ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno breaks down Carlos Vela’s rocky relationship with the Mexico national team after announcing he won’t play in the 2019 Gold Cup. USMNT’s Gregg Berhalter praises the Mexican Federation for their success in CONCACAF and says they’ve set the benchmark for MLS and U.S. Soccer. Even without a number of absent big
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After being stripped of Brazil’s captaincy, Stewart Robson feels Neymar is far too selfish and “a showman” to ever have been named captain. Domestic ID: Former Brazil captain Neymar left training early after he was hit on the left knee by Thiago Silva. Australia’s participation in the 2020 Copa America is not yet confirmed but
Craig Burley questions Cristiano Ronaldo’s need to return to the Portugal fold after they qualified for the Nations League Finals without him. Cristiano Ronaldo’s €100 million move from Real Madrid to Juventus came with great hopes and CR7 delivered a Supercoppa and Juve’s eighth straight league title. Check out the best goals from the Serie
ENFIELD, England — The United States doesn’t leave its training camp in England for the Women’s World Cup until the end of the week, but Megan Rapinoe suggested Wednesday that the favorite to win the tournament may already be on site. The American captain, who previously played professionally for Lyon, said host France is the
The FC guys discuss reports Neymar could be headed back to Barcelona in a swap deal that would send Ousmane Dembele to PSG. Stade de Reims jumped on Kylian Mbappe and company early and they couldn’t recover, ending their Ligue 1 season with a 3-1 defeat. Paris Saint-Germain have said goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has left
India lost their first match under Igor Stimac 3-1 to Curacao in the King’s Cup, a scoreline that accurately reflected the dominance the Caribbean side. They will now face Thailand in the third-place playoff, but ahead of that, we look at what we learnt from India’s performance against a side ranked 20 places above them
Follow the journey of the UEFA Nations League semifinalists as they prepare battle it out to reach the final at the Estádio do Dragão. “I have made mistakes in my life,” says Memphis Depay at the start of his new autobiography, which veers from heartrending to uplifting and back. “I have taken and handed out
10:12 PM ET Saphir Taider scored twice late in the second half as the Montreal Impact rallied for a 2-1 victory against the visiting Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night. Taider tied the score on a penalty kick in the 74th minute and got the eventual winner in the 78th minute for the Impact (8-7-3, 27
ESPN FC’s Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno agree that Tottenham’s Harry Kane will have to make a move in order to fulfill his true potential. Craig Burley rates the latest transfer rumours, including Tottenham’s summer plans, Man United’s right-back search and Mohamed Salah’s future. The FC guys assess Mauricio Pochettino’s future at Tottenham and debate
Gianni Infantino has be re-elected as president of FIFA. Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as FIFA president for a second term after running unopposed, and praised the manner in which the the organisation has moved away from the scandals which had plagued predecessor Sepp Blatter. Infantino replaced Blatter as head of world football’s governing body