Month: October 2022

4:51 PM ET Riyad Mahrez had a penalty saved in Man City’s Champions League draw with Dortmund. Lars Baron/Getty Images Manchester City top Champions League Group G despite being held to a 0-0 draw by Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday. City, who had already confirmed a spot in the last 16 before

4:43 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar were all on the scoresheet against Maccabi Haifa for the second time this season as the French champions recorded an emphatic 7-2 win at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday to secure a place in the Champions League last 16. The star attacking trio

4:16 PM ET San Diego Wave star Alex Morgan and fellow U.S. Women’s National Team compatriots Sofia Huerta of OL Reign and Mallory Pugh of the Chicago Red Stars were named to the NWSL Best XI first team on Tuesday. Morgan, a forward, won the Golden Boot with a career-best 15 goals while helping the

2:37 PM ET Wrexham have barred a player from wearing boots displaying an abusive message about Britain’s governing Conservative Party, the fifth-tier National League club said in a statement on Tuesday. Forward Paul Mullin posted pictures of the boots, taken at the club’s Racecourse Ground, on Instagram on Monday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,

2:37 PM ET Chelsea ensured qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over FC Salzburg at the Red Bull Arena on Tuesday, sending them four points clear at the top of Group E. Stunning goals scored either side of half-time by Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz set Chelsea on

10:25 AM ET Associated Press Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, vice president Pavel Nedved and CEO Maurizio Arrivabene are among 15 people who could face a trial for alleged false accounting and irregularities in player transfers following a notification from the public prosecutor’s office in Turin. Prosecutors have been investigating since last year whether Juventus, which

11:26 AM ET Patrick Vieira has said there is a lack of opportunities for Black managers. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira has said “doors are not open” for Black managers in football. A report by the Black Footballers Partnership found that 43% of Premier League and 34% of English Football League players

11:23 AM ET The U.S. Soccer Federation announced that it is holding a training camp in Frisco, Texas for MLS players that are still in contention for a spot on the United States World Cup roster, but whose teams are no longer in the MLS Cup playoffs. The camp will run from Oct. 25 until

5:00 AM ET After a few days of some truly horrible refereeing decisions in LaLiga, let me start by asking you: did you know that a leading referee like Antonio Mateu Lahoz could easily earn more than €400,000 per season? What’s your view? Chump change or more than your gross in 10 years? Enough remuneration

8:41 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to first-team training with Manchester United and is in contention to face FC Sheriff in the Europa League on Thursday, sources have told ESPN. Ronaldo was dropped for the 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday after refusing to come on as a substitute

6:23 AM ET Associated Press Qatar’s ruling emir has lashed out at criticism of his country over its hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, describing it as an “unprecedented campaign” targeting the first Arab nation to hold the tournament. Since winning hosting rights for the World Cup over a decade ago, Qatar has faced

3:32 AM ET Associated Press The 2022 World Cup in Qatar begins on Nov. 20. KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images A Spanish man trekking from Madrid to Doha, Qatar, for the 2022 World Cup has not been heard from since the day after he crossed into Iran three weeks ago, his family said on Monday. Santiago

3:30 AM ET ISTANBUL — Dr. Eric Lamberg gathers his players together. “All right guys, you hear that?” the coach asks. “That was a shock. Everybody’s shocked. You guys just took down England!” There are cheers, applause and crutches hoisted into the air in celebration from the assembled players and staff of the United States’

7:25 PM ET Belgium skipper Eden Hazard said his country need to win the World Cup in Qatar to justify the “golden generation” tag they have carried for the past 10 years as they look to deliver the country’s first major trophy. The 31-year-old Real Madrid forward has captained Belgium since 2015 and will participate

4:34 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — In the third minute of second-half stoppage time, with the score tied 1-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League semifinal between the Portland Thorns and the San Diego Wave, Thorns defender Meghan Klingenberg prepared to take a corner kick, and the entire north end of Providence Park roared as