6:21 PM ET Italy‘s delight at reaching the Euro 2020 semifinals with Friday’s 2-1 win over Belgium was soured by a serious injury to left-back Leonardo Spinazzola who was taken off on a stretcher in the second half and is expected to be out of the tournament. – Marcotti: Italy combine old, new to beat
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7:01 PM ET Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne said he had played in Friday’s Euro 2020 quarterfinal defeat by Italy with a tear in his ankle ligaments. Manchester City‘s De Bruyne was a doubt for the game after picking up the injury in the last-16 win over Portugal but said he had been determined to
9:57 PM ET Brazil beat Chile in their quarterfinal match at the Copa America in Rio on Friday night despite playing the majority of the second half with 10 players following a straight red card shown to Gabriel Jesus. – Copa America quarterfinals: Key matchups, players and predictions– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S.
4:20 PM ET Goalkeeper Unai Simon went from zero to hero as he saved two penalties to help Spain beat 10-man Switzerland and reach the semifinal of Euro 2020. Simon faced criticism for a mistake that led to Croatia‘s opening goal in the last round, but he made amends with stops from Fabian Schar and
4:22 PM ET New manager Jose Mourinho began work at AS Roma on Friday promising to restore long-term prosperity after the Serie A club came 29 points behind champions Internazionale in seventh last season. “We want to make a Roma of success, but a future of success — not an isolated moment of success …
4:09 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — It was the game that had everything, followed by a penalty shoot-out that lurched one way and then another. By the end of an energy-sapping and psychologically draining 120 minutes, Spain rode their luck — and Switzerland saw theirs run out — to claim a place in the
2:02 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) could have its senior women’s national team serve part of the punishment for fan behavior during matches involving their men’s under-23 side, according to the federation’s president, Yon de Luisa. Anti-gay chants heard at matches vs. the Dominican Republic and the United States during
2:49 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Spain reached the Euro 2020 semifinals on Friday after prevailing 3-1 in a nervy penalty shootout against dogged Switzerland who were reduced to ten men by a sending off but still clung to a 1-1 draw after extra-time. Mikel Oyarzabal struck the decisive spot-kick after
8:43 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has announced his retirement from international football after his team’s exit from the Euro 2020, the 31-year-old said on social media. The 2014 World Cup winner earned 106 caps for his country, contributing 17 goals and 19 assists. Euro 2020: News
4:03 PM ET Gareth Southgate said it would be “an insult to Ukraine” for England to rotate their lineup due to the possibility of four players missing a potential Euro 2020 semifinal. Phil Foden, Harry Maguire, Declan Rice and Kalvin Phillips would all be ruled out of a last-four encounter against either the Czech Republic