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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 28, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions FIFA announced the 12 venues that will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday, with MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. hosting the final on July 13.

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentSep 28, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he is to blame after wholesale changes resulted in a 4-2 loss at Osasuna on Saturday as his side’s seven-game winning run in LaLiga was ended. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha were among five players rested after the midweek

Sep 28, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cole Palmer became the first player to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League match as the forward repeatedly found the back of the net in Chelsea‘s extraordinary game against Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The 22-year-old scored four times in

Sep 27, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said he is targeting playing a competitive league game in Miami next season, if they can reach an agreement with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). Tebas originally planned to stage a league match involving Barcelona and Girona at Miami’s Hard Rock

ESPN News Services Sep 27, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic scored in his fifth straight game for club and country for the first time in his career as his AC Milan side eased to a 3-0 win over Leece in Italy’s Serie A on Friday. Pulisic’s 43rd-minute finish was his fourth

Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNSep 27, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to a new season of Onside/Offside! Luis Miguel Echegaray shares his point of view on the latest headlines in the soccer world, including standout performances, games you might have missed, what to keep an eye on in the coming days and of

Jeff Kassouf Sep 26, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman did not travel with the team to Los Angeles on Wednesday after sustaining a back injury last week, coach Jonatan Giráldez said in a prematch news conference. Giráldez said it is “not a big injury” for Rodman, but he

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool could lose three of their best players — Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold — for nothing in less than 100 days. That is the stark reality of the contract chess game being played out right now at Anfield, because the sands of time really are running down to

ESPN News Services Sep 26, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Olivier Giroud and Hugo Lloris reached the pinnacle of soccer’s mountaintop by helping France win the 2018 World Cup. On Wednesday night, they said they celebrated just the same after helping LAFC take home the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 3-1

LAFC celebrate with the US Open Cup trophy. Michael Owens/USSF/Getty Images for USSF Omar Campos and Kei Kamara scored in extra time and Los Angeles FC won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time with a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night. Olivier Giroud also scored for LAFC, which

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 25, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions WREXHAM, Wales — The football club started and continues at The Turf. It is where

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 25, 2024, 04:54 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Varane suffered a knee injury on his debut for Serie A side Como. Image Photo Agency/Getty

Sep 25, 2024, 03:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have confirmed that midfielder Rodri suffered a “ligament” injury in his right knee during Sunday’s draw with Arsenal. As reported by ESPN on Monday, initial scans pointed towards an ACL tear that would likely rule the Spain midfielder out for the rest of the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 24, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola says Rodri will be out “for a long time” with the knee injury he suffered against Arsenal, but the Manchester City manager is retaining hope that it could be “less than expected.” The midfielder has travelled to Barcelona for tests after being

Open Extended Reactions UEFA has re-opened the bidding process to stage the 2027 Champions League final after stripping Milan’s San Siro Stadium of the hosting rights. The San Siro, the home ground of AC Milan and Inter Milan, last staged the Champions League final in 2016 when Real Madrid defeated Atlético Madrid following a penalty

Megan Swanick Sep 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta

Joseph Lowery Sep 23, 2024, 01:00 PM 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 23, 2024, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! Europe’s top leagues delivered again with a ton of talking points to dissect now that the dust has settled. Conceding a late equalizer will hurt Arsenal in the table, but it’s clear Mikel Arteta & Co. emerged with