In partnership with GOAL.com. Arsenal raised eyebrows across Europe with their 4-0 annihilation of Atlético Madrid at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. But it was more than just a statement one-off victory for Mikel Arteta’s side against a team famously tough to beat. It also marked an achievement that no side competing in the Champions…
In partnership with GOAL.com. Marcus Rashford has been hailed as Barcelona’s best player as he lit up the Champions League again and led the Catalan giants to a thumping 6-1 win over Olympiacos on Tuesday. Rashford, deployed as a No. 9 in the absence of Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski, delivered with a brace as the…
The United States added Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica to its proposal to host the 2031 Women’s World Cup, the only bid FIFA is considering for the tournament. The U.S., a four-time winner of the tournament, announced the additions Monday. The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexican Football Federation withdrew their joint bid to host the…
Lionel Messi left no doubt on Decision Day. The Argentine icon scored a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over Nashville on Saturday night to wrap up Major League Soccer’s Golden Boot award with 29 goals this season. Inter Miami finished third in the Eastern Conference standings and will again face sixth-seeded Nashville starting Friday…
Spain still topped the FIFA men’s world rankings published Friday that show Germany back on track to be a top-seeded team in the World Cup finals tournament draw on Dec. 5. Germany rose two places to No. 10 after back-to-back wins in a World Cup qualifying group against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland. Germany had lost…
In partnership with GOAL.com. Cole Palmer is set to spend six more weeks on the sidelines, with Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca admitting he was “wrong” about his injury return in November. The 23-year-old, who inspired the Blues to last season’s Conference League and Club World Cup triumphs, has seen his campaign derailed by a persistent groin…
In partnership with GOAL.com. It’s a weird time to be Endrick. The immensely talented Brazilian was supposed to be part of a new era in Real Madrid, but instead finds himself in complete limbo. He hasn’t played for five months, and everything suggests that he probably should have left over the summer. Injuries and a reluctance…
Christian Pulisic was confirmed by AC Milan on Friday to have injured his right hamstring while playing in a friendly for the United States this week. “An MRI scan performed today revealed a low-grade tear in his right hamstring,” Milan said, adding Pulisic “will be reevaluated in approximately 10 days.” Injuries like that can heal…
In partnership with GOAL.com. The end of the October international window is upon us, club football fans. Get ready for four more weeks of Premier League fun before we’re lulled back into the November break. Fortunately, there’s non-stop action before then to look forward to, beginning with some mouth-watering fixtures this coming weekend, including Manchester…
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — From the moment Mauricio Pochettino named his 26-man squad for the United States’ two World Cup tuneups this month, he repeated variations of the same message. “Nobody’s place is guaranteed,” the coach said again the day before Tuesday’s come-from-behind win over Australia that concluded the October international window. Some questioned this…
