John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF The United States men’s national team plays its first game after the firing of Gregg Berhalter on Saturday against Canada. Interim head coach Mikey Varas will be in charge of the USMNT in Kansas City. Numerous reports have the USMNT linked to Mauricio Pochettino as its new manager, but […]
Giuseppe Maffia/DeFodi Images via Getty Images American sports fans are accustomed to long droughts, but at least the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs won games when they were searching for World Series glory. Until Thursday, that was more than the San Marino soccer team could say. San Marino earned its first-ever competitive win with […]
Ira L. Black – Corbis/Getty Images It’s the end of an era for a soccer legend. Alex Morgan, who won two World Cups and an Olympic gold medal with the United States women’s national team, announced her retirement Thursday. “I’m going to get to the point quickly,” she said at the start of the video. […]
Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Christian Pulisic is all for the United States hiring Mauricio Pochettino. The USMNT star said Pochettino potentially taking over as head coach is “good news.” “I think it’s good news,” Pulisic told CBS (h/t ESPN). “I think it’s time for a change, it’s time for us to take another step […]
Daniela Porcelli/ISI Photos/Getty Images The United States women’s national soccer team is back atop the FIFA world rankings after winning gold at the 2024 Olympics. FIFA dropped the updated rankings on Friday, with the U.S. jumping up four spots in the wake of its triumph in Paris. The previous rankings released in June had Team […]
Alberto Gardin/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Six weeks after signing with Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé was formally introduced by the club to fans at Bernabéu on Tuesday. The reigning La Liga champs held a ceremony at their home stadium where Mbappé got to wear his Real Madrid jersey in front of the crowd for the first […]
Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images Kylian Mbappé said his Euro 2024 performance was a “failure” after France was eliminated Tuesday with a 2-1 semifinal loss to Spain. “My competition? It was difficult,” Mbappé told reporters after his team’s elimination (translation h/t ESPN’s Sam Marsden.) “It was a failure. We had the ambition to be European champions. […]
Tullio Puglia – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images One legend gave respect to another as Kylian Mbappé said that longtime superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is “still a legend” prior to Friday’s France vs. Portugal quarterfinal match at the UEFA Euro Championship. “It’s truly an honour, everyone knows the respect I have for him,” Mbappé said Thursday, per […]
FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images France national team coach Didier Deschamps has yet to rule out Kylian Mbappé for Friday’s Euro 2024 match against the Netherlands. “Everything is going well, after the shock we had,” he said. “He was able to take part is some light exercises yesterday and that will be the same this […]
Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images France star Kylian Mbappé reportedily will not take the pitch Friday against the Netherlands in his team’s next Euro 2024 fixture, according to ESPN’s Julien Laurens. Mbappé was subbed off in the 90th minute of Monday’s 1-0 win over Austria after suffering a broken nose. FOX Soccer @FOXSoccer Ouch 😬<br><br>Mbappé […]