Soccer

2:06 PM ET Cesar Hernandez A much-anticipated World Cup qualifying clash between Mexico and the United States has officially been set for March 24, with the Estadio Azteca expected to be back at full capacity. Mexico had played its last two home qualifiers with only 2,000 fans in attendance as part of a punishment over

4:00 AM ET The start of a new World Cup cycle is a time of optimism. There are new players to observe, and perhaps some new tactics to try out. All of a team’s dreams, especially for one as talented as the United States women’s national team, are possible. Reality has a way of crystallizing

2:13 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Dembele’s cameo vs. Napoli was a good one, especially given the tension between him, Barcelona and the fans in 2022. Eric Alonso/Getty Images “Well, the fans didn’t take any notice of me, that’s for starters,” Xavi Hernández said. Twenty-five days after FC Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele had been handed an

8:33 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp has said he now possesses the best squad during his time at Liverpool but warned that the players are “not the Harlem Globetrotters” and said he is happy with the team’s attitude rather than quality. Liverpool took a huge step to making the Champions League quarterfinals with a

4:30 AM ET Harry Kane isn’t the sort of person to show it, but there will likely be a tinge of regret somewhere in his mind when Tottenham Hotspur‘s team bus pulls up at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The England captain attempted to push through a move to Manchester City last summer after informing Spurs

4:35 PM ET New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner said he’s “not concerned” about what his pending move to Arsenal might mean for his spot on the United States national team. Turner is set to officially join the Gunners this summer, meaning he’ll play around 20 games with the Revs before his departure. Once he

2:33 PM ET As FC Salzburg, Austrian champions with an average age of 23 (22, if you exclude their venerable left-back, Andreas Ulmer, who is 36), were coming within seconds of beating mighty Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday night, Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte’s musings on the importance of experience were dong

9:24 AM ET The time for transition with a team is never easy to predict, but there is one near certainty for the U.S. women’s national team: you typically do it after an Olympics because you have a big, three-year gap before the next World Cup on the calendar. Well, that is until a pandemic

1:10 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens After a 2-2 draw in LaLiga against Osasuna in December, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez didn’t know whether to be delighted or despondent about the role three teenagers played in securing a point for his side. Nico Gonzalez and Abde Ezzalzouli scored the goals at El Sadar that day,

5:03 PM ET Adam Brown Liverpool are in the drivers’ seat after a Champions League round of 16 win at Inter Milan. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Liverpool were back in Champions League action on Wednesday night and secured a hardfought 2-0 win against Internazionale at the San Siro. Chances were few and far between for

6:00 AM ET This is the Kylian Mbappe show. The Year of Mbappe. Mbappe-Saint-Germain. He is King Kylian, and everything in Paris happens through him. His performance for Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League clash with Real Madrid on Tuesday at the Parc des Princes proved it again. He struck late to score the only

6:28 PM ET PARIS — If ever a goal could encapsulate the whole Paris Saint-Germain project of expensive glamour and superstar talent, it could not have been better timed or constructed than Kylian Mbappe‘s stoppage-time winner that sealed a potentially decisive 1-0 Champions League round-of-16 first-leg victory against Real Madrid at Parc des Princes on

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4:18 PM ET Karim Benzema has been playing Paris Saint-Germain for nearly 16 years now. At first, it was easy. The suede-headed, Ronaldo Nazario-adoring kid with eight brothers and sisters from a tough Lyon suburb first set his remorseless, hungry eyes on the red and blue of the capital club, which is only 16 years

8:03 PM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s team can qualify for the 2023 World Cup in CONCACAF’s July tournament in Monterrey. VI Images via Getty Images If the United States women’s national team is going to qualify for the upcoming World Cup and Olympics, they now have the roadmap for how they will have to

10:30 AM ET Chelsea finally won the trophy that has eluded them. Getty It was another fun weekend in European soccer as Chelsea became world champions, Bayern Munich capitulated defensively, while Real Madrid and Barcelona struggled to draws. Elsewhere, Manchester City and Liverpool won, as Manchester United and Tottenham dropped more points. We also saw AC

5:51 AM ET Mauricio Pochettino has enjoyed a period of calm at Paris Saint-Germain in recent weeks, but with the return of the Champions League and a round of 16 first-leg tie against Real Madrid on Tuesday, it’s time for the former Tottenham manager to strap himself in for the turbulence that lies ahead. 2

6:00 PM ET Real Madrid aren’t scoring without Benzema in the lineup, which makes you wonder how their season will play out if he misses more games. Quality Sport Images/Getty Images What a weekend! With huge weekends in LaLiga (Real Madrid and Barcelona both dropped points), the Premier League (joy for Man City and Liverpool, more