Ghana's long and winding road to inevitably playing the USMNT at the semifinal stage of the 2022 World Cup took another surprising turn Tuesday as 28-year-old Athletic Bilbao forward Iñaki Williams declared himself open to selection after previously turning down Ghana's overtures.
Spain, the 7/2 favorite to triumph at the upcoming Women's European Championship in England, has suffered a massive blow to its campaign ahead of its opening match against Finland on Friday. On Tuesday, Spain's national team confirmed that 2021 Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas had suffered a sprain in her left knee during training.
Putellas was then taken to the hospital to discover the extent of her injury.
Alex Morgan scored her first two international goals of the year and the U.S. women's national team took the first step toward World Cup and Olympic qualifying with a 3-0 win against Haiti in San Nicolás, Mexico, on Monday.
Morgan scored in the 16th and 23rd minutes and Midge Purce added a goal in the 84th minute as the Americans improved to 8-0-0 vs. Haiti.
El tren de lamentos del fútbol mexicano continúa. A todas las miserias que conocemos del Tri varonil y el fracaso de la Sub-20, ahora hay que sumar el decepcionante debut de la selección femenil ante Jamaica en el Campeonato W de la Concacaf.
On Wednesday, July 6 at Old Trafford, England and Austria kick off the opening match of what's expected to be a thrilling and highly competitive Women’s European Championship. When looking at the groups, it's stunning to see just how many blockbuster matches are lined up. In anticipation, we’ve picked out our top five games you definitely need to circle on the calendar.
Date: Saturday, July 9 | Time: 3:00 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN2
We're four months out from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with jerseys for the competing 32 teams set to be released in the coming weeks. Given the immediate timeline, we're now seeing leaks of the final products from Nike and adidas over on Footy Headlines.
The wait is over! It’s been 14 years since the U.S. men’s team competed at the Olympics and that drought will end in Paris in two years because the U.S. U-20 team has qualified. The Americans defeated host Honduras 3-0 on Friday in the Concacaf U-20 Championship semifinal to secure one of the two Concacaf berths for the 2024 Olympics.
The shock underdogs Dominican Republic claimed the other Olympic spot.
History was made on Friday when U.S. Soccer announced USWNT star Megan Rapinoe will become the first soccer player to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. U.S. President Joe Biden will award Rapinoe, along with 16 other recipients including gymnast Simone Biles, the medal on July 7 at the White House.
20 years ago today, on June 30, 2002, Brazil won the last of its five World Cup titles. La Canarinha defeated Germany 2-0 in the final thanks to an unstoppable Ronaldo. O Fenõmeno scored a brace against Oliver Kahn and was stellar during the entire tournament. However, what is the thing most people remember from the striker? Not his goals but his silly, stupid haircut.
La selección mexicana sub-20 encaró el Premundial de la Concacaf como uno de los grandes favoritos para llevarse el título y de paso conseguir los boletos al Mundial de Indonesia 2023 y los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024. Sin embargo, su estrepitosa caída ante Guatemala dejó los sueños truncos y una vendaval de críticas ante el fracaso.