1:48 PM ET Associated Press United States defender Mark McKenzie was subjected to racial abuse on social media following his team’s 3-2 victory over Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League final. – USMNT’s epic Nations League triumph provided plenty of lessons– USMNT-Mexico rivalry, post-Nations League classic: What’s next? “The amount of racial abuse and personal
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7:14 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Goalkeeper Zack Steffen will miss the United States’ exhibition against Costa Rica on Wednesday night with a bone bruise on his left knee. – USMNT’s epic Nations League triumph provided plenty of lessons– USMNT-Mexico rivalry, post-Nations League classic: What’s next? Steffen left the United
1:02 PM ET The National Women’s Soccer League announced San Diego as its latest expansion team, with former U.S. women’s national team manager Jill Ellis named as president. The team is owned by Ron Burkle, who counts the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins among his holdings, and he has named longtime business associate Matt Alvarez to run
5:30 PM ET Phil Foden has admitted he made a “massive mistake” when breaching COVID-19 rules on international duty in Iceland last year and is grateful to manager Gareth Southgate for a chance to kickstart his England career. The 21-year-old and Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood were both sent home from Reykjavik last September in
7:56 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United will seek talks with Paul Pogba over fears the France international will run down his contract, sources have told ESPN. Pogba is set to enter the final year of his deal and will be able to negotiate with clubs outside the Premier League from January before a possible
11:15 AM ET Luke Shaw has said that England “won’t stop” taking the knee despite ongoing opposition to the gesture among some supporters. Gareth Southgate’s squad was booed by a section of fans before both warm-up games at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium against Austria and Romania last week as they made the anti-racism gesture. Politicians have
6:45 AM ET Silas Wamangituka’s real name is Silas Katompa Mvumpa. Photo by Frederic Scheidemann/Getty Images VfB Stuttgart striker Silas Wamangituka has revealed to his club that his name and birth date are different and that the data had been changed years ago by a former agent who was controlling him as a teenager, the Bundesliga
5:04 AM ET Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek will miss Euro 2020 after pulling out of the Netherlands squad through injury, it has been confirmed. Frank de Boer, the Netherlands coach, will not call up a replacement for the 24-year-old. The nature of Van de Beek’s injury has not been made public. –
8:17 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain are set to beat Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the race to sign Liverpool star Georginio Wijnaldum on a free transfer, sources have told ESPN. Wijnaldum, 30, has agreed a three-year deal with PSG after he opted against signing a new contract at Anfield. His existing deal expires at the
12:00 PM ET It may be one year later than planned, but Euro 2020 is finally here! Just like all football fans the world over, we simply cannot wait to see which country emerges victorious in the ultimate showdown: by which, of course, we mean the battle to be crowned the team with the best