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ESPN News Services Oct 7, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Lionel Messi has returned to Inter Miami‘s matchday squad for the first time in five matches, after being named as a substitute for Saturday’s key MLS matchup at home to FC Cincinnati. The 36-year-old has missed five of Inter Miami’s last six matches, plus another for

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 7, 2023, 01:42 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Scott McTominay found an answer for Manchester United against Brentford on Saturday, but the questions are mounting for manager Erik ten Hag. McTominay came on after 87 minutes with United 1-0 down and scored in the 93rd and 97th-minute to secure a 2-1 win

Oct 7, 2023, 06:41 AM ET Roma coach José Mourinho said he fully expects to work in Saudi Arabia one day after his compatriot, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, led the way by joining Al Nassr, with a stream of players subsequently signing for Saudi Pro League teams. Mourinho seemed confident about moving to Saudi Arabia

Associated Press Oct 6, 2023, 11:05 PM ET Retiring star Megan Rapinoe was honored by club team OL Reign on Friday night in front of a National Women’s Soccer League record crowd of 34,130 fans, many of whom wore pink wigs in her honor. With her family and fiancé Sue Bird looking on, Rapinoe started

Jon Arnold Oct 6, 2023, 09:17 AM ET Luciano Acosta isn’t thinking about it. Well, that’s not quite true. The thought that he could be Major League Soccer‘s MVP this season has occurred to him, and why wouldn’t it? The Argentine leads the league in goals with 15 and only three players have more assists

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 5, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The return of Borussia Dortmund attacker Gio Reyna under U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter highlights the 23-player roster that will prepare for friendlies against Germany in Hartford, Connecticut, on Oct.

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 5, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Gregg Berhalter and Giovanni Reyna, seen here in March 2022, had a falling-out after the World Cup and will reunite for the first time since at a USMNT camp next week. Robin Alam/ISI

Jeff Kassouf Oct 5, 2023, 09:47 AM ET Ali Krieger and Esther Gonzalez of NJ/NY Gotham FC are shooed away by an assistant referee as the head ref watches a video replay on Sept. 16, 2023 in Harrison, New Jersey. Ira L. Black/Corbis/Getty Images On the same day that the Premier League had what became a

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England — Kylian Mbappé headed straight down the tunnel at the end of Paris Saint-Germain‘s 4-1 Champions League humiliation against Newcastle United. As he disappeared with a face like thunder, St. James’ Park rocked to a party it had waited 20 years to host. These are early days in the 2023-24 Champions League season

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 4, 2023, 06:23 PM ET LEIPZIG, Germany — Crisis? What crisis? Manchester City have lost consecutive games only five times during Pep Guardiola’s reign as manager and only once did it turn into three in a row. RB Leipzig could have doubled that statistic on Wednesday in the Champions League, which came

ESPN Oct 2, 2023, 04:22 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Champions League soccer is back for matchday two! 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 Newcastle United kick off

Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 04:30 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo was alleged to have raped a woman in Las Vegas in 2009. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images A U.S. appeals court plans to hear Wednesday from lawyers trying to revive a woman’s bid to force Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions more than the $375,000 in hush money

Liam Wheeler Oct 3, 2023, 05:17 PM ET Onana, left, and Hojlund, right, were the worst and best performers on a chastening Champions League night for Man United. Michael Regan/Getty Images Manchester United‘s woes continued as the Red Devils were beaten 3-2 by Galatasaray in the Champions League, on a miserable night in the Manchester rain

Oct 2, 2023, 04:17 PM ET Champions League soccer is back for matchday two! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Tuesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Manchester United kick off against Galatasaray, Arsenal face Lens and Real

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2023, 02:10 PM ET Al-Ittihad’s Asian Champions League match with Iran’s Sepahan was called off on Monday after the Saudi team refused to leave their dressing room due to a statue of an assassinated Iranian general being placed at the entrance to the pitch. The game was postponed by officials

Connor O’Halloran Oct 2, 2023, 07:01 PM ET LONDON — There was a point on Monday, as a Dominos pizza truck parked up next to Craven Cottage in the build-up to the game, when it became clear Chelsea‘s woeful form in front of goal was beginning to transform from a persistent narrative to a point

Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas and two of her teammates in Spain‘s women’s national team appeared before a judge Monday as witnesses in the investigation of former federation president Luis Rubiales for his unsolicited kiss on forward Jenni Hermoso. Putellas, Irene Paredes and Misa Rodríguez all

Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions have affected