The last time the United States men’s national team played England, they met at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, in both teams’ group stage opener of the 2010 World Cup. Steven Gerrard gave England a quick lead, before Clint Dempsey’s long shot skittered underneath goalkeeper Robert Green. The 1-1 tie flattered the Americans a tad, and it was probably telling that goalkeeper Tim Howard was named man of the match.
There are some not-so-pretty moments of Rooney’s professional career that will be addressed in this space. The Premier League’s all-time leading scorer, the only man in front of Rooney in that regard, is Alan Shearer, a 6-foot specimen who you’d instantly recognize as a prototypical No. 9. For all his awkwardness, the current England No. 9, Harry Kane, is tall and strong and eminently skilled.
First-half goals two minutes apart were enough for World Cup semifinalists England to ease past a sloppy and overmatched United States 3-0 in Thursday’s international friendly match at Wembley Stadium. Jesse Lingard opened the scoring for the Three Lions with a perfect curling shot past Brad Guzan just seconds after U.S. headliner Christian Pulisic squandered a golden chance to put the visitors ahead at the other end against the run of play. Trent Alexander-Arnold added England’s second moment
Rather than fetch a coin, an English soccer referee improvised when it came time to determine who kicks off.
Young goalkeeper Ethan Horvath is hoping to make his first U.S. national team appearance in more than a year.
Christian Pulisic is looking to take on a bigger leadership role with the U.S. national team
A week or so has passed since the latest round of Football Leaks – soccer’s answer to WikiLeaks – revelations emerged through a consortium of European media outlets, led by German magazine Der Spiegel, which published internal emails from UEFA and others. European club soccer, for all intents and purposes, is run by, well, Europe’s soccer clubs. UEFA, the continent’s nominal governing body, appears to be very much a bit-player in this act.
Paulo Dybala is incredibly talented and hopeful to lead Juventus to its first Champions League title in 22 years. But to hear the 24-year-old tell it, there's no hint of arrogance.
Three players for Mullingar Town FC in Ireland are suspected of brutally beating referee Daniel Sweeney, who is in the hospital with several broken bones in his face.
The MLS Cup playoff semifinals are set after three decisive matches on Sunday.
Manchester City beat crosstown rival Manchester United on Sunday to leapfrog Liverpool atop the Premier League.
Lionel Messi scored twice in his return from injury but it wasn't enough to offset Barcelona's poor defending in a 4-3 home loss to Real Betis.
Niko Kovac is on the hot seat, especially after Bayern Munich’s loss in Der Klassiker to Borussia Dortmund. At some point, Bayern Munich’s dominance of the Bundesliga will end. Bayern already holds the German records for the most Bundesliga titles (28), the most DFB-Pokals (18), Supercups (7) and DFL-Ligapokals (6).
Former U.S. soccer star Eric Wynalda had to evacuate his Southern California home on Friday due to a large wildfire. Hours later, he watched his house burn down on TV.
In his weekly MLS column, Doug McIntyre suggests tweaking the MLS playoffs, explains how the Galaxy can keep Zlatan Ibrahimovic and talks to former Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch,
She may have ended up distracting her own team instead.
Sometimes you have to move things along.
Cristiano Ronaldo's superb goal against Manchester United was a reminder to enjoy him and fellow 30-something Lionel Messi while you still can.
Miami voters approved a measure that will allow David Beckham and his ownership group to begin negotiations with the city to build a stadium and massive commercial complex on city land for the incoming MLS team in 2020, Inter Miami CF.
Christian Pulisic returns to the U.S. men's national team for high profile friendlies against England and Italy, but veteran Michael Bradley was left off interim coach Dave Sarachan's 28-man roster.
In a way, Wayne Rooney’s capacity for being controversial is remarkable. It’s been years since Rooney was a perennial tabloid fixture, careering from one overblown scandal to the next. On Sunday, the English Football Association announced that Rooney, who just turned 33, would be making his 120th and likely last England appearance in a friendly against the United States on Nov. 15.
The MLS Cup playoffs resumed Sunday with four games. By day's end, three teams were well-positioned to reach the conference finals
Liverpool stayed unbeaten and moved atop the Premier League standings, at least temporarily, after holding hosts Arsenal to a 1-1 draw.
Leicester City players and staff stood, arms around one another, during a stirring pregame tribute to late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
The Blake School in Minnesota won a state championship with an awe-inspiring goal on an overtime kickoff.
Thursday's MLS playoff match was stopped in the first half after LAFC fans pelted Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando with debris.
Wayne Rooney and red-hot D.C. United were stopped cold by the Columbus Crew and eliminated from the MLS Cup playoffs.
Is Bruce Arena headed back to the LA Galaxy? How did the Chicago Fire's season go so wrong? It's all Doug McIntyre's latest MLS column 23 Thoughts.
Hibernian manager Neil Lennon (left) acknowledges his team’s fans after Wednesday’s Edinburgh derby. As worldwide soccer derbies go, the Edinburgh derby between Scottish clubs Hearts and Hibernian doesn’t have the repute of its more marquee, cash-flush brethren. Per Scottish Football Association Chief Executive Ian Maxwell, via a Sky Sports report, both assistant referees were hit with flying objects during the heated affair, understood to be cigarette lighters and coffee cups.
Plenty of athletes and their families dressed up for Halloween on Wednesday, and the soccer world was no exception.
Any day now, U.S. Soccer should be announcing its new senior men’s national team head coach, installing the first full-time manager since Oct. 13, 2017. Back then, Bruce Arena resigned in the wake of the unimaginable failure to reach the World Cup in Russia, precipitating more than a year under acting head coach Dave Sarachan – Arena’s longtime assistant in various jobs. There are all manner of reasons why it took this long to hire Arena’s replacement, after Arena himself replaced Jurgen Klins
Rounding into form following an injury layoff, Christian Pulisic scored, had an assist and drew the game-winning penalty in a 3-2 German Cup win over Union Berlin.
Perez is a civil engineer who built a construction company into a Spanish juggernaut that made him a billionaire. There’s no diagnosing Perez from afar, but he has ruled Real with an iron fist, unquestioning in his own judgment of a sport he never had any apparent credentials in. In everything that happens at the most successful soccer club in the world, there is the hand of Perez, a builder.
Julen Lopetegui's short time with Real Madrid has come to a sudden end.
Striker Gyasi Zardes is climbing and defender Matt Miazga falling in Doug McIntyre's latest USMNT stock watch
Real Madrid’s failure to grow or adapt post-Cristiano Ronaldo cost it dearly in Sunday’s El Clasico. BARCELONA — After days of consistent rain, the heavens parted and the sun shone through ahead of Sunday’s kickoff on a crisp Sunday in Barcelona. The change in weather appeared to be a signal from the heavens to welcome a fresh look, after both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would not feature in the rivalry match for the first time since Ronaldo arrived in the Spanish capital in 2009.
The New York Red Bulls won the Supporters Shield as regular season champs, but MLS "Decision Day" was one to forget for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the LA Galaxy
A helicopter believed to have been carrying Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has crashed outside King Power Stadium.
It was a strange Clasico for all sorts of reasons.
El Clasico is never just another match, of course, but Sunday’s El Clasico is the first $8 billion match in the history of sport. Sunday’s 177th league El Clasico features Real Madrid valued at $4.088 billion and Barcelona valued at $4.064 billion, good enough for the fourth- and third-most valuable sports franchises, respectively — behind only Manchester United and the Dallas Cowboys per Forbes’ 2018 valuations. No match in any sport has featured two clubs valued at a combined $8 billion, and
With the MLS playoffs fast approaching, Doug McIntyre talks to LAFC coach Bob Bradley and Portland Timbers boss Giovanni Savarese in his weekly column
There wasn't a ton of drama in Wednesday's eight Champions League games, but Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool and PSG still provided a few highlights
It’s been nearly a decade since Cristiano Ronaldo left Old Trafford for Real Madrid, sold by Manchester United for a world-record fee. Juve’s away win, with an astonishing 60 percent of the possession, underscored once again United’s slow decline since Ronaldo’s departure.
Champions League roundup: Real Madrid snapped its five-game winless streak, while Manchester City dominated in Donetsk
An escalator carrying fans of CSKA Moscow began operating at enormous speed, hurtling people toward the bottom and injuring 20.
Josh Sargent, Reggie Cannon and Aaron Long are among those trending up in the latest USMNT stock watch.
Lionel Messi had to be subbed off after suffering an arm injury during Barcelona's game against Sevilla. Barca plays Real Madrid next weekend.
Ross Barkley's late equalizer led a Chelsea staff member to cross the line with his celebrations ... which led to a furious Jose Mourinho reaction.
Real Madrid set a club-record 481 minute goal drought in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Levante.
In his weekly MLS column, Doug McIntyre talks to Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter and former U.S. national team great Steve Cherundolo