England suffered a frustrating conclusion to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign as they were held to a scrappy 1-1 draw by North Macedonia in Group C on Monday. With qualification long since secured and just a draw needed to seal a top seeding for next year’s finals, England trailed to Enis Bardhi‘s 41st-minute follow-up after
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 20, 2023, 02:15 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker said that the United States women can evolve into a side that is “bold and brave” and adept in possession under new manager
Cesar Hernandez Nov 20, 2023, 09:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The U.S. men’s national team closed out its Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal series against Trinidad and Tobago with a 2-1 away loss on Monday, which was enough to win 4-2 on aggregate and qualify for the 2024 Copa America. Held at Hasely Crawford Stadium
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCNov 20, 2023, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Friday, a three-man independent panel convened by the Premier League opted to dock Everton 10 points for violating the competition’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR). Everton have said they will appeal the punishment and, in a written statement, said they
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 20, 2023, 11:21 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team interim manager Twila Kilgore has named a 26-player roster ahead of a pair of December friendlies against China, one that omits several USWNT mainstays,
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 20, 2023, 10:52 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Six of the shirts Lionel Messi wore during Argentina’s historic 2022 World Cup campaign, including
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 20, 2023, 07:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona midfielder Gavi is unlikely to play again this season after the Catalan club confirmed he has torn his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for Spain on Sunday. Gavi, 19 , has also suffered an associated injury to the lateral meniscus and
Adriana Garcia Nov 20, 2023, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina will make changes to their starting XI against Brazil on Tuesday but they will not be “performance-based,” coach Lionel Scaloni said. The Albiceleste suffered their first defeat since lifting the 2022 World Cup when they fell 2-0 at home to Uruguay on Thursday.
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 20, 2023, 05:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions André Onana is hopeful of being fit for Manchester United‘s Premier League fixture with Everton on Sunday, a source has told ESPN, despite suffering an injury playing for Cameroon. Onana returned to the UK on Sunday night after withdrawing from the Cameroon squad. He
Adriana Garcia Nov 20, 2023, 05:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions France‘s Kylian Mbappé said he knew that Lionel Messi would win the Ballon d’Or after the Argentina forward led his country to glory at the 2022 World Cup. Mbappe scored a hat trick for France in the epic final in Qatar but he could