12:50 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Gerardo Martino said he will wait until Nov. 16 to make a decision about including Raul Jimenez and Jesus Corona in the World Cup roster. Omar Vega/Getty Images Mexico men’s national team coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino has stated that he will be patient with injured stars Raul Jimenez and Jesus “Tecatito” Corona,
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Sep 25, 2022 MURCIA, Spain — When the U.S. men’s national team takes the field against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, it will mark 43 days until manager Gregg Berhalter names his 26-player roster for the 2022 World Cup. For the likes of Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams — assuming they’re healthy — their
4:43 PM ET England rallied from two goals down to take the lead momentarily before drawing 3-3 with Germany in a thrilling UEFA Nations League group stage finale at Wembley Stadium on Monday night. Second-half goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Kai Havertz looked to have Germany on their way to victory, but Luke Shaw and
4:39 PM ET Italy clinched a place in the Nations League final four with a 2-0 win away to Hungary thanks to goals by Giacomo Raspadori and Federico Dimarco in their last League A-Group 3 game on Monday. European champions Italy, who missed out on a place at the World Cup in Qatar, finished top
6:38 PM ET Gareth Southgate revealed that England‘s players held an impromptu clear-the-air meeting without staff present to try and turn their form around after losing 1-0 to Italy on Friday. England, who were relegated to the Nations League second-tier after defeat in Milan, responded with an improved performance against Germany at Wembley on Monday,
2:50 PM ET Adriana Garcia Spain coach Luis Enrique says he and his players are treating Tuesday’s must-win UEFA Nations League game against Portugal as if it were a World Cup quarterfinal. Spain head into the encounter in Braga second in Group E, two points adrift of leaders Portugal heading into the final game. –
2:12 PM ET Associated Press The global football players’ union and the group representing domestic leagues around the world have teamed up to strengthen their voice in negotiations involving off-field politics such as the international match calendar. The FIFPRO union and World Leagues Forum signed a new labor agreement at the United Nations’ International Labor
12:46 PM ET MURCIA, Spain — U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter said Chelsea‘s Christian Pulisic and FC Groningen forward Ricardo Pepi will both start in Tuesday’s friendly against Saudi Arabia. Neither player featured in last Friday’s 2-0 defeat to Japan. Pulisic sat out the match due to a knock picked up in training,
11:20 AM ET Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo will undergo surgery this week on his right thigh and is at risk of missing the World Cup, sources have told ESPN. The Uruguay international got hurt in the early minutes of his country’s 1-0 defeat to Iran in a friendly on Friday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
5:00 AM ET Gareth Southgate knows his job as England manager is on the line. Despite the apparent security of a contract that runs until the end of 2024 and a track record of reaching the 2018 World Cup semifinal and Euro 2020 final, a run of five games without a win and relegation from