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Jun 29, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States men’s national team forward Tim Weah has been suspended for an additional match and fined $3,000 for his red card against Panama at the Copa América, South America’s confederation Conmebol confirmed to ESPN. Weah was ejected from the USMNT’s 2-1 loss to Panama on

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 29, 2024, 04:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — They may have been the defending champions, but nobody thought Italy were particularly good heading into Euro 2024. Fewer still thought they could be this bad. While the 2-0 round-of-16 loss at the hands of Switzerland on Saturday could

Jun 29, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is underway! Our daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what to watch for and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Germany all the way

Italy‘s hopes of retaining their European Championship title came to a miserable end in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 on Saturday after they stumbled to a 2-0 loss to Switzerland, the first time they have exited before the quarter-final stage in 20 years. Goals in each half from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas

Tim Vickery, South America correspondentJun 29, 2024, 12:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tournament football can be a little like a social media voice message played three times faster than normal. Time speeds up. Teams suddenly come together, or just as quickly collapse under the intense pressure of the competition. Brazil were subjected to the

Lizzy Becherano Jun 28, 2024, 05:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and manager Lionel Scaloni are officially ruled out for Argentina‘s final group stage match of the 2024 Copa América against Peru on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. “Leo had a problem in the last game and he won’t

Jun 28, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is down to the final 16 teams, as eight are headed home after an exciting group stage. We said goodbye to Albania, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Scotland, Serbia and Ukraine, but we can all enjoy another four rounds of fixtures before the winner is

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 27, 2024, 11:44 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Coming into the 2024 Copa América, the U.S. men’s national team was supposed to show growth following its solid showing at the 2022 World Cup. It was

Jeff Kassouf Jun 27, 2024, 08:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The United States men’s national team lost to Panama, 2-1 on Thursday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to put their hopes of advancing out of the Copa América in doubt. Tim Weah was sent off in the 18th minute after video review upgraded his

Lizzy Becherano Jun 26, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A summer of soccer continues, where the world’s best come together to compete in the Copa América, European Championship and Paris Olympics. For many players, these tournaments are career highlights as they look forward to the feeling of representing their country in some of

Jun 27, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After 13 breathless days of football, Euro 2024 shrinks from 24 teams to 16. There was plenty of drama to savour as the groups concluded, with Croatia bowing out, France and Belgium finishing second in their groups, and Georgia making yet more international football history. Ahead

Bolivia motivated to face South America’s best team Uruguay, says coach Zago Bolivia will have to play a solid game to keep their Copa America hopes alive on Thursday when they face Uruguay, one of the best teams in the world and the best in South America, coach Antonio Carlos Zago said ahead of their

Jeff Kassouf Jun 26, 2024, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex Morgan has been left off the United States women’s national team’s 2024 Olympic roster, marking the team’s first major tournament without the star forward since the 2008 Olympics, before she debuted for the team. USWNT head coach Emma Hayes named her 18-player roster

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 25, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Substitute Lautaro Martínez scored late on as Argentina beat Chile 1-0 at MetLife Stadium in Copa América Group A action on Tuesday night, easily qualifying the reigning champions for the quarterfinals in the process. Argentina dominated much of

ESPN News Services Jun 25, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions France coach Didier Deschamps highlighted the problems Kylian Mbappé faced wearing a mask to protect his broken nose in the 1-1 draw with Poland at the European Championship on Tuesday. Mbappé scored a second-half penalty to mark his return to France’s starting lineup,

Jun 25, 2024, 08:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions King Kazu has played for a wide range of clubs during his 39-year football career. Jinhee Lee/NurPhoto via Getty Images Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura, who is widely recognised as world football’s oldest active professional, has returned to Japan to join fourth-tier side Atletico Suzuka Club on loan.

Tim Vickery, South America correspondentJun 25, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil‘s young forward line went into this Copa América facing a big question: How would they cope against cautious opponents who defend deep and deny them the space to launch the counter attack? The reign of coach Dorival Junior got off to

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions How do you make a rock-solid case to win the Ballon d’Or? Try these three easy steps: win your domestic league, win the Champions League and lead your country to victory at a major tournament. For Vinícius Júnior, it’s two out of three