A more modern Spain side on and off the pitch won the Euro 2024 for a record-breaking fourth time Sunday and are already eyeing more success in the United States, Canada and Mexico at the 2026 World Cup. “Champions of Europe … and now we’ll go all out for the World Cup,” said Nico Williams, one of the symbols of this new-look Spain team as well as a goal scorer…
Expert recap and game analysis of the United States vs. Costa Rica Women’s International Friendly game from July 16, 2024 on ESPN.
The French Football Federation (FFF) is filing a legal complaint over “racist and discriminatory remarks” by Argentina players in postmatch chants about France’s team after the Copa América final. Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 on Sunday. A video posted on Instagram by Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández and widely viewed on X showed Argentina players singing about French players with African heritage. Fernández later apologized for singing the song featured in the…
Spain’s statistics in winning Euro 2024 are so historic and so startling that it’s easy to be overwhelmed and distracted by them. But in the end, Sunday’s victory over England in the final came down to what they do best and what has been an eternal question about a footballer: “how’s your first touch?” La Roja are the only team to win six or more matches at a Euro, they…
Former Bayern Munich and Liverpool winger Xherdan Shaqiri announced his retirement from international football on Monday, having amassed 125 caps for Switzerland. Shaqiri has scored 32 goals for the national team and is the only Swiss player to appear in seven major tournaments, from World Cup 2010 to Euro 2024. The 32-year-old made two appearances in Euro 2024 as Switzerland exited the tournament after losing on penalties to England in…
BERLIN — Berlin may signal the end of a long and winding road for Gareth Southgate as England manager, but he never quite reached his final destination because he made the same wrong turns at each key junction. Harsh? Maybe, but Sunday’s 2-1 defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 final in the German capital’s Olympiastadion was just like the loss against Italy in London in the Euro 2020 final,…
The summer transfer window is open across Europe, and there is plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
BERLIN — Come Sunday night, it will be done. Spain’s collection of wonderkids, comeback kids and kids-at-heart, under the watchful eye of everyone’s favorite substitute teacher, coach Luis de la Fuente, will have delivered the country Euro 2024, a European crown for three out of the past five tournaments. Or England, having already made the transition from tragicomic self-destructors to nearly men (this is their second straight Euro final, and…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said he understands the reaction of Uruguay players in entering the stands to protect their family members in the aftermath of last Wednesday’s Copa América semifinal between Uruguay and Colombia. The ugly incident in Charlotte, North Carolina, saw Uruguay players, including Darwin Núñez and Ronald Araújo, climb into the stands and clash with Colombia fans. Tournament organizer CONMEBOL later said it would…