1:55 PM ET Ryan Rosenblatt Two 4-4 games? Major League Soccer was having itself a weekend. Hidden behind those eight-goal affairs was a two-goal stoppage-time comeback, an MVP candidate staking his claim, the league leaders mounting an impressive come-from-behind victory and Mother Nature’s fury. Oh, and there are three days before the transfer window slams
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12:25 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer 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 recognizable soccer voices.
6:04 AM ET LONDON — Lucy Bronze wasn’t sure what was next after this final. For her whole career, whenever a tournament finished with England, she’d pick through the disappointment, learn from it and try to ensure she wouldn’t feel the same again. As a country, it’s been this case for 56 years. Even after
5:50 PM ET LONDON — The full-time whistle on England’s 2-1 Women’s Euro 2022 final win against Germany was still being blown Sunday when “Three Lions” — aka “Football’s Coming Home” — began to ring out from Wembley Stadium’s sound system. The song has been something of a curse for English football since being released
3:07 PM ET LONDON — England are your Women’s Euro 2022 winners after a thrilling back-and-forth final against Germany on Sunday. Substitute Ella Toone gave the tournament hosts a second-half lead with a brilliant individual goal, only for Lina Magull to level in the 79th minute. When the game went to extra time, it was
8:29 AM ET The summer transfer window is here, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Messi back to Barcelona? While there is no chance of an immediate move, there will always
4:30 AM ET TEDDINGTON, England — England‘s training session on Friday at the team’s base was the most competitive yet. According to veteran Jill Scott and others who were there, it was the most full-throttle of the past nine weeks. Tackles were flying in — Scott felt the full force of a one-on-one with Millie
2:00 PM ET Darwin Nunez scored Liverpool’s third goal as they beat Manchester City 3-1. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Summer signing Darwin Nunez scored as Liverpool beat Premier League champions Manchester City 3-1 to claim the FA Community Shield at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. The Uruguayan player, acquired from Benfica for an initial
Jul 28, 2022 Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk; two world-class goalkeepers in Ederson and Alisson; and arguably the two leading coaches in the game in Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. With so much A-list talent and winning pedigree between Manchester City and Liverpool, Saturday’s Community Shield clash (stream live
1:35 PM ET After more than three weeks of intense competition, it all comes down to this. England will be hosting Germany at Wembley for the 2022 Euro final (Watch LIVE, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+) and one team will lift the trophy. England and Germany came into this tournament on
10:55 AM ET Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has undergone surgery for a knee injury and could be out until September, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The 28-year-old Spain centre-back missed City’s pre-season tour of the United States this month, during which they beat Club America and Bayern Munich. – Stream Community Shield preview
7:27 AM ET Rebekah Vardy, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, has lost her libel trial against Coleen Rooney. Phil Lewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rebekah Vardy has lost her “Wagatha Christie” libel trial against Coleen Rooney over a viral social media post. Vardy, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, took Rooney,
11:35 AM ET Adam Snavely Surveying the rolling hills and sun-spackled plains of North America, one cannot help but feel the sense of space, the vast openness, the sense of adventure, exploration, and corporate brand partnerships for meaningless tournaments involving clubs from the Premier League, LaLiga and beyond. 2 Related That’s right, this preseason across
11:16 AM ET As the question was asked, you could start to see the amused look creep across the face of Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff. Austin FC was just days away from the season opener against FC Cincinnati and a local reporter noted that the oddsmakers in Las Vegas had the Texan capital
6:21 AM ET Chloe Petts Manchester United captain Harry Maguire does not look happy about the prospect of wearing this shirt before every match this season. TREVOR COLLENS/AFP via Getty Images The new season is but a breath away and plenty of the home, away and third kits that will be worn across Europe’s top club
4:52 PM ET Germany will play hosts England in the final of the 2022 Women’s European Championship after two goals from Alexandra Popp gave them a 2-1 victory over France in Wednesday’s second semifinal in Milton Keynes. After her first-half goal had been almost immediately canceled out by an unfortunate own goal by Germany goalkeeper
3:01 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have beaten Chelsea to the signing of defender Jules Kounde after agreeing a fee of around €55 million with Sevilla, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Kounde, 23, was the subject of several bids from Chelsea last summer, and reports suggested he was close to a move to
4:49 PM ET Beth Mead and Lucy Bronze each had an assist and a goal as England overcame a nervy start to thrash Sweden 4-0 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Tuesday night and advance to the final of the 2022 Women’s European Championship. Sarina Wiegman’s England side came into the match as favourites in