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Jul 20, 2023, 08:08 AM ET In perhaps the Matildas biggest match ever played, stand-in captain Steph Catley slotted the game winner from the spot in the absence of Sam Kerr, who was a late withdrawal after she sustained a calf injury at training the day before. After Marissa Sheva brought down Hayley Raso in

Jul 19, 2023, 01:12 PM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup begins Thursday and teams are getting ready to kick off the action. These daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the 2023 World Cup as well as betting lines, what to watch for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJul 19, 2023, 02:13 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award

Jul 19, 2023, 05:57 AM ET Benjamin Mendy has signed for Ligue 1 side Lorient, the club announced on Wednesday, days after he was found not guilty at a retrial on one count of raping a woman and the attempted rape of another woman. In January, Mendy was found not guilty of six counts of

Jul 18, 2023, 11:58 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is set to kick off July 20, with the final slated for Aug. 20 in Sydney. It’s the first time the tournament will have 32 nations competing for the world title, and viewers could be in store for the

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The United States‘ elimination from the Gold Cup last week represented a checkpoint of sorts. For most of the year, various iterations of the team gathered in the wake of the FIFA World

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJul 18, 2023, 04:00 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is a race to lift the trophy, sure. But just because your team is going all out to win doesn’t mean they can’t look while they’re doing it. Editor’s Picks 2 Related England, France, Germany

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 17, 2023, 09:25 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Being the manager of the U.S. women’s national team is one of those jobs that comes with the seat already warm. History guarantees such an environment. The Americans have won four World

With a relatively inexperienced roster and a new coach, the USWNT faces its most unpredictable tournament in years. Your challenge? Build the ultimate USWNT goal machine. Select players, then compare your roster to the most recent one chosen by head coach Vlatko Andonovski. To win, you’ll need as many Expected Goals (xG) as possible and

Cesar Hernandez Jul 17, 2023, 05:59 AM ET Mexico celebrate success in the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports INGLEWOOD, California — It was supposed to only be a summer fling. When Mexico‘s men’s national team dropped former coach Diego Cocca in late June, they turned towards a young suitor in the form of

Mexico players celebrate after scoring a goal against Panama in the Gold Cup final. Getty Images Santiago Gimenez came off the bench to score a stellar late goal as Mexico beat Panama 1-0 to win the Gold Cup at SoFi Stadium on Sunday. A well-drilled Panama team proved a tough out for Mexico and interim

Jul 16, 2023, 01:53 PM ET D.C. United manager Wayne Rooney has said Lionel Messi “won’t find it easy” in Major League Soccer as he joins Inter Miami. In an interview with The Times, Manchester United legend Rooney said many players arrive in MLS and struggle to adapt and that Messi may be no different.

Cesar Hernandez Jul 13, 2023, 03:34 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Typically even-tempered and collected, Mexico interim manager Jaime “Jimmy” Lozano couldn’t help but smile much more after collecting a 3-0 semifinal victory on Wednesday against Jamaica that has guided his team to the Gold Cup final. “If I rewind the tape to three weeks

Jul 15, 2023, 02:17 PM ET Inter Miami CF has confirmed the signing of Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, ahead of unveiling the blockbuster new arrival to MLS at its DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday. Messi, who officially joins Miami after leaving French champions Paris Saint-Germain following two seasons at the club,

Jul 15, 2023, 06:27 AM ET West Ham announced the departure of Declan Rice on Saturday as he nears a move to Arsenal, with the midfielder saying it was a “tough decision” to leave the east London club. The Premier League runners-up agreed a club-record fee for Rice worth £100 million ($131m) plus £5m ($6.5m)

Jul 14, 2023, 08:28 AM ET This summer’s Women’s World Cup is going to be one for the books. Not only is it the first to be jointly hosted by multiple nations (matches will take place in both Australia and New Zealand), but it could be the first to see a team three-peat as champions.

Jul 14, 2023, 09:17 AM ET Kerr, Putellas and Morgan are three of the ones to watch this summer. Illustration by ESPN The Women’s World Cup is almost here! The tournament is a time to showcase the best players in the world and the up-and-comers. The 2023 edition, which starts July 20 in Australia and New

Jul 13, 2023, 04:35 PM ET Juventus have initiated the procedure to pull out of the European Super League (ESL) project, the Italian club said on Thursday. Juventus said they had started a discussion on their exit with Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, the other clubs remaining in the project. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,