Mexico international Hirving “Chucky” Lozano feared he would die and leave his family behind after being told the injury he suffered at this summer’s Gold Cup could be life threatening. The Napoli winger suffered a eye injury following a collision during Mexico’s goalless draw with Trinidad and Tobago in their tournament opener on July 11.

The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the window is shut until January,

Gareth Southgate said on Thursday he has not cut any deals with individual clubs despite leaving Jude Bellingham and Mason Greenwood out of his latest England squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary. Southgate was speaking after announcing a 23-man group which included recalls for AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori, uncapped

The . Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association has called for an investigation into allegations of sexual coercion and inappropriate comments about players’ weight and sexual orientation spanning over a decade against North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley. The statement was released after the Athletic published an investigation in which

Lionel Messi scored on Tuesday, Cristiano Ronaldo scored on Wednesday. Your regular UEFA Champions League matchday, then. But they weren’t the biggest story — say hello to Sheriff Tiraspol for that, world. The champions of Moldova beat Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, while across the border, Benfica swatted aside Barcelona. Meanwhile, PSG beat Manchester

Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to secure a fortunate 2-1 Champions League Group F win over Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday. On the night he set the record for the most appearances in the competition, the 36-year-old Portugal international delivered the goods to save his manager Ole

Josef Martinez scored his 100th career goal on a 78th-minute penalty kick, leading the Atlanta United FC to a 1-0 win over visiting Inter Miami CF on Wednesday, moving the hosts above the playoff line in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference. Martinez became the fastest player in MLS history to reach 100 goals, getting there

Sergio Busquets said Barcelona‘s situation is “critical” after Benfica inflicted a second successive 3-0 Champions League defeat on them to leave Ronald Koeman’s job hanging by a thread. Two goals from Darwin Nunez sandwiched a Rafa Silva strike in Lisbon on Wednesday as Benfica followed Bayern Munich in putting three goals past Koeman’s struggling side.

Chelsea‘s Christian Pulisic and Borussia Dortmund‘s Gio Reyna have been left off the United States men’s national team roster for three upcoming World Cup qualifiers due to injury, the U.S. Soccer Federation said on Wednesday. Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie has earned a recall after being suspended for two qualifiers last month by manager Gregg Berhalter

Sometimes, two seemingly conflicting ideas can exist at once. Like how to feel about Moldova’s Sheriff Tiraspol, and whether it’s a “fairy tale” or a sad reflection of what it takes for a smaller, poorer nation to send a team to the Champions League. Let’s start with the good bit to cheer us up, shall

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka will be sidelined for three months after suffering a significant injury to his medial knee ligament against Tottenham at the weekend, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Xhaka had to be taken off after 82 minutes in Arsenal’s 3-1 win against Spurs on Sunday following a challenge from forward Lucas

Ever since Lionel Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in the summer in one of the most monumental transfers of all-time, soccer fans across the world have been waiting for him to light up the Champions League in his new club’s colours. While he certainly did just that in Tuesday’s group match against Manchester City,

Palmeiras have made an immediate return to the Copa Libertadores final. WASHINGTON ALVES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Twenty years have passed since anyone managed to retain the title of the Copa LIbertadores, South America’s Champions League, but that run could come to an end this year. Reigning champions Palmeiras have booked their place in the 2021 final

The CIES Football Observatory’s latest report has looked into the youngest teams playing right across world football, and it makes for good reading for Arsenal and Barcelona fans. Specifically, the Swiss number crunchers’ data ranks teams from 72 top divisions worldwide according to the average age of their lineups fielded in league fixtures so far

The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the window is shut until January,

PARIS — In the grand scheme of things, 263 minutes is the blink of an eye, but not for Lionel Messi. His explosion of relief and joy as he ended his nearly four-hour wait for his first goal in a Paris Saint-Germain shirt — a stunner in a 2-0 Champions League win against Manchester City

5:00 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Real Madrid struggled at home and fell to a shock defeat. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Karim Benzema‘s penalty wasn’t enough to prevent Real Madrid suffering an embarrassing Champions League upset on Tuesday as minnows FC Sheriff Tiraspol won 2-1 at the Bernabeu. Madrid had the better first half chances —

European Championship winners Italy will face Copa America winners Argentina in June 2022, the football governing bodies of Europe and South America said on Tuesday. “The agreement reached by the two organisations currently covers three editions of this match between the respective continental winners,” UEFA said in a statement. No venue or competition title name

Lionel Messi and Paulo Dybala have been included in the Argentina squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite injury concerns for both players. The two players had been doubtful because of injuries but both are on the 30-man list selected by coach Lionel Scaloni for matches againt Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru. – ESPN+ guide:

UEFA have nullified legal action against breakaway Super League clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus after a Madrid court ruled that European football’s governing body should not sanction the rebel clubs. UEFA had opened a probe against the three clubs but in June it suspended proceedings after being notified by Swiss authorities of a court