Football

A heavily-rotated United States men’s national team earned a 3-1 victory over Venezuela in the first of its two international friendlies this month. Saturday’s U.S. squad was made up almost entirely of players from Major League Soccer due to the game falling outside of a FIFA international window. Jack McGlynn and Patrick Agyemang scored about

Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 06:00 PM ET Alejandro Balde said he was targeted by racist abuse from fans in the first half. Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Barcelona defender Alejandro Balde said he was racially abused by Getafe supporters during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at the Coliseum. Balde, who is Black, revealed the incidents took place

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta admitted his envy at Liverpool’s greater strength in depth after Arsenal lost ground in the Premier League title race with a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Hours after Liverpool struck twice in stoppage-time to beat Brentford 2-0, Arsenal surrendered a two-goal advantage at Emirates Stadium to fall six points behind

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 18, 2025, 11:01 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Chicago Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher has been voted the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year, capping off a year that saw her win an Olympic gold

Open Extended Reactions Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has labelled Liverpool “the best team in the world” and believes they are “huge favourites” to win the Premier League title following their late win over his side. Substitute Darwin Núñez scored twice in stoppage time to hand Arne Slot’s men their first league victory of 2025

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins proved a thorn in Arsenal‘s side again as he completed his side’s comeback with the equaliser in a 2-2 draw in the Premier League on Saturday. Arsenal looked on course to erase the memory of last season’s home defeat by Villa — the last time they lost in the league

Second-half goals by Samuel Mbangula and Timothy Weah earned Juventus a 2-0 home win over AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday to lift the hosts into the top four. Forward Mbangula gave Juve the lead just before the hour mark with a curled first-time shot that went in off the crossbar. Midfielder Weah doubled

Leon Goretzka scored once in each half to help Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to a 3-2 victory over visiting VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and open up a seven-point advantage over champions Bayer Leverkusen in second place. Bayern hit the crossbar through Leroy Sane after three minutes before Goretzka fired them into a 20th-minute lead with

Tom Chambers Jan 18, 2025, 01:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Arne Slot said Darwin Núñez‘s knack of scoring vital late goals for Liverpool is “nice to have” after the forward did so again to earn his team a crucial victory over Brentford on Saturday. Núñez struck twice in added time to secure

Atlético Madrid‘s 15-game winning run came to an end on Saturday when they were unexpectedly beaten 1-0 by lowly local rivals Leganes, a defeat that could see them lose the LaLiga lead if Real Madrid defeat Las Palmas on Sunday. Diego Simeone’s Atlético still top the standings on 44 points, one ahead of second-placed Real Madrid and