Month: July 2024

Tim Vickery, South America correspondentJul 7, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It would probably have been better to scrap Saturday’s Copa América quarterfinal between Brazil and Uruguay and skip straight to the penalty shootout. There was barely an outbreak of football between the two teams in Las Vegas, as a much-anticipated clash was

Marta scored on a second-half penalty kick for the Orlando Pride, who didn’t flinch despite playing the second half a player down and beat the host Kansas City Current 2-1 on Saturday in a matchup of unbeaten teams. The Pride improved to 11-0-5, including 5-0-3 in road matches. Kansas City dropped to 10-1-5. Barbra Banda

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 6, 2024, 11:44 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Arizona — Big tournaments always throw out a few surprises. Unheralded teams come to the fore. Previously unknown players make their mark. Perhaps an aging veteran can fool

Uruguay beat Brazil 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Saturday after a bruising 0-0 draw to march into the semifinals of the Copa América where they will face Colombia. Sergio Rochet saved Brazil’s first penalty in the shootout from Éder Militão while his teammate Douglas Luiz hit the post. Brazil keeper Alisson Becker denied José

Open Extended Reactions DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Welcome to the grind. Anyone expecting England to suddenly turn on the style at Euro 2024 seems destined for an eternal wait. It may not matter if they keep finding a way like this, but Saturday’s penalty shootout victory over Switzerland following an attritional 1-1 draw was another improvised

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 6, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — Ronald Koeman said his Netherlands team proved their doubters wrong after coming from behind to beat Turkey in their Euro 2024 quarterfinal. Netherlands scored two second-half goals in the space of six minutes to overturn a 1-0 half-time deficit and win 2-1

Colombia through to Copa America semi-finals with 5-0 thrashing of Panama James Rodriguez scored one goal and set up two more as Colombia thoroughly dismantled Panama in a 5-0 win at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday to march into the Copa America semi-finals. Jul 6, 2024, 08:07 pm – Reuters

Jul 6, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Germany‘s Alexander Zverev offered Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola the chance to be his coach on Saturday, as well as asking the six-time Premier League winner to come back to Bayern Munich on Saturday after the Spaniard watched him reach the fourth round of Wimbledon. Fourth

ESPN News Services Jul 6, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manuel Akanji should forget about the penalty miss that led to the end of Switzerland‘s dream of a European Championship semifinals place and focus instead on his stellar performances that were central to their impressive run, his coach Murat Yakin said on Saturday.

Open Extended Reactions DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Gareth Southgate has admitted he has found the personal criticism of his management “difficult” in recent weeks but hailed his “streetwise” England side as they beat Switzerland on penalties to reach the Euro 2024 semifinals. Bukayo Saka‘s 80th-minute equaliser cancelled out Breel Embolo’s opening goal five minutes earlier as

Jul 6, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has declared he was not nervous as he stepped up to take the penalty that sent England to the semifinals of Euro 2024. Gareth Southgate’s team beat Switzerland in a penalty shootout after the teams were level at 1-1 following 120 minutes

Jul 6, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 has reached the end of the quarterfinals! Our daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what to watch for and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest

England beat Switzerland in a dramatic penalty shootout in Düsseldorf, Germany on Saturday to reach the semifinals of Euro 2024. Manuel Akanji missed the crucial penalty as goalkeeper Jordan Pickford leapt down to his left to give England an advantage they never gave up. Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the final penalty to send England into their second

The Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish supporters making their way to the European Championship quarterfinal against the Netherlands on Saturday have been making the same nationalistic hand gesture that saw a Turkey player banned from the match. Berlin police said on X on Saturday that the gesture was

Field Level Media Jul 6, 2024, 12:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta United completed its transfer of midfielder Thiago Almada to Brazilian top-flight side Botafogo on Saturday for an MLS-record fee, the club announced on Saturday. While the club confirmed the fee is a record, it didn’t attach a monetary figure. The Athletic reported

Jul 6, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Germany will not undergo any major overhaul after their Euro 2024 quarterfinal exit but will be strengthened and improved, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Saturday. The Germans played their most exciting tournament in at least eight years, losing in extra time to title contenders Spain on