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Diogo Jota‘s early goal was enough to give Liverpool a tight 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday and ensure they go into the international break top of the Premier League, though goalkeeper Alisson was forced off injured late on. Palace had the ball in the net inside 30 seconds after Ismaïla Sarr got in behind Kostas

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerOct 4, 2024, 04:13 AM ET 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

ESPN News Services Oct 4, 2024, 01:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World Cup winner Paul Pogba‘s doping suspension has been reduced to 18 months from an initial four years, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday. “The suspension is now 18 months, starting Sept. 11, 2023,” CAS director general Matthieu Reeb

Lizzy Becherano Oct 4, 2024, 12:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Luis Suárez exposed what he called problematic working conditions imposed by Uruguay national team head coach Marcelo Bielsa during the 2024 Copa América, before urging fans not to blame players if “something goes wrong” moving forward. Bielsa joined La Celeste on May 15, 2023,

Oct 3, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTO, Portugal — Harry Maguire threw Erik ten Hag a lifeline as Manchester United manager with an equaliser in stoppage time that secured a 3-3 draw in the UEFA Europa League against FC Porto. This happened after the Premier League side had surrendered a two-goal lead

Harry Maguire‘s dramatic stoppage-time header earned Manchester United a 3-3 draw at Porto in a roller-coaster Europa League group match on Thursday. Goals by Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Højlund inside 20 minutes set United on course for victory but Pepe quickly pulled one back for the Portuguese side and Samu Omorodion equalised before half-time before

Oct 3, 2024, 08:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé has been left out of Didier Deschamps’ France squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures against Israel and Belgium to aid his recovery from a thigh injury. Mbappé suffered the knock in Real Madrid‘s 3-2 LaLiga win over Alavés on Sept. 24 and was

Open Extended Reactions So begins the Mauricio Pochettino era. On Wednesday, the new U.S. men’s national team head coach revealed his first roster, which consists of a 25-man call-up that will take part in friendlies against Panama at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 12 and against Mexico at Guadalajara’s Estadio Akron on Oct.

Oct 2, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to matchday two of the 2024-25 Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition returns in its new format with nine matches on Wednesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the games as Real Madrid take on

When Inter Miami broke precedent to bring on Lionel Messi, signing him to a contract worth $150 million, the club was making a big bet that it would be worth it. Since Messi joined the league on July 15, 2023, Inter Miami has almost doubled their revenue, the club has told ESPN, making the economic

ESPN Oct 1, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Welcome to Matchday 2 of the 2024-25 Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition returns in its new format with nine matches across the continent on Tuesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the games as Arsenal

Oct 1, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Havertz scored midway through the first half as Arsenal cruised to a 2-0 win over PSG that was more comfortable than the scoreline suggests. Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images LONDON — Arsenal maintained their unbeaten start to the season by coasting to a 2-0 Champions League

Open Extended Reactions High-profile veterans Guillermo Ochoa and Raúl Jiménez have earned a return to Mexico men’s team after being included in manager Javier Aguirre’s 27-man call-up for friendlies vs. Valencia on Oct. 12 and the United States men’s national team on Oct. 15. Ochoa, who joined Portugal’s AVS this summer, and Jiménez, currently in

Megan Swanick Sep 30, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta computer

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCSep 30, 2024, 11:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Another weekend of European soccer, and another boatload of talking points to unpack. In LaLiga, the biggest game of the season so far ended with controversy and points shared as Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid endured a 20-minute stoppage in play

Open Extended Reactions 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. In this week’s

Sep 29, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Another entertaining weekend of European football action is in the books, with the main headlines going to Cole Palmer as he scored four goals in the first half to help Chelsea get a 4-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion. Elsewhere in the Premier League, Arsenal

ESPN News Services Sep 29, 2024, 02:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bruno Fernandes said he didn’t deserve to be sent off for a dangerous challenge on James Maddison in Manchester United’s 3-0 Premier League loss to Tottenham on Sunday. The United captain was shown a straight red in the 42nd minute at Old Trafford.