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Ryan Hollingshead scored late in the first half and defending champion Los Angeles FC advanced to its second straight MLS Cup final with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night. Houston’s Franco Escobar scored an own goal in the 80th minute to seal the Western Conference Final for LAFC, which will travel

Dec 2, 2023, 01:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The draw for next summer’s Euro 2024 finals in Germany took place on Saturday which saw France and Spain handed difficult paths to the knockout stages. A total of 21 teams have already qualified for the tournament, with three places still up for grabs through a

Nick Judd, Transfer writerDec 1, 2023, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The winter transfer window hasn’t re-opened in Europe yet, but there are moves in the works and plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Liverpool end

Constantin Eckner Dec 1, 2023, 11:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Xabi Alonso’s arrival in the Bundesliga has made huge waves, seizing the attention of German football enthusiasts. Alonso’s association with the league predominantly revolved around his later years as a midfielder at Bayern Munich, a stint that left a lasting imprint. His experience as

Arch Bell and Jon Arnold Dec 1, 2023, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MLS Cup is little more than a week away. Just four teams remain from the 29 who started the 2023 regular season with visions of lifting silverware way back in February. The conference finals are here, with the Supporters’ Shield-winning FC

Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNDec 1, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions João Neves’ form has caught the eye of some major clubs in recent months. (Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images) Welcome back to the ESPN FC Hot List, which each month highlights some of the most in-form talent aged 23 or under across Europe. Generally, young-but-established

Associated Press Nov 30, 2023, 01:31 PM ET Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with class-action lawsuit seeking at least $1 billion in damages for his role in promoting cryptocurrency-related “non-fungible tokens,” or NFTs, issued by the beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The lawsuit filed in federal court in the Southern District of Florida

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCNov 30, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions “There’s been a big change inside this stadium.” Atletico Madrid have just fought back from 1-0 down to beat Villarreal 3-1 and, just a short distance inside the tunnel, the applause of the home crowd still ringing around the Estadio Metropolitano, Antoine Griezmann

Adriana Garcia Nov 30, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has said André Onana “has to do better” but insisted the goalkeeper was not the only one to blame for his team’s collapse at Galatasaray. Onana let in Hakim Ziyech free kicks either side of half-time as the Turkish

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 29, 2023, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ISTANBUL — “Your nightmare is back again” read one of the banners at Galatasaray‘s Rams Park. For André Onana, who is making a habit of Champions League howlers, it was especially true. After errors against Bayern Munich away and Galatasaray at home already this

Nov 29, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for matchday four! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Wednesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Manchester United visit Galatasaray, Real Madrid face Napoli

Open Extended Reactions Despite the effort of Christian Pulisic, pictured, AC Milan suffered a 3-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, potentially derailing the Italian club’s campaign. Davide Spada/LaPresse via AP MILAN — So much for best-laid plans. AC Milan‘s chances of advancing to the knockout phase of the Champions League,

Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Kylian Mbappé might be heading for the exit door at Paris Saint-Germain, but if this season is his last shot at UEFA Champions League glory with his hometown club, he is making sure it doesn’t end in the group stages — just ask Newcastle United‘s distraught players after the 24-year-old’s

ESPN Nov 28, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for matchday five! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Wednesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as AC Milan host Borussia Dortmund,

Associated Press Nov 27, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo‘s honesty helped to nullify a penalty he was awarded as his 10-man Al-Nassr side held on to draw with Persepolis of Iran 0-0 in the Asian Champions League on Monday. Ronaldo went down in the box in the opening moments and the

Nov 27, 2023, 10:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions And then there were four. The 2023 Major League Soccer playoffs have whittled us down to the four teams doing battle in the conference finals: Columbus Crew will face “Hell is Real” rivals FC Cincinnati in the East, while LAFC will do battle with the Houston

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are in the Premier League title race after manager Erik ten Hag stumbled on a winning formula; Arsenal are top of the table despite doubts over their two senior goalkeepers Aaron Ramsdale and David Raya; Tottenham Hotspur can move level with reigning champions Manchester City with a win at the

SEATTLE — Denis Bouanga scored his fourth goal of the MLS Cup playoffs in the 30th minute, goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau made seven saves, and defending champion Los Angeles FC advanced to the Western Conference final with a 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night. Bouanga got one chance at goal and didn’t miss,