024, 10:44 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most

Jeff Kassouf Mar 27, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team forward Sophia Smith has signed a new contract with the Portland Thorns that will make her the highest-paid player annually in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the club announced Wednesday. Smith’s new deal keeps her in Portland through

Jon Arnold Mar 27, 2024, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When not starring for the Houston Dash, Michelle Alozie is working on pediatric cancer research at Texas Children’s Hospital. Orlando-USA TODAY Sports Michelle Alozie is accomplished by any measure. She is a professional soccer player who also works at Texas Children’s Hospital. Last summer, she

Adriana Garcia Mar 27, 2024, 05:46 AM ET Brazil and Tottenham forward Richarlison has said he suffered troubling thoughts and was ready to “give up” when battling depression following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Richarlison said he sought psychological help following the tournament, saying it was “the best discovery I’ve ever had in my

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United want to speak to Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O’Neil about a role in a potential new coaching set-up at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN. With Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS group now in charge of football operations at United following the completion of their purchase of a 27 percent

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