Football

Feb 29, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has responded to critics questioning his commitment to the Premier League club after being dropped for disciplinary issues this season by manager Erik ten Hag. The 26-year-old England international missed United’s 4-2 FA Cup fourth-round win over Newport County this month,

Connor O’Halloran Feb 29, 2024, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said she expects the United States to see an “explosive” growth in interest in soccer ahead of the 2026 World Cup. The United States will co-host the men’s World Cup in 2026 with Mexico and Canada and is bidding to

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentFeb 29, 2024, 07:21 AM ET France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned for four years for a doping offence, sources have told ESPN and the Associated Press. Pogba was provisionally suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping (NADO Italia) tribunal in September after testing positive for testosterone — a banned substance. Italian

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 28, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM, England — Mark Robins is etched in Manchester United history as the player who saved Sir Alex Ferguson’s managerial job with an FA Cup winner at Nottingham Forest nearly 35 years ago. Erik ten Hag can only hope that Casemiro is famous for

Feb 28, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Great rivals Manchester United and Liverpool could be set for blockbuster FA Cup quarterfinal clash, if they can make it through their fifth-round matchups on Wednesday. The two heavyweights were paired with each other in Wednesday’s draw, but first Manchester United will have to beat Nottingham

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerFeb 28, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erling Haaland put in a virtuoso performance in the FA Cup on Tuesday night as the Manchester City striker helped himself to five goals in his side’s comprehensive 6-2 drubbing of Luton Town (stream the replay on ESPN+). Haaland took just 55

ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erling Haaland sent a warning to Manchester City‘s rivals after scoring five goals in their 6-2 FA Cup rout of Luton Town on Tuesday, saying he was back to his best and that “we’re ready to attack.” Haaland had scored only three goals

Cesar Hernandez Feb 27, 2024, 03:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Interim United States women’s national team coach Twila Kilgore stated that her side face “no easy games anymore” after a stunning 2-0 loss to rival Mexico in a Concacaf W Gold Cup group-stage clash on Monday. “It just shows how far the game is

Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag is fighting to save his job as Manchester United manager. The 54-year-old has yet to be given the unequivocal backing of the club’s new football leadership regime, led by new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and the team are outsiders to secure Champions League qualification — eight points adrift

Feb 26, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Everton‘s punishment for breaching the Premier League‘s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) has been reduced from 10 points to six on appeal by the Merseyside club, the Premier League announced on Monday. The initial 10-point sanction was handed down in November, with Everton immediately filing their

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCFeb 26, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! European soccer was the gift that kept giving over a thrilling two-day span in which title hopes were boosted, the Carabao Cup was won (by Liverpool, over Chelsea), Luka Modric turned back the clock with a vital goal

Feb 26, 2024, 07:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique has admitted his team need to prepare for Kylian Mbappé‘s reported departure this summer after substituting the France captain during the draw with Rennes on Sunday. Mbappé was taken off in the 65th minute with PSG trailing 1-0 at home to

On Sunday night, the LA Galaxy pulled off a feat few teams in MLS have been able to: They kept Lionel Messi largely quiet for most of the night. With the Galaxy looking to be on the way to a season-opening win over Inter Miami CF at Dignity Health Park in Carson, California, Messi popped

Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino defended his team after Gary Neville’s description of Chelsea as “billion-pound bottle-jobs,” and said it is impossible to compare the Blues with Liverpool following their Carabao Cup final defeat at Wembley. Virgil van Dijk‘s glancing header from Kostas Tsimikas‘ 118th-minute corner handed Liverpool a 1-0 win on Sunday despite Jurgen

ESPN News Services Feb 24, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phil Foden‘s 16th goal of the season earned Manchester City a 1-0 win at Bournemouth that trimmed the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool to one point and prompted plenty of praise by Pep Guardiola on Saturday. Guardiola’s team had to contend with

Rampant Arsenal remained hot on the heels of the top two in the title battle with an emphatic 4-1 victory over a struggling Newcastle United side in the Premier League on Saturday. An own goal by Sven Botman and a simple Kai Havertz finish put Arsenal 2-0 up at the break before Bukayo Saka and

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 24, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United started the week with new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe declaring that he has arrived to “knock Manchester City off their perch” and ended it with a defeat at home to a team with one of the worst away

Jaedyn Shaw scored a pair of goals and the United States went up 3-0 within the first 20 minutes before going on to defeat Argentina 4-0 on Friday night in the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup. Shaw, 19, scored in the 10th and 18th minute, while veteran Alex Morgan added a third goal off a header