6:16 PM ET Jadon Sancho and Tammy Abraham are set to be available for England‘s Nations League clash with Belgium on Sunday pending negative coronavirus tests but Ben Chilwell is likely to be ruled out, according to manager Gareth Southgate. – Stream Nations League matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The trio missed Thursday night’s 3-0
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12:40 PM ET The October international break is more congested than usual, as the soccer world adjusts to a compressed schedule by squeezing as many as three games into an eight-day sprint before players disperse and return to their clubs. There are travel concerns for all international teams as various players pull out of duty
9:10 AM ET Juventus midfielder and United States international Weston McKennie said he is excited to be part of a new generation of U.S. players that are part of some of Europe’s biggest clubs. McKennie made the surprise move to the Italian champions from Bundesliga side Schalke 04 in the summer and so far has
12:46 PM ET Paul Pogba still dreams of playing for Real Madrid one day, with the Manchester United player adding that he has yet to have a discussion with United chairman Ed Woodward about a potential new deal with Old Trafford. The midfielder opened up on his club future on Thursday during a news conference
12:30 PM ET Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has withdrawn from their squad for their three internationals over the next week because of a hip injury, the Belgian football association said on Thursday. The Real Madrid man’s withdrawal has plunged the team into a goalkeeping crisis ahead of their friendly against the Ivory Coast in Brussels
1:28 PM ET England’s Under-19 match against Scotland at St George’s Park on Thursday was abandoned during the first half because of coronavirus concerns, both teams said. British media reported that a member of the backroom staff of one of the teams tested positive for COVID-19, prompting authorities to call off the game at the
12:47 PM ET Graham HaysESPN.com Close Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999. European-based stars won’t be present when the United States women’s national team holds its first training camp since March, but Brazilian-born Catarina Macario’s place on the field marks an important step in
5:33 AM ET Mesut Ozil and Sokratis Papastathopoulos have been left out of Arsenal‘s squad for the Europa League group stage. The decision to omit Ozil is the latest setback in the 31-year-old’s attempt to revive his career at the club and the clearest indication yet he is no longer part of manager Mikel Arteta’s
1:28 AM ET Felipe Mora and Jeremy Ebobisse scored two goals each, and Larrys Mabiala and captain Diego Valeri added goals for the Portland Timbers, who exploded for a 6-3 rout of the LA Galaxy on Wednesday night in Carson, Calif. The Timbers took three two-goal leads only to have the Galaxy cut the first
4:32 AM ET Women in Football chair Ebru Koksal. Photo by Stuart Franklin – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Two-thirds of women working in football have experienced discrimination but only 12% reported it to the relevant authorities, according to a study conducted by Women in Football. The network revealed the findings of its largest-ever survey on Thursday