Soccer

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 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

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

Graham Hunter, Spain writerMar 26, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions With the likes of Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid showing interest, where will Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso go next? Ralf Ibing –

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:

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

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 25, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — These days, whenever the U.S. men’s national team needs a pick-me-up, Mexico is there to give it exactly what it needs. In this case, it was

Jerry Jiang Mar 24, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. men’s national team midfielder Tyler Adams had a goal to remember. Editor’s Picks While playing Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League Final Sunday, Adams broke the match open in the 44th minute. After receiving a pass from midfielder Weston McKennie on the left

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

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 22, 2024, 11:20 AM ET Dani Alves will spend the weekend in prison after failing to come up with the €1 million ($1.08m) bail payment required for his conditional release as he awaits the result of an appeal to his rape conviction, court sources confirmed to ESPN. The former Brazil

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