Football

Bruce Schoenfeld May 2, 2024, 08:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — One recent afternoon, Weston McKennie walked into a pizza parlor. In this part of the world, where he has emerged as one of the top midfielders in Serie A and perhaps Juventus‘ most consistent player, McKennie can rarely go out in

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerMay 2, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have gone early and released the new home kit they will be wearing in the Premier League for the 2024-25 season, a retro-infused salute to the glory days of the mid-1980s. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Reds’ new jersey is covered

Goals from Aidan Morris and Diego Rossi on either side of halftime led the Columbus to a 3-1 victory over Rayados on Wednesday in Monterrey, Mexico, giving the Crew a 5-2 aggregate win in the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals. Columbus, the reigning MLS Cup champion, opened the semifinal series with a 2-1 home victory on

Barbra Banda scored two goals and helped create two others as the Orlando Pride turned a productive first half into a 4-1 victory over the visiting North Carolina Courage on Wednesday. Banda, Ally Watt and Julie Doyle all scored goals in the first half as the Pride (4-0-3, 15 points) remained one of three unbeaten

May 2, 2024, 04:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ralf Rangnick has decided to remain in his role as head coach of the Austria national team, spurning the opportunity to succeed Thomas Tuchel as Bayern Munich manager. The former Manchester United manager, who will guide Austria at this summer’s European Championship in Germany, had been

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 1, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jadon Sancho gave a timely reminder of his talent in helping Borussia Dortmund to a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain, according to coach Edin Terzic. Sancho, who re-joined Dortmund on loan from Manchester United in January, played a starring role in the German side’s

Open Extended Reactions The Bundesliga will have five teams in the Champions League next season after Borussia Dortmund‘s 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain ensured Germany second place in UEFA’s coefficient table for this season. Two leagues will be rewarded with an extra place through the European Performance Spots, given to the two leagues with the

Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou said Tottenham are undecided whether to take up their option to sign Timo Werner after the winger’s season was ended early due to injury. Werner sustained a hamstring problem in Sunday’s 3-2 home defeat to Arsenal and although he will not play again, sources have told ESPN the 28-year-old is

Emily Keogh May 1, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Hayes admitted she believes the Women’s Super League (WSL) title-race is “done” after suffering a damaging 4-3 defeat to Liverpool, crushing the west London side’s chances of retaining the title. The seven-goal spectacle now leaves Chelsea in an almost impossible place to win

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 1, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund don’t need a star to sparkle. They don’t have Vinícius Júnior, Harry Kane or Kylian Mbappé — the talismans of this year’s other Champions League semifinalists — but the players they do have, they use effectively. Now, seemingly against