USMNT international Giovanni Reyna has signed a new long-term contract with Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund until 2025. The 18-year-old forward made his USMNT debut last Thursday against Wales and is regarded as one of the most promising talents in the Bundesliga. – Stream new episodes of ESPN FC Monday-Friday on ESPN+– Stream Bundesliga all season

LONDON — Iceland offered such little resistance at Wembley that Gareth Southgate could learn little about his England players beyond proving his pre-match assertion this group want to play for their country no matter the circumstances. The Three Lions ran out easy 4-0 winners to sign off for the calendar year, embracing the opportunity to

Manchester City‘s players arranged a Secret Santa session last Christmas, with each member of Pep Guardiola’s squad tasked with buying an appropriate gift for a teammate. Scott Carson, the club’s third-choice goalkeeper, was on the receiving end of a particularly brutal piece of dressing-room humour. “My Secret Santa was a tour of the Etihad Stadium,”

12:57 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg The 2020 MLS Cup playoffs are upon us, with games beginning this Friday. With 18 clubs vying for an opportunity to lift that most prized piece of silverware, ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle and

The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe. TOP STORY: PSG inch ahead

Bayern Munich’s dominance in Germany is only going to get stronger over time. MARTIN MEISSNER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Last week, we took a look at the stats behind the Premier League’s odd start. The other leagues among Europe’s Big Five haven’t been quite as strange by comparison: Bayern and PSG are still leading the Bundesliga and

Inter Miami CF striker Gonzalo Higuain needed a fresh start. The 32-year-old Argentine wanted to take control of the next step in his career and rekindle his love for the game after almost 14 years playing at the highest level in Europe. Landing at Real Madrid from River Plate aged 19, winning three La Liga

7:35 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has extended his contract with Manchester City until 2023, the club confirmed on Thursday. Guardiola’s deal ran until the end of the 2020-21 season, which began on Sept. 12, but he will remain in the Premier League after agreeing to an extension. “Ever since I arrived at Manchester

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has dubbed himself “The Experienced One,” a riff on his self-described “A Special One” moniker. When Mourinho arrived at Chelsea from Porto as a Champions League winner in 2004 he famously described himself as “A Special One” and the nickname has stuck throughout his coaching career. Speaking in an exclusive

The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe. TOP STORY: Man United seek

6:35 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the

You have faith in your captain. He led your conquest of the Seven Seas. You see the cracks in the hull; he shows you how to repair them. You take on water; he tells you to pump it out. You capsize in Russian waters; he gets you to right the boat, jettisoning some of your

Monaco midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said he considers his former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho a friend while he has no relationship with ex-Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola. Fabregas, 33, played one season under Guardiola at the Camp Nou before the manager left in the summer of 2012 to take a sabbatical. – Stream FC Daily on

Lionel Messi says he’s fed up of being blamed for Barcelona‘s problems after Antoine Griezmann‘s former agent accused him of running a “regime of terror” at the club. Messi, 33, was met by a pack of journalists at El Prat airport in Barcelona on Wednesday upon his return from international duty with Argentina. – World

10:32 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool‘s injury crisis has worsened with the news Rhys Williams was left out of the England under-21 squad as a precaution due to a hip injury, while forward Mohamed Salah has once again tested positive for coronavirus. Manager Jurgen Klopp is without two members of

Germany suffered their heaviest-ever defeat in a competitive match when they fell to a humiliating 6-0 loss against Spain in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday (stream the replay on ESPN+ in the U.S.). Joachim Low, the longest-serving international coach in world football, oversaw his country’s worst defeat in 89 years, since West Germany were

FIFA is to push ahead with trials of Artificial Intelligence-driven semi-automated VAR offside technology, aimed at speeding up the process and making it more accurate. Three technology providers will move into the next development phase in 2021, with FIFA hoping it can be rolled out fully by 2022 and be used at the Qatar World

It was a year ago this week, ahead of England’s 1,000th men’s international, that Gareth Southgate discussed his initial reticence to take the England job back in November 2016. “I felt that, in more recent times, the job had been viewed as this poisoned chalice,” he explained. “I thought about whether I would want the

6:58 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the

The Grand Place was packed, a sea of red shirts. The Belgium squad waved down from the balcony of Brussels’ City Hall, celebrating their third-place finish in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It felt like the entire country (population: 11 million) was packed into the square. “It’s a difficult environment, sometimes, but the moment we