5:46 PM ET Germany forward Niclas Fullkrug scored twice to secure a 2-0 victory over Peru in a friendly on Saturday as the hosts launched their mission to rebuild a competitive team for next year’s Euros on home soil. In their first match since crashing out of last year’s World Cup in the first round,
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7:25 PM ET Associated Press A third-division game in Spain was abandoned Saturday after Serbian defender Dragisa Gudelj suffered a cardiac arrest. Doctors performed CPR on the field to resuscitate the 25-year-old Gudelj. The player was conscious when he was put in an ambulance and taken to a hospital in Cordoba. The club later said
10:03 PM ET Aidan Morris began the scoring for Columbus against Atlanta. Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports A brace by Christian Ramirez and the first career goals by Aidan Morris, Philip Quinton and Max Arfsten helped shorthanded host Columbus to a 6-1 win against depleted Atlanta United on Saturday. The loss was the heaviest for Atlanta in
6:00 AM ET Harry Kane has eclipsed Wayne Rooney to become England‘s all-time top goal scorer, but he is still battling to avoid the same fate as his predecessor. Rooney was among the first to congratulate the 29-year-old striker after his record-breaking 54th goal in Thursday’s 2-1 win over Italy, a moment that has been
3:16 PM ET Alex Kirkland Barcelona’s Fridolina Rolfo celebrates scoring the winning goal from the spot against Real Madrid. Eric Alonso/Getty Images Fridolina Rolfo scored a second-half penalty as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1-0 in El Clásico on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of Liga F to 13 points. Rolfo broke the deadlock
3:25 PM ET Associated Press New Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel acknowledged Saturday he faces a challenging start to his new job after his surprise hiring Friday to replace Julian Nagelsmann. Tuchel goes straight into crucial games, starting with German title rivals — and Tuchel’s former club — Borussia Dortmund on April 1 (stream live
12:30 PM ET It’s been almost two months since the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that Earnie Stewart and Brian McBride were resigning their positions as sporting director and men’s team general manager, respectively. The consulting firm Sportsology was brought in to lead the search and analyze the structure of the USSF’s sporting department. And since
6:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani has submitted an improved bid to buy Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. The Qatari banker was due to make his second offer ahead of Raine Group’s 9 p.m. UK deadline on Wednesday before all bidders were given additional time. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
10:00 AM ET Qualify for 2022, make a run in 2026. I feel like I wrote that many times regarding the United States men’s national team during the previous World Cup qualification process. With more major-club talent and more youth than ever, the U.S. seemed in a position to maintain the same roster core over
9:48 PM ET The U.S. men’s national team thumped Grenada 7-1 on the road in its first competitive game since the 2022 World Cup on Friday to move within touching distance of a place in the CONCACAF Nations League final four. Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie each scored twice while Christian Pulisic starred by playing