Oct 23, 2023, 06:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Matildas will renew their rivalry with Olympic champions Canada as they bring their momentous 2023 to a close in Vancouver. Having faced the Canadians in a two-match series in Australia in September 2022 — both won by the visitors — the Matildas again played with
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Oct 23, 2023, 03:58 PM ET Four matches involving Israel men’s and women’s national teams have been rescheduled for November, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Monday. UEFA postponed all matches scheduled in the country earlier this month due to the Israel-Hamas war. The rescheduled games will be played as close as possible to
Oct 23, 2023, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ajax Amsterdam have parted ways with coach Maurice Steijn with immediate effect, the Eredivisie club said on Monday, after a run of four league defeats left them second from bottom. The 49-year-old Steijn joined Ajax in June on a three-year deal after a season at Sparta
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 23, 2023, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have to beat FC Copenhagen if they want to qualify for the Champions League knockout rounds, according to manager Erik ten Hag. United sit bottom of Group A after losing their first two games against Bayern Munich and Galatasaray. – Stream on
Mikel Arteta played down concerns over another racist incident in Spain as Arsenal prepare to face Sevilla three days after Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior was abused in the same stadium. The Gunners play Sevilla in the Champions League at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on Tuesday following a weekend in which a supporter was ejected
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCOct 23, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sevilla and Real Madrid battled to an ill-tempered 1-1 draw in a game that had more controversial moments than brilliant ones. Fran Santiago/Getty Images The international break ended and club football returned across Europe with a packed slate of big results and
Adriana Garcia Oct 23, 2023, 05:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi said he is “proud” of his team’s accomplishments during his first season at Inter Miami despite them missing out on the MLS playoffs. Inter Miami ended the campaign with a 1-0 loss at Charlotte FC on Saturday, with Messi playing the entire
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 23, 2023, 06:58 AM ET Manchester City have said they will ban any fans found to have engaged in offensive chanting about the death of Sir Bobby Charlton during their Premier League game with Brighton. The Manchester United legend died on Saturday aged 86. The news was announced at half-time of City’s
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 23, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Former U.S. women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski is the new manager and sporting director of NWSL side the Kansas City Current, the club announced on Monday. Kansas City
Adriana Garcia Oct 23, 2023, 06:02 AM ET Brazil Football Confederation (CBF) president Ednaldo Rodrigues has expressed his support for Vinícius Júnior after the Real Madrid forward was subjected to racist abuse again in LaLiga. Images showed a Sevilla fan making a racist gesture towards Vinícius in the 86th minute of Madrid’s 1-1 draw at