11:01 PM ET SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The United States men’s national team has qualified for the 2022 World Cup, securing its berth to the tournament in Qatar after missing out on the 2018 edition in Russia. Despite losing 2-0 to Costa Rica on Tuesday, the USMNT managed to secure one of CONCACAF’s three
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11:00 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico‘s men’s national team has officially qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, continuing a stretch that dates back to the 1994 tournament. Thanks to a win against El Salvador on Wednesday night in their final CONCACAF qualifier, Mexico has finished runners-up in the eight-team table and with a
11:00 PM ET The pots for Friday’s World Cup finals draw are set after Mexico and the United States booked the final two automatic places on Wednesday. The United States made sure of its place despite a 2-0 loss at Costa Rica, while Mexico also sealed safe passage with a 2-0 victory at home to
10:15 PM ET The Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns announced a dozen initiatives related to what the teams called “accountability, engagement and equity,” on Wednesday. Among the proposals are plans to hire a VP of Community and Social Impact, and a compliance-focused position to bolster its legal and Human Resources departments. The teams are also
12:34 PM ET Ruud van Nistelrooy coaches the PSV U23 team against FC Emmen at the Jan Louwers stadion on March 7, 2022. Getty Images Former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will take over as PSV Eindhoven manager from next season, the Dutch club announced Wednesday. Van Nistelrooy, who played for PSV
3:24 PM ET New Zealand crushed Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Doha on Wednesday to seal a World Cup playoff berth and keep alive their hopes of a first finals appearance in 12 years. Bill Tuiloma‘s header at the far post eased the pressure after a frantic start
11:20 AM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s national team and U.S. Soccer remain locked in negotiations, even as the team’s current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire on Thursday, both sides announced Wednesday. Negotiations, which have been held in Chicago and Washington D.C., will continue through April. “The discussions, which have included equalizing
9:10 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Giovana Queiroz wrote an open letter alleging that she had suffered abusive behaviour at the hands of a Barcelona director. Photo by Steve Christo – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Barcelona have been forced to deny allegations of harassment within their women’s team ahead of their Champions League game against
9:57 AM ET Mohamed Salah missed his penalty in the shootout as Senegal advanced to the 2022 World Cup at Egypt’s expense. Mohamed Hossam/Getty Images Egypt have lodged a complaint against Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier opponents Senegal, alleging their team were subjected to racist and offensive banners, particularly winger Mohamed Salah. Senegal advanced to the 2022
2:29 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona set a new world record attendance for a women’s match with 91,553 supporters attending Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal against Real Madrid at Camp Nou. The previous record crowd for a women’s game has stood since 1999, when 90,185 fans watched the World Cup final between the United