10:32 AM ET The Grand Place was packed, a sea of red shirts. The Belgium squad waved down from the balcony of Brussels’ City Hall, celebrating their third-place finish in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It felt like the entire country (population: 11 million) was packed into the square. “It’s a difficult environment, sometimes, but
1:19 PM ET Graham HaysESPN.com Close Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999. Alex Morgan’s first appearance for the United States since last year’s World Cup final win could come later this month in a rematch of that game against the Netherlands in 2019. Currently
10:22 AM ET Football could have fans back inside English stadiums before Christmas, sources have told ESPN. The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) held a landmark meeting on Tuesday with key administrators across football including representatives from the Premier League, the Football Association, the English Football League, the Professional Footballers’ Association, anti-discrimination
5:03 PM ET Tom Marshall Raul Jimenez and Hirving Lozano scored a goal apiece as Mexico overcame a difficult first half to defeat Japan 2-0 on Tuesday, in El Tri’s final game of 2020. Japan had been the better side in the first half in Graz, Austria, with Guillermo Ochoa making two important saves to
2:00 PM ET In a bid to have players on international duty return in time for the MLS Cup playoffs, the league is taking the unusual step of using charter flights to speed their return to the U.S. and thus avoid quarantine periods, sources have told ESPN. This move will allow these players to be
4:42 PM ET Real Madrid are facing a defensive crisis after both first-choice centre backs Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane went off with suspected injuries playing for their countries on Tuesday. Ramos was substituted in the 43rd minute of Spain‘s 6-0 win over Germany in Seville in the UEFA Nations League. – UEFA Nations League
3:52 PM ET Seattle Sounders FC announced on Tuesday that Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. and his family have been added to the Major League Soccer club’s ownership group. – Carlisle: Can MLS complete playoffs outside bubble?– MLS Cup playoffs: Who’s in, fixtures and more– MLS on
4:46 PM ET Spain forward Ferran Torres scored a first career hat-trick as his side crushed helpless Germany 6-0 at home on Tuesday to storm into the final four of the Nations League. The schellacking in Seville was the Germans’ worst ever loss in a competitive match, with keeper Manuel Neuer conceding six goals in
3:39 PM ET CINCINNATI — Takk is back on the market. The Cincinnati Bengals waived defensive end Takk McKinley because of a failed physical, the team announced on Tuesday. The news comes six days after the Bengals claimed the former 2017 first-round pick. On Monday, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said McKinley was participating in virtual
5:19 PM ET Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock has a “pretty severe strain and bruising” in his ribs but no fracture, further testing revealed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Lock is day-to-day, but it is uncertain if he will recover in time to start Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. Denver coach Vic Fangio said