Jun 1, 2022 Neymar scored twice to give Brazil the win. Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Neymar scored a pair of penalties to move to within four goals of Pele at the top of the men’s all-time scoring list as Brazil cruised to a 5-1 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers South Korea at Seoul World
10:15 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Argentina won the men’s Finalissima against Italy at Wembley. (Photo by Kristian Skeie – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) A women’s Finalissima between the winners of this year’s Women’s Euro and Copa America Femenina will be played in Europe, European football’s governing body UEFA said on Thursday.
8:44 AM ET Craig Napier said he was inspired to come out by Jake Daniels. Photo by Sammy Turner/SNS Group via Getty Images Scottish referee Craig Napier came out as gay on Thursday, becoming the first openly gay figure in the Scottish game since late Hearts forward Justin Fashanu in the mid-1990s. The Category One official
7:33 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have signed Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger on a free transfer. The Germany international, 29, has agreed a four-year contract at the Bernabeu, and will join when his deal at the Premier League club expires on June 30. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
7:15 AM ET KYIV, Ukraine — On the ninth floor of an apartment building near the local zoo, a group of friends gathered to watch a soccer game. Outside the sun set on the first day of summer in the capital city. They all checked the time. A little more than an hour remained before
4:58 AM ET Manchester United have announced that Juan Mata will leave when his contract expires in June. Mata, 34, follows Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard in leaving United. The pair announced their departure from Old Trafford on Wednesday. Former Chelsea and Valencia midfielder Mata signed for United in January 2014 for £37 million. He
2:29 AM ET Associated Press Benjamin Mendy is due to go on trial on July 25. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy will stand trial accused of eight counts of rape after being charged with an additional offence. The latest allegation of rape relates to a new complainant and could only be
2:34 AM ET Scotland captain Andy Robertson rued his side’s limp display in Wednesday’s World Cup playoff against Ukraine and apologised to fans after the defeat in Glasgow ended their hopes of a first appearance at the tournament in 24 years. Goals from Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbyk saw Ukraine win 3-1 in
10:38 PM ET United States captain Christian Pulisic was critical of the level of American support from the crowd of 19,512 at TQL Stadium during a 3-0 victory over Morocco on Wednesday night in the first of four World Cup warmup matches in June. “For whatever reason, I’m not super happy with the amount of
9:23 PM ET The United States cruised past Morocco with an impressive 3-0 friendly win at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on Wednesday night, with the team playing the first of four June matches serving as tuneups for the World Cup in November. First-half goals from Brenden Aaronson and Timothy Weah set the U.S. on
6:16 PM ET Ukraine coach Oleksandr Petrakov said Wednesday’s World Cup qualification playoff win over Scotland had been a victory for his compatriots who “fight with every last drop of their blood”. The 3-1 triumph at Hampden Park leaves Ukraine knowing that a win against Wales on Sunday in Cardiff will earn them a place
5:07 PM ET Argentina marked the revival of the Cup of Champions in style as they outclassed Italy 3-0 in a heavyweight clash billed as the “Finalissima” at a raucous Wembley Stadium on Wednesday. First-half goals by Lautaro Martinez and Angel Di Maria put the south American champions in complete control against an Italy side
SI SOGNA L’ARRIVO DI MERTENS 02/06/2022 00:13 Dopo Marcos Antonio, la società biancoceleste è al lavoro per trovare rinforzi per la squadra cullando un sogno di mercato chiamato Dries Mertens. Il bomber belga, infatti, non ha ancora raggiunto un nuovo accordo per il rinnovo con il Napoli e ha la piena stima del tecnico Maurizio
5:50 PM ET GLASGOW, Scotland — Ukraine are 90 minutes away from the World Cup. For a country that is fighting for its very existence following Russia’s invasion in February, to even think about the insignificance of qualifying for a football tournament is difficult to comprehend, but Ukraine’s 3-1 win against Scotland in their World
4:38 PM ET Ukraine‘s World Cup dream remains very much alive after they beat Scotland 2-1 in their playoff semifinal at Hampden Park on Wednesday to set up a winner-take-all clash with Wales for a spot in Qatar. Playing their first official game since Russia’s invasion of the country in February, Ukraine put in a
2:26 PM ET The Seattle Sounders made history for MLS by winning the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. Getty Images CONCACAF has unveiled the qualification criteria for the confederation’s expanded Champions League starting in 2024, with MLS clubs set to be able to compete for up to nine spots in the competition. The new CCL, first announced
1:18 PM ET Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne were on Wednesday named among the six nominees for the English Professional Footballers Association (PFA) Player of the Year award. De Bruyne is the current holder of the award, having won it the last two seasons, while Ronaldo won the
10:53 AM ET Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron and government members said they are “sad and sorry” for 2,700 Liverpool fans who had a ticket but couldn’t get into the stadium amid disorder and chaos at the Champions League final in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, where Liverpool lost to Real Madrid 1-0. The
9:22 AM ET LIVERMORE, Calif. and MESA, Ariz. — As Julio Benitez sits in a hotel conference room during Real Salt Lake‘s preseason preparations in February, his hand is pressed against his chest, in the shape of a claw. It’s as if he’s searching for a piece of his heart that is no longer there,
10:26 AM ET Alan Pardew has left CSKA Sofia after joining the club in April. Photo by Laurens Lindhout/Soccrates/Getty Images Alan Pardew has left his managerial and technical director role at CSKA Sofia in protest after his Black players were racially abused by the club’s own supporters. Pardew and Alex Dyer, the club’s first Black assistant