10:50 AM ET Brenden, 21, is thriving in Europe and should make the 2022 World Cup squad. But he didn’t get there alone, backed by his family and his brother, Paxten, who’s also making a name in the sport. Tom Pennington/Getty Images SALZBURG, Austria — Brenden and Paxten Aaronson are on FaceTime, debating who is better
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6:08 PM ET Jurgen Klopp described Liverpool‘s fringe players as similar to “having Ferraris in the garage” after the Reds took the Premier league title race to the final day with a 2-1 win at Southampton. Nathan Redmond gave the hosts a 13th-minute lead before Takumi Minamino and Joel Matip struck to move Liverpool within
8:03 PM ET Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom condemned what he called “assault” on team captain Billy Sharp by a fan following a loss to Nottingham Forest in their Championship playoff match second-leg on Tuesday night. Video showed a fan run up to Sharp and headbutt him to the ground as supporters stormed the pitch
5:57 PM ET Associated Press Nottingham Forest will play Huddersfield for a place in the Premier League after reaching the Championship playoff final thanks to a penalty shootout victory over Sheffield United on Tuesday. Forest lost the second leg of the semifinals 2-1 after extra time, making it 3-3 on aggregate, but won 3-2 on
5:01 PM ET Associated Press Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says next month’s planned friendly between his nation and Iran is ill-advised. Preparing for its first World Cup since 1986, Canada hosts Iran on June 5 at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. “This was a choice by Soccer Canada,” Trudeau said Tuesday. “I
1:00 PM ET The Chicago Fire FC‘s Xherdan Shaqiri is Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player with a guaranteed compensation of $8.15 million, according to salary data published by the MLS Players Association. Shaqiri beat Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez of the LA Galaxy for the top spot, with the Mexico international guaranteed $6m. Inter Miami’s Gonzalo Higuain
3:56 PM ET Barcelona president Joan Laporta says painful player sales will not be necessary to pull off a big summer signing if they close a series of financial agreements they are working on before the end of June. Frenkie de Jong has been linked with a move away from Camp Nou to raise money,
8:07 AM ET Spain’s chief of police warned of the potential for “serious problems” as Seville braces for an expected of 150,000 Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt fans for Wednesday’s Europa League final. “It’s too many people with too much alcohol, the majority without tickets for the game and lots of construction sites around the city,
1:21 PM ET Associated Press Gabriel Slonina, 18, has already established himself as a regular for Chicago Fire FC. Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Chicago Fire FC‘s Gabriel Slonina, an 18-year-old viewed as a goalkeeper of the future for the U.S. national team, was listed on Poland‘s 39-man roster announced by coach Czesław Michniewicz
2:44 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico‘s men’s national team have released a 38-man roster that will take part in three friendlies and two CONCACAF Nations League matches through mid-June. Included in the roster is 18-year-old Arsenal academy player Marcelo Flores, who officially committed himself to the Mexican national team a day before Tuesday’s roster announcement.