Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho was sent off as his side drew 1-1 with his former club Manchester United in the Europa League on Thursday after Christian Eriksen’s early goal was cancelled out by Youssef En-Nesyri. Joshua Zirkzee found Eriksen with a short pass and the Danish midfielder put United ahead in the 15th minute with…
Oct 24, 2024, 03:01 PM ET Major League Soccer named Lionel Messi a finalist for the 2024 MLS MVP award, joining his Inter Miami CF teammate Luis Suárez, as well as Cucho Hernández, Evander and Christian Benteke on the list. Each player met the new qualifying regulations that require a minimum of 1,000 minutes played…
Oct 24, 2024, 02:51 PM ET Roberto Mancini has left his role as head coach of Saudi Arabia’s national team, the country’s federation said Thursday. Mancini, who won the European Championship as Italy coach in 2021, left by mutual consent, the federation said. “The Saudi soccer federation’s Board of Directors and the national team coach,…
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 24, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team continue to lead the way as the average MLS salary rose 9.7%, according to the latest MLS player salary data released by the MLS Players…
Oct 24, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Barcelona midfielder Pedri has praised coach Hansi Flick for giving young players the confidence needed to thrive. Barça have the youngest team in LaLiga, with an average age of 23.6 years. Barça are three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the standings heading into Saturday’s Clásico…
Oct 24, 2024, 11:38 AM ET The Utah Royals have named Jimmy Coenraets the team’s new head coach, removing the interim tag from the Belgian manager after four months overseeing a revival of the team. “I am incredibly proud to take on the role of head coach for the Utah Royals,” Coenraets said in a…
Oct 24, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Defender Jordi Alba has said the 2025 Club World Cup will not be easy for Inter Miami CF, as the Major League Soccer team looks to compete against several European giants and “elites.” FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced Inter Miami as the final MLS participant of the competition, after…
Oct 24, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Borussia Dortmund’s capitulation at the hands of Real Madrid in the Spanish capital on Tuesday somehow seems in keeping with the wildly out-of-balance nature of the Schwarzgelben in their current guise. It was a reunion on multiple levels: a meeting with the team that defeated them in the UEFA…
Oct 24, 2024, 07:30 AM ET The Emma Hayes era of the U.S. women’s national team got off to a fairy-tale start this summer, when the Americans returned to the top of the podium in Paris for the program’s fifth Olympic gold medal. Now comes Hayes’ primary assignment. She was hired as head coach to…
Oct 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Spain’s national police have arrested four people responsible for a hate campaign against Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior. The investigation began following three complaints filed by LaLiga ahead of Madrid’s 1-1 league draw at Atlético Madrid on Sept. 29. Police confirmed to ESPN that those arrested “incited fans through…