Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 16, 2023, 08:59 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Rapids have hired Chris Armas to be their next manager, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic was the first to report the news. – Stream on ESPN+:
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Cesar Hernandez Nov 16, 2023, 11:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The U.S. men’s national team kicked off their two-legged Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal series against Trinidad and Tobago with a 3-0 win in Austin, Texas. Despite having a wealth of possession in their home leg on Thursday, the USMNT at first struggled with breaking
Nov 16, 2023, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for comments that were insulting towards match officials, English soccer’s governing body said on Thursday. Arteta had branded the decision not to rule out Anthony Gordon‘s goal in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United
Nov 16, 2023, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain’s tax office will have to give back €3.2 million to Dani Alves after a high court in the country upheld the player’s appeal in a tax fraud case, EFE reports. Alves, who has been in a jail in Barcelona since January awaiting trial on a
Cristiano Ronaldo found the back of the net to help Portugal beat Liechtenstein 2-0 in Group J clash on Thursday as the 38-year-old tied Belgium‘s Romelu Lukaku as the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign’s top scorer. With their spot for the finals already secured, Portugal are on top of their group on 27 points, eight ahead
Slovakia recovered from a goal down to beat Iceland 4-2 at home in Group J on Thursday, becoming the latest country to secure a place at next year’s European Championship. Despite an early scare when Iceland’s Orri Oskarsson headed in the opening goal in the 17th minute, the hosts dominated the remainder of the match
Hungary qualified for the Euro 2024 finals with a game to spare after a last-gasp own goal from Alex Petkov earned them a 2-2 away draw against Bulgaria in their qualifying Group G on Thursday. The result put them on top of the group with 15 points from seven games, with an unassailable seven point
Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 12:35 PM ET Dutch great Marc Overmars has been suspended from working in soccer in the Netherlands for one year after admitting to sending inappropriate messages to female colleagues. Overmars relinquished his sports director role at Dutch club Ajax last year and apologised for his behavior. He was later appointed
Nov 16, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mohamed Salah scored four times and took his goal tally for Egypt past 50 as they began their World Cup qualifying campaign with an expected victory over tiny Djibouti while Nigeria were held to a shock home draw by Lesotho on Thursday. Salah’s performance ensured a
Open Extended Reactions The last two rounds of qualifiers on the road to Euro 2024 will see the final 12 automatic places secured, while we’ll find out the 12 countries that face playoffs in March to complete the 24-team lineup. Twenty countries qualify, plus the hosts (Germany). That leaves three up for grabs through those