Soccer

12:43 AM ET AUSTIN, Texas — In the 68th minute of the United States’ 2-0 win against Jamaica Thursday night, striker Ricardo Pepi looked to the sideline and saw his number on the substitution board. With his night over, he calmly trotted toward the bench and as he did the American fans at Q2 Stadium

4:02 PM ET Associated Press A U.S. federal magistrate judge in Nevada is siding with Cristiano Ronaldo‘s lawyers against a woman who sued for more than the $375,000 in hush money she received in 2010 after saying the international football star raped her in Las Vegas. In a scathing recommendation to the judge hearing the

5:46 AM ET Newcastle United are set to be bought by Public Investment Fund. Photo by MB Media/Getty Images A Saudi Arabia-led takeover of Newcastle United is expected to be completed within the next 48 hours, sources have told ESPN. The Premier League are expected to announce Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will complete a

8:55 PM ET The NWSL Players Association issued a set of demands surrounding the league’s investigation into sexual misconduct by teams and coaches, and also had its players engage in a show of solidarity during Wednesday’s scheduled games. Teams stopped play in the sixth minute in recognition of the six years it took for the

12:19 PM ET North Carolina Courage owner Steve Malik on Wednesday said the National Women’s Soccer League club knew of the 2015 investigation into coach Paul Riley but said they were ‘assured’ he was in good standing. The league was rocked last week by sexual harassment and misconduct allegations involving Riley, a situation that prompted

8:07 AM ET Ricardo Pepi, 18, chose to represent the U.S. over Mexico in August. He became an instant USMNT hero weeks later when he scored one goal and set up two more to help his team to a 4-1 win over Honduras. Brent Humphreys for ESPN IN THE TUNNEL of Toyota Stadium, Ricardo Pepi poses

4:00 AM ET The shocking recent setbacks suffered by Barcelona and Real Madrid, domestically and in Europe, aren’t caused by problems that will be instantly solved by the sackings of Ronald Koeman or Carlo Ancelotti. Barcelona, of the two, are more undermined by their coach. They remain a high-tone squad, capable of competing for trophies

9:57 AM ET Caitlin Murray Since the inception of the National Women’s Soccer League, its club owners, executives and coaches have loved to call the NWSL the best women’s soccer league in the world — and for the on-field product alone, they may have been right. But when it comes to just about everything else

8:16 AM ET USWNT and Orlando Pride striker Alex Morgan on Tuesday called for the National Women’s Soccer League to end the systemic failure that led to a decade of alleged sexual harassment of players by league coaches. The North Carolina Courage last week fired coach Paul Riley amid allegations spanning over a decade of

11:26 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. It wasn’t that long ago that the Portland Timbers were on the outside looking in at the

11:55 AM ET What a weekend! It feels like we say this every weekend, but it was especially true here. Liverpool and Manchester City put on a show, Atletico Madrid (in particular Luis Suarez) made a statement vs. Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo made a scene after Manchester United‘s frustrating home draw vs. Everton. Elsewhere, Bayern

5:42 PM ET It was a weekend on which several big clubs were upset, from Real Madrid and Barcelona in Spain to Paris Saint-Germain in France and Manchester United in England. Meanwhile, Juventus‘ Manuel Locatelli had two reasons to celebrate and Mohamed Salah was superb for Liverpool. Here are Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland and James

2:53 PM ET Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City backroom staff were spat at during Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw against Liverpool at Anfield, a City source has told ESPN. Champions City climbed into third position, behind second-placed Liverpool, after Kevin De Bruyne‘s deflected goal in the 81st minute claimed a point after Liverpool had

3:20 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — There are more backslaps and hugs between players than flying pizzas and tunnel bust-ups when Liverpool take on Manchester City, but while this fixture lacks the animosity and belligerence of old Manchester United–Arsenal clashes, the sheer quality displayed during Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Anfield showed that the rivalry is

6:28 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp likened refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine to drink-driving, saying such people endanger others. Klopp said he took the vaccine to protect not just himself but “all the people around me.” The 54-year-old also said that “99%” of his Liverpool players are vaccinated and that he did not

10:45 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defended his decision to rest Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the 1-1 draw with Everton on Saturday. Ronaldo has scored five goals since returning to Old Trafford, but was left on the bench against Rafael Benitez’s side along with Paul Pogba and Jadon Sancho. –

11:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Nothing is coming easily for Manchester United at the moment, and it’s making life hard for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Three days after the dramatic late Champions League win against Villarreal, there was another frantic finish at Old Trafford. This time, though, there were no Cristiano Ronaldo heroics

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