Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 1, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the format for the 2023-2024 U.S. Open Cup on Friday, confirming that only eight out of a possible 26 MLS teams will have their
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ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 03:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi will lead an Argentina squad featuring four players aged under 20 in two friendlies in the United States in March with the Copa América and Paris Olympics in mind. One of the biggest surprises of coach Lionel Scaloni’s squad named on
Adriana Garcia Mar 1, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Spain’s state prosecutors will appeal against the four-and-a-half year sentence handed to Dani Alves and seek a longer prison term, judicial sources told Efe. A Spanish court on Feb. 22 found the former Brazil international guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 1, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has said the racist abuse suffered by Vinícius Júnior away at Valencia last season shouldn’t be forgotten ahead of the player’s return this weekend. Real Madrid visit Valencia’s Mestalla in LaLiga on Saturday for the first time since the Brazil
Adriana Garcia Mar 1, 2024, 12:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil boss Dorival Junior has named uncapped teenagers Sávio and Lucas Beraldo in his first squad since taking over as head coach in January. Sávio, 19, and Beraldo, 20, have been rewarded for their performances at Girona and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively, and are included
Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Saudi Arabia launched its formal campaign to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup in a race that basically became a formality last October when the Gulf nation was the only candidate to enter the contest. The Saudi football federation revealed the bid slogan “Growing.
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 1, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has given Manchester United hope of a revival under new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe by saying that Manchester City‘s era of dominance won’t last forever. United have gone more than 10 years without winning the Premier League title while City, under
Sid Lowe, Spain writerMar 1, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Javi Guerra (R) of Valencia celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Real Valladolid on April 27, 2023. (Photo by Jose Miguel Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Six guys stand in a line. Fran Pérez, Pablo Gozálbez, Cristhian Mosquera, Diego López, Javi Guerra and Alberto Marí are taking
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The sheer speed of Declan Rice‘s evolution at Arsenal has taken many people by surprise. Just not the man himself. The 25-year-old midfielder signed from West Ham United in the summer for an initial £100 million, with £5m in add-ons, and has been integral to the Gunners’ hopes of winning
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 1, 2024, 06:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions André Onana has admitted he didn’t feel good for the first six months of his Manchester United career. The goalkeeper, signed for £47 million ($59.4m) from Inter Milan in the summer, was responsible for a series of mistakes during the first half of the