Soccer

Dec 17, 2023, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FIFA’s revamped Club World Cup planned for 2025 and set to feature 32 teams will be played from June 15 to July 13, while a new Intercontinental Cup will be played annually from next year, Gianni Infantino, the head of world football’s governing body, said on

Dec 16, 2023, 04:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola blasted his team after their careless defending and a needless late-game penalty cost them a much-needed victory in a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday, saying they deserved the result. “It’s not bad luck, it’s deserved,” an angry Guardiola told

Dec 16, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There are only a couple of weeks until we ring in the new year but, before that, there is some football action to be decided all across Europe to finish off 2023 on a high. As always, this weekend saw some shocking results, drama, and excitement

Dec 16, 2023, 12:01 PM ET The Premier League game between Bournemouth and Luton Town was abandoned after Luton captain Tom Lockyer had earlier collapsed on the pitch on Saturday. The score was 1-1 in the 59th minute when Lockyer fell to the ground with no other player near him and players and Luton manager

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 15, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Major League Soccer will not send its first teams to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2024, instead opting to enter teams from MLS Next Pro, the league’s two-year-old

Open Extended Reactions Can you see the difference between these two kits worn by Manchester United and Liverpool in January 2021? One in 12 men and 1 in 200 women can’t due to colour blindness. Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images It is often cited as the biggest game in English football, the clash between the

Constantin Eckner Dec 15, 2023, 06:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For a fleeting moment, there was brief hope among the 70,000 fans who attended Union Berlin’s final Champions League group stage game on Tuesday. Czech midfielder Alex Král snatched an 85th minute equaliser as the Bundesliga side staged a late comeback against mighty Real

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 07:16 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Major League Soccer announced it will implement a pair of rule changes designed to limit stoppages in play during the 2024 season. The changes — an off-field treatment rule and

Dec 14, 2023, 08:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As quickly as women’s soccer tends to grow year over year, 2023 felt like a giant leap forward. The Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was the most competitive iteration in the tournament’s history by many measures. Traditional powerhouses such as Germany, Brazil and

Rebecca Welch will become the first woman to referee a Premier League game when she takes charge of Fulham vs. Burnley on Dec. 23. Sam Allison will also become the first black referee in a game for 15 years, following in the footsteps of Uriah Rennie. Wendy Toms was the first woman assistant to run

Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 at Group F winners Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to secure second place and a spot in the Champions League knockout stage in their final group match. Both sides squandered numerous golden chances in a surprisingly goalless first half before Karim Adeyemi finally broke the deadlock for the already-qualified hosts in the

Open Extended Reactions NEWCASTLE — The Champions League can be as brutal as it can be glorious, and Newcastle United have learned the hard way that club football’s biggest competition can never be taken for granted. In the space of 90 minutes against AC Milan at St James’ Park on Wednesday, Eddie Howe’s team found

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCDec 13, 2023, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Say the name Bebé to a football fan, and there’s a good chance they’ll know exactly who you’re talking about. He’s the forward manager Sir Alex Ferguson signed for Manchester United in 2010 without ever having seen him play, not even on video.

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 12, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — It’s been a slow death for Manchester United in the Champions League, but that doesn’t make Tuesday’s exit any less embarrassing. What started with defeat to Bayern Munich in September ended with another defeat to the Bundesliga champions, this time 1-0,

Open Extended Reactions The UEFA Champions League has reached the halfway stage, with all eight groups starting to take shape. This is the final season of the multigroup format, before it becomes a 36-team competition with all clubs in one league table. We take a look at who can seal their places on matchday four,

ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will meet in Saudi Arabia after all. Inter Miami confirmed Monday that it will take part in the Riyadh Season Cup — something that was announced by Saudi officials on Nov. 21. Inter Miami said the reports at

ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seniors Brandon Parrish and Ousmane Sylla each scored, and No. 9 Clemson held off No. 2 Notre Dame 2-1 on Monday night to claim the program’s second national championship in three seasons. Clemson (15-3-5), making its sixth championship game appearance in school history

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 11, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! European soccer delivered a lot to discuss around the top leagues. In Spain, Girona smacked Barcelona away from home to take charge — seriously — of LaLiga’s title race. In England, Liverpool were “lucky” (Jurgen Klopp’s words) to