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6:00 PM ET United States national team manager Gregg Berhalter sent midfielder Weston McKennie back to club side Juventus ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Honduras, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Monday. The decision comes after McKennie was suspended for Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Canada in World Cup qualifying. McKennie later posted on

3:39 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Austin Lindberg Not every team was in action this past week across Major League Soccer, but we still saw plenty of decisive results as the jostle for playoff spots and good seeding continues up and

5:30 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The good vibes surrounding the United States men’s national team have evaporated following its 1-1 home draw with Canada, its second consecutive tie to start World Cup qualifying. Yes, there are 12 games left. It’s not time to panic just yet. But this result, combined with last Thursday’s 0-0

9:08 PM ET One of world football’s great moments, Brazil vs. Argentina, descended into pure farce in Sao Paulo on Sunday when the game was suspended after just four minutes after officials from Brazil’s health authority walked onto the field. The incident proves that the big problem hovering over these rounds of World Cup qualification

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5:32 PM ET Nine weeks after the final of the Copa America, Brazil and Argentina meet each other once more after the Albiceleste took home the continental crown. There is no title at stake this time. This is the eighth round of South America’s World Cup qualifiers. And the match is likely to have little

7:25 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tennessee – United States manager Gregg Berhalter said that the fitness of attacker Christian Pulisic will be evaluated later on Saturday, at which point a determination will be made as to his availability for Sunday’s World Cup qualifier against Canada. “He’s made some progress and we have to see if it’s

8:29 AM ET Radamel Falcao is back in LaLiga for a second spell. Photo by Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Radamel Falcao has joined Rayo Vallecano on a free transfer after his contract with Galatasaray was terminated. Falcao, 35, joined Gala in 2019 and spent two seasons in Turkey but is best known for his

9:04 AM ET Romeo Beckham is following in the footsteps of his father. Photo by Alex Morton – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Romeo Beckham, son of global superstar and Inter Miami CF co-owner David Beckham, has signed with Fort Lauderdale CF, the sister club of Miami that competes in League One of the United Soccer League,

4:59 PM ET Manchester United got their FA Women’s Super League season off to a flying start with a 2-0 win over Reading thanks to a goal in each half from Kirsty Hanson and Ona Batlle. Hanson got the first goal of the season six minutes before the break as Ella Toone picked her out

Sep 2, 2021 With the All-Star break and Rivalry Week now in the rearview mirror, MLS will ramp up for the final stretch as all eyes are firmly on getting into the playoffs. As we turn our attention to MLS Cup and the playoff push, ESPN looks back at some of the notable players and

5:00 AM ET SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The United States men’s national team experienced precisely the kind of game against El Salvador that it expected, even if it wasn’t the result — or performance — it wanted. And while the U.S walked away with something in tying 0-0 with Los Cuscatlecos, one couldn’t help

11:58 PM ET The United States played out a hard-fought draw against El Salvador in its first match of the Octagonal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in San Salvador on Thursday night. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Tyler Adams wore the armband for the U.S., becoming the youngest player

10:15 AM ET The time to exorcise demons — or try to, at least — has finally arrived. Exactly 1,423 days after a loss to Trinidad & Tobago prevented the United States men’s national team from qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, qualification for the 2022 competition finally begins. The USA’s 14-game path to

4:00 AM ET The transfer window closed on Aug. 31, with Europe’s top clubs spending plenty of money to enhance their squads even amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the financial constraints that has brought. 2 Related Manchester United splashed more than €120m on Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, while also bringing back Cristiano Ronaldo;

6:05 PM ET FARO, Portugal — If anyone is still wondering whether Manchester United are getting a Cristiano Ronaldo whose best days are firmly behind him, just ask the shell-shocked Republic of Ireland players who thought they had denied him a goal-scoring world record in Estadio Algarve, only to see the Portugal captain smash it

4:44 PM ET Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 110th international goal to overtake Iran‘s Ali Daei as the men’s all-time international goal scorer. The newly minted Manchester United man’s record mark arrived in the 89th minute of Portugal’s World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland. Goncalo Guedes swung in a cross from the

4:30 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen This transfer window has been incredible. Given the challenges of the last 18 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis that has ensued as a result, nobody really thought anything would happen at all. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, the English Premier League led the way by spending