12:54 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Desiree Monsivais and Monterrey captain Rebeca Bernal lift the Liga MX Femenil Apertura trophy. JULIO CESAR AGUILAR/AFP via Getty Images Monterrey beat Tigres 3-1 on penalties to become the new champions of women’s soccer in Mexico on Monday night. The tie finished 2-2 on aggregate over two legs of the 2021
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2:55 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
4:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer TALAVERA DE LA REINA, Spain “And wearing No. 17…” Wait, is that … all of them? Thursday night in Talavera, Toledo province, and there were fireworks everywhere. On the bridges into the town — population 83,303, main industry pottery — banners declared the local football team “a way of
6:19 PM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes he has majority backing for his biennial World Cup plan, after national football leaders were told the switch would create an extra $4.4 billion in revenues for the world body. FIFA held a “global summit” of leaders of national football federations to discuss its proposal to increase
3:13 PM ET Cesar Hernandez The next two World Cup qualifying matches at home for the Mexico men’s national team will remain behind closed doors. Initially announced by FIFA in November, a two-match ban and 100,000 Swiss francs fine was placed on Mexico’s Football Federation [FMF] after anti-gay chants were heard in the Estadio Azteca
1:04 PM ET The Premier League has reported that 16% of players registered with its 20 member clubs have yet to receive a first vaccine against COVID-19 and that only 77% of players are classed as fully vaccinated after receiving two doses. During a meeting involving the Premier League, Football Association and representatives of the
8:10 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said the changes he made to his Manchester City team for the 4-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday were linked to “behaviour” issues within his squad. Jack Grealish and Phil Foden, who both scored in the 7-0 victory over Leeds United on Tuesday, were left on the
5:25 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are out of the Europa Conference League after UEFA decided the club “forfeited” their final Group G match against Stade Rennais after the Premier League side cancelled the match following a COVID-19 outbreak within their squad. Spurs were due to play the Ligue 1 side on Dec. 9 but the
11:40 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez has achieved three wins in 11 games since taking charge at Barcelona last month. Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said Tuesday’s opponents Sevilla are an example of how a club should be run ahead of his side’s game at the Sanchez Pizjuan.
7:42 AM ET Champions League winners Barcelona have been set up for an El Clasico meeting against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the European competition after the draw was held on Monday. Women’s Super League side Arsenal have been drawn against Wolfsburg. French champions Paris Saint-Germain will play German winners Bayern Munich. Juventus will