Month: May 2021

10:19 PM ET Reigning Major League Soccer champions Columbus have reached an agreement with supporters that walks back some of the more controversial aspects of its recent rebrand, including adding back the word “Crew” to the team’s official name and logo. Members of the front office met with representatives of various Crew supporters groups, including

11:07 AM ET Kathleen McNamee United States women’s national team duo Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle have announced they are leaving Manchester City and returning to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) after one season in the Women’s Super League (WSL). Mewis, who was named ESPN’s inaugural best women’s player in the world, is rejoining

9:48 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The Sounders look unstoppable, FC Cincinnati opened their brand-new stadium with a familiar defeat, and the New

6:55 AM ET Alex Kirkland La Liga‘s title-deciding final round has seen kickoff times changed for the third time in 12 hours due to a row over Villarreal‘s preparation time for the Europa League final and concerns over a clash with the Eurovision Song Contest. Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid both go into this weekend’s

7:32 AM ET Frtiz Keller apologised for his remarks which caused uproar in Germany. Photo by Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images German Football Association (DFB) president Fritz Keller has resigned after he made comments comparing vice president Rainer Koch to a Nazi judge. Last month, Keller had labelled Koch, a civil judge, as “Freisler” —

8:54 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona and Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will miss this summer’s European Championship after deciding to pursue treatment on a knee problem. Ter Stegen, 29, will see a specialist later this week in Sweden and will miss Barca’s final match of the season at Eibar but hopes to

4:54 PM ET Manchester City and Manchester United have already booked their places in next season’s Champions League, but two spots are still up for grabs in the Premier League and it could go right down to the wire. PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE Team Pld Pts GD 3. Leicester 36 66 +21 4. Chelsea 36 64

5:30 PM ET The business end of the season is the wrong time for questions to be asked regarding a team’s ability to get the job done, but that is precisely the scenario that Chelsea find themselves in after Saturday’s FA Cup Final defeat against Leicester City. – Highlights: Leicester win first-ever FA Cup with

2:17 PM ET Goalkeeper Alisson has said he was “emotional” after scoring a last-gasp winner in Liverpool‘s 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. The Brazil international became the first goalkeeper to score a winning goal in Premier League history and his header boosted Liverpool’s chances of securing Champions League football next season. –

2:03 PM ET Tom Fenton Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League 2-1 on Sunday after a remarkable late header from goalkeeper Alisson. West Brom raced into a shock lead after just 15 minutes, when the returning Hal Robson-Kanu capitalised on an error from Rhys Williams to curl the ball into the far