Football

Catarina Macario and Ally Sentnor each scored as the United States beat Colombia 2-0 in its opening game of the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday. Playing their first competitive games since winning gold at the 2024 Olympics, U.S. coach Emma Hayes started a side in Houston that blended veteran experience and promising young talent. Macario opened the

Associated Press Feb 20, 2025, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Milan goalkeeper Yann Sommer has a broken right thumb ahead of key games in Serie A and the Champions League. Inter said the Swiss ‘keeper’s injury was revealed in tests on Thursday and “necessary therapy will be decided in the coming days.” Thumb

Lizzy Becherano Feb 20, 2025, 10:41 AM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami‘s 2024 season came to an abrupt end with elimination in the first round of the MLS playoffs, but the team had reasons to be optimistic about the future. The Herons had just lifted the 2024 Supporters’ Shield, set the league record

Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic has denied there is a rift between himself and AC Milan head coach Sérgio Conceição after reports emerged that he had demanded to leave the club should the Portuguese manager remain next season. Italian media claimed on Thursday that Pulisic and midfielder Youssouf Fofana had irreparably fallen out with Conceição

ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2025, 07:36 AM ET Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of kissing Jenni Hermoso without her consent after the 2023 World Cup final. OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday for kissing her without

Adriana Garcia Feb 20, 2025, 07:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF captain Lionel Messi was presented with an unusual request following his team’s 1-0 win at Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday as the game’s referee asked him for his jersey. Messi’s shirt is arguably the most sought after in world football, with

Feb 20, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spanish referee José Luis Munuera Montero has been cleared of any wrongdoing after the country’s football federation (RFEF) looked into a possible conflict of interest between his refereeing and a private sports consultancy company that he co-owns. The RFEF released a statement on Thursday that said

Adriana Garcia Feb 20, 2025, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vitor Roque has scored seven goals for Real Betis this season. Fran Santiago/Getty Images Palmeiras have not given up hope of signing Barcelona loanee Vitor Roque before the transfer window closes in Brazil on Feb. 28, ESPN Brasil have reported. However, Palmeiras are aware that

Feb 20, 2025, 07:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is “100%” safe from the sack this season despite a drop in form, according to club director Jonathan Goldstein. Maresca, after arriving from Leicester City, enjoyed a fine start to life in west London and Chelsea were battling Liverpool and Arsenal in

Adriana Garcia Feb 20, 2025, 08:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva expects his club to make changes at the end of a “very frustrating” season. City suffered their earliest Champions League elimination since the 2012-13 campaign on Wednesday when they fell 3-1 at Real Madrid following their 3-2 reverse in