9:30 AM ET Caitlin Murray There was a moment early in the first half of the United States women’s national team‘s opening match of their Olympics campaign when midfielder Rose Lavelle, dribbling into Sweden‘s half with the ball at her feet, looked around furiously and put her hands out, as if she was lost. Even
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2:31 AM ET The World Cup is the child of the Olympic football tournament. To be more specific, it is the child of the South American contribution to the Olympic football tournament. In 1924, in Paris, Uruguay astonished allcomers with the brilliance of their football — a new balletic style that thrilled the crowds as
10:07 AM ET Caitlin Murray The players don’t seem to particularly enjoy when reporters ask about it, but the possibility hangs over the Tokyo Olympics all the same: For the icons of the U.S. women’s national team, this might be their last hurrah before they hang up their cleats for good. It’s a possibility that
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The men’s soccer tournament at the Olympic Games gets underway on Wednesday in Japan and there are plenty of top young players on show until the gold medal match on Aug. 7. Traditionally, the men’s Olympic tournament only allows countries to use players under the age of 23, with the
9:13 PM ET Associated Press Everton has suspended a player pending a police investigation, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The northwest-England team did not identify the player or any details about the police case. “The club will continue to support the authorities with their inquiries and will not be making any further statement
10:40 AM ET What a dramatic weekend in Major League Soccer. Gabriel Heinze? No longer the manager of Atlanta United. The Seattle Sounders‘ league-record 13-game unbeaten run? Snapped. Two of the league’s Canadian clubs returned home to play in front of fans for the first time in more than a year, with CF Montreal welcoming
4:00 AM ET It’s one of the byproducts of the COVID-induced cash crunch in football, and it has created an unprecedented situation across Europe. At no point in recent history have so many key players at big clubs found themselves in the final year of their contract, as is the case heading into the 2021-22
10:41 PM ET Positives were hard to find in the United States men’s national team’s 1-0 Gold Cup victory over Canada on Sunday. The win in the group stage finale meant the U.S. secured the top spot in Group B with a perfect 3-0-0 record. Practically speaking, and depending on results later on Sunday, it
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3:30 AM ET Soccer never stops. Now that Euro 2020 and the Copa America are in the books, the soccer world has flipped right back to its second-favorite topic beyond the game itself: transfers. It’s going to be a dizzying few weeks of rumours and potential moves, with big names such as Kylian Mbappe, Erling
9:51 PM ET Jozy Altidore came off the bench and scored in his return as host Toronto FC played to a 1-1 draw with Orlando City SC in its first game at BMO Field in front of fans in 497 days. Nani converted a penalty kick in the 77th minute to give Orlando City a
10:00 AM ET When Gianluigi Buffon made his professional debut for Parma in November 1995, most of his new teammates weren’t even born. If I’d wanted to check that fact on the internet back then, I couldn’t Google it: I’d need to use a search engine like WebCrawler (it’s still around, in case you want
3:30 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer And, so, at last it is over. And what a way to end. On Sunday night, Italy and England met at Wembley in the final of Euro 2020. (Italy won on penalties, but you knew that already.) On Saturday, Argentina beat Brazil at the Maracana in the final of
5:33 PM ET Orlando City SC and United States striker Daryl Dike said his loan spell at Barnsley was a “crazy” experience and helped shape him into the player he is today. Dike, 21, played 26 games in all competitions for the Championship club after joining on loan in January, scoring 11 goals as Barnsley
11:04 AM ET Caitlin Murray When the U.S. women’s national team finally begins its Olympic campaign in Japan, it will be the massive favorite. There are some good reasons for that, including its No. 1 world ranking and its title as the reigning World Cup champion. But there’s an even better reason: there’s just not
5:30 AM ET For the United States men’s national team, Thursday’s CONCACAF Gold Cup group-stage match against Martinique wasn’t really about the result. The 6-1 win matters, of course, but the real value for head coach Gregg Berhalter was in seeing some young faces up close in a competitive environment. The upcoming three-match World Cup
11:52 PM ET The United States rode a pair of Daryl Dike goals to an easy 6-1 win over Martinique to book a spot in the knockout rounds of the 2021 Gold Cup on Thursday night in Kansas City. – Gold Cup fixtures, results, schedule and more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)
11:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Withington, MANCHESTER — It was around 3 a.m. on Monday when Greater Manchester Police received the first report that the mural of Marcus Rashford in the south of the city had been vandelised. A few hours earlier, 200 miles away at Wembley Stadium, Rashford, along with England teammates Jadon Sancho