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Open Extended Reactions Arteta and Arsenal needed to produce a moment of brilliance after some tough results, but thanks to Odegaard & Co., they did just that in Portugal on Tuesday night. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images LISBON, Portugal — Just when Arsenal were starting to wobble, Martin Odegaard produced a match-defining moment of quality.

Nov 26, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Javier Mascherano had been head coach of Argentina’s under-20s since December 2021. Alex Avila/Jam Media/Getty Images Inter Miami have appointed former Liverpool, Barcelona and Argentina defender Javier Mascherano as the team’s new head coach, the MLS club announced on Tuesday. The 40-year-old will leave his post as

Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — Three years ago, two of the most talked about young players in Europe faced off for the first time as senior professionals in the Champions League. On that night it was Ryan Gravenberch who got the better of Jude Bellingham as Ajax routed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 at the Johan

Nov 25, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The MLS Cup playoffs are down to their final four. After No. 1 seed Inter Miami‘s ouster in Round One, Western Conference champions LAFC were eliminated in the semifinals by the Seattle Sounders. On the other side of Los Angeles, though, the stars seem to be

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCNov 25, 2024, 10:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! We had drama up and down Europe’s top soccer leagues, so let’s review. Manchester City suffered the unthinkable — a fifth straight defeat in all competitions — as Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham cruised to a 4-0 win at

Nov 24, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions While Manchester City were slumping to their fifth straight defeat across all competitions, Liverpool extended their lead atop the Premier League table with a come-from-behind win over Southampton. The Reds now sit eight points ahead of the four-time defending English champions. In Spain, Valencia returned to

Adam Brown Nov 24, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool fought back from 2-1 down on Sunday to secure a 3-2 victory over Southampton at St. Mary’s that sent them eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table. The visitors got in front when Curtis Jones forced Flynn Downes to

Nov 24, 2024, 11:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Marcus Rashford converted an Amad Diallo cross after less than two minutes. Stephen Pond/Getty Images Rúben Amorim was made to wait just 81 seconds for the first goal of his tenure as Manchester United manager when Marcus Rashford opened the scoring against Ipswich Town in the Premier

Jeff Kassouf Nov 23, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Orlando Pride won the 2024 NWSL Championship on Saturday, defeating the Washington Spirit 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from forward Barbra Banda. The victory capped off a historic season for a Pride franchise that was once the doormat

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 23, 2024, 04:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has suggested that if Liverpool beat Manchester City at Anfield next weekend his team could already be out of the Premier League title race. City lost their fifth consecutive game in all competitions and third straight league game with a heavy 4-0

Goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez helped Chelsea to a 2-1 Premier League win at Leicester City on Saturday to climb into third-place in the table. Jackson punished Leicester for not clearing their lines in the 15th minute, taking a touch and flicking the ball past Foxes keeper Mads Hermansen with the outside of

Lizzy Becherano Nov 22, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas said Friday that he expects Lionel Messi will continue to form part of the team through the 2026 Major League Soccer season. Messi joined Inter Miami in July 2023 on a contract that runs through

Jeff Kassouf Nov 22, 2024, 06:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Orlando Pride forward Marta held her right index finger in the air inside the swanky stadium club of CPKC Stadium to indicate the No. 1. This is where the six-time world player of the year ranks Saturday’s NWSL Championship among

Adriana Garcia Nov 22, 2024, 05:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rodri has said Pep Guardiola’s contract extension is “an important incentive” for him to continue at Manchester City but left the door open for a transfer to Real Madrid by calling their reported interest “an honour.” Rodri, who tore his right ACL in September,

Jeff Kassouf Nov 21, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For years, the global debate around the NWSL’s on-field product has centered around whether it is the best women’s soccer league in the world. Recently, however, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman and an ever-expanding league office have mulled a more provocative

Nov 21, 2024, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — We are 11 games into the Premier League season, and it is still impossible to gauge the merit of Tottenham Hotspur. Are they the side that orchestrated a 3-0 dismantling of Manchester United at Old Trafford, a 4-1 triumph over high-flying Aston Villa and

Nov 21, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rúben Amorim has received so much coverage since being linked to the Manchester United job that most people know the manager has mostly played a 3-4-2-1 formation throughout his career. Given that presumably Manchester United have done their homework on him, this raises the question of

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 20, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team will host Japan, Australia and Colombia in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation said on Wednesday. The USWNT, currently ranked first