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Ryan Rosenblatt Apr 29, 2024, 08:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas City again showed their attacking prowess to take down Angel City and remain atop the NWSL and our rankings. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our

Lizzy Becherano Apr 29, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Austin FC is finalizing a deal to host the 2025 Major League Soccer All-Star Game at Q2 Stadium next summer, sources have told ESPN. The 2019 expansion team is in advanced talks with MLS and nearing the completion of all relevant legal contracts. The

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 29, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MUNICH, Germany — Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Real Madrid will not take Bayern Munich lightly in their Champions League semifinal despite their poor domestic season and labelled the German side “dangerous” ahead of the first leg at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday. Bayern have

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in the second half to help his side fight back to claim a hard-fought 4-2 win on Monday over visitors Valencia, who were leading 2-1 when they were reduced to 10 men just before the break. With five games remaining, Barca moved back to second in LaLiga on

Jeff Kassouf Apr 29, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their bid to jointly host the 2027 Women’s World Cup and will instead focus on securing the 2031 Women’s World Cup, the federations announced on Monday. The U.S.-Mexico joint bid was one of three finalists

Cesar Hernandez Apr 29, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hollywood stars and Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought a minority stake in Liga MX’s Necaxa, a source has confirmed to ESPN. According to the source, the deal was in the works “for months and finalized recently.” – Stream on ESPN+:

Leicester City cruised to the Championship title with a 3-0 victory at mid-table Preston North End on Monday. A goal in each half from Jamie Vardy plus one from Kasey McAteer in the 67th minute sealed the points for the Foxes, who had already secured promotion to the Premier League last week, returning to the

Open Extended Reactions The Premier League‘s Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has ruled that there was only one VAR error of three incidents Nottingham Forest complained about following their controversial 2-0 defeat at Everton on April 21. Forest reacted angrily to a series of penalty decisions which went against them, calling into the question the

Apr 29, 2024, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League clubs have taken a step towards implementing a spending cap, voting on Monday for the league to complete the economic and legal analysis needed for such a model. The model will be presented to clubs before a final vote at the league’s Annual General

Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR