Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 16, 2023, 05:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. LAS VEGAS — Thursday’s Concacaf Nations League (CNL) semifinal against Mexico was the U.S. men’s national team’s version of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” in that there were enough deviations from perceived
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Christian Pulisic scored late in the first half and early in the second, Ricardo Pepi added a late goal and the United States beat Mexico 3-0 on Thursday night to reach the CONCACAF Nations League final against Canada. Pulisic, who was making his first start for club or country since April 15, put the U.S.
Jun 15, 2023, 10:45 PM ET Gregg Berhalter is set to return as manager of the United States men’s national team, a source has told ESPN. The source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap a Thursday report by The Athletic that the return of the 49-year-old manager who led the U.S. at the 2022 World Cup
Joselu now has three goals in three appearances for Spain after scoring the winner against Italy. JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images Substitute Joselu scored a fortunate winner three minutes from the end as Spain booked their place in a second successive Nations League final with a deserved 2-1 victory over Italy on Thursday. Coach Luis
Canada players celebrate after scoring a goal against Panama in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals. Getty Images Canada beat Panama 2-0 in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals in Las Vegas on Thursday, with its top two players Jonathan David and Alphonso Davies providing the scoring punch. The result puts Canada into the final of the
Jun 15, 2023, 01:05 PM ET Angel City FC has fired coach Freya Coombe halfway through the NWSL expansion franchise’s second season. Assistant coach Becki Tweed will serve as Angel City’s interim head coach, the team announced Thursday. Angel City is at the bottom of the NWSL standings at 2-6-3 with a six-match winless streak
Jun 15, 2023, 01:26 PM ET Kylian Mbappé said French President Emmanuel Macron has no influence on his career choices as the Paris Saint-Germain forward lost his cool on Thursday when questioned about his future with the Ligue 1 champions. Mbappé sent a letter to PSG stating that he had no intention of extending his
Jun 15, 2023, 03:45 PM ET Italian champions Napoli have named Rudi Garcia as their new coach, replacing Luciano Spalletti, the Serie A side said on Thursday. Napoli did not specify the length of Garcia’s contract. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The 59-year-old coached Italy’s AS Roma from 2013-16, before moving to
Jun 15, 2023, 03:56 PM ET One of Wrexham‘s main priorities after earning its promotion back to League Two was to re-sign goalkeeper Ben Foster. The 40-year-old ultimately agreed last week to return for another season, and the former England and Manchester United keeper revealed the lengths that Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
Jun 15, 2023, 02:55 PM ET A Brazil court set a date of Aug. 2 to evaluate the rape case of Robinho. VI Images via Getty Images A high court in Brazil will move forward with Italy’s case against former football star Robinho, who was sentenced in Europe to nine years in prison for rape. In