12:51 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan Oblak has conceded 24 goals in 20 league games so far this season. Ãlex Cámara/NurPhoto via Getty Images Atletico Madrid captain Koke has backed Jan Oblak to recapture the form that made him one of the world’s most highly-rated goalkeepers after a challenging 2021-22 season so far. Oblak
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12:33 PM ET There was a moment in December when, for the first time in two years, Daryl Dike got a moment to reflect. After two years of nonstop soccer, he had earned one. From scoring for Virginia in the NCAA finals against Georgetown in December 2019, to going fifth in the MLS SuperDraft in
11:37 AM ET U.S. women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski has called in 25 players for the team’s first training camp of the year, a group that includes Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman. Rodman, 19, the NWSL’s 2021 Rookie of the Year, is the lone first-time call-up. But she isn’t alone in terms of uncapped
10:06 AM ET The AFCON descended into farce on Wednesday as the referee twice blew for full-time before 90 minutes had been played, with Tunisia refusing to return to the pitch 40 minutes later in protest despite having lost 1-0 to Mali. Mali striker Ibrahima Kone scored a second-half penalty to seal a 1-0 victory
6:32 PM ET The 2022 January transfer window is open (find out when it closes here), and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Spurs consider Modric return Real Madrid are continuing talks
7:00 AM ET Meet Kazuyoshi Miura. He is almost 55 years old. Most people in an everyday job would be looking towards retirement by that age, and almost every footballer will long since have hung up their boots. But even now, Miura continues to tick along as the oldest professional footballer the world has ever
5:25 AM ET Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal can still attract the best players in the world despite a five-year absence from the Champions League. The club’s last appearance came in 2017 and this campaign marks the first time in 25 years they have had no European football at all after finishing last season’s Premier
5:59 PM ET Cindy Parlow Cone is facing predecessor Carlos Cordeiro for the U.S. Soccer Federation presidency. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone, facing a re-election battle from predecessor Carlos Cordeiro, said she feels she is “the right person” to lead the USSF, and that “we need to continue to look forward,
7:17 PM ET Associated Press MLS Cup champions New York City FC will cross the country for a “home” match in the CONCACAF Champions League. NYCFC plays Costa Rica’s Santos de Guapiles in the Champions League round of 16. The second leg will be played on Feb. 23 at Banc of California Stadium in Los
3:13 PM ET Major League Soccer expansion club Charlotte FC has selected Maryland midfielder Ben Bender as the top draft pick in the MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Futbol Americas on ESPN+: MLS, Liga MX, USMNT, El Tri– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)