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3:52 PM ET The United States was held to a goalless draw by Saudi Arabia in Murcia, Spain, on Tuesday in its final warm-up game ahead of the start of the World Cup in November. The result completes a disappointing final buildup to the tournament in Qatar for Gregg Berhalter’s side, having lost 2-0 to

11:53 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are sweating on the fitness of John Stones ahead of the Manchester derby after the defender picked up an injury on international duty. Stones was forced off during the first half of England‘s 3-3 draw with Germany at Wembley on Monday night with a hamstring problem. – Stream

9:04 AM ET Qatar has called up hundreds of civilians, including diplomats summoned back from overseas, for mandatory military service operating security checkpoints at World Cup stadiums, according to a source and documents seen by Reuters. The conscripts are training to manage stadium security queues, frisk fans and detect contraband like alcohol, drugs or weapons

3:57 AM ET The incident occurred before England’s 3-3 UEFA Nations League draw with Germany. Marvin Ibo Guengoer – GES Sportfoto/Getty Images Scores of suspected Germany fans attacked customers at a London pub ahead of England‘s 3-3 UEFA Nations League draw with Germany on Monday, injuring several people and three seriously, police said. About 100 men,

12:50 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Gerardo Martino said he will wait until Nov. 16 to make a decision about including Raul Jimenez and Jesus Corona in the World Cup roster. Omar Vega/Getty Images Mexico men’s national team coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino has stated that he will be patient with injured stars Raul Jimenez and Jesus “Tecatito” Corona,

2:50 PM ET Adriana Garcia Spain coach Luis Enrique says he and his players are treating Tuesday’s must-win UEFA Nations League game against Portugal as if it were a World Cup quarterfinal. Spain head into the encounter in Braga second in Group E, two points adrift of leaders Portugal heading into the final game. –

Sep 25, 2022 MURCIA, Spain — When the U.S. men’s national team takes the field against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, it will mark 43 days until manager Gregg Berhalter names his 26-player roster for the 2022 World Cup. For the likes of Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams — assuming they’re healthy — their

4:43 PM ET England rallied from two goals down to take the lead momentarily before drawing 3-3 with Germany in a thrilling UEFA Nations League group stage finale at Wembley Stadium on Monday night. Second-half goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Kai Havertz looked to have Germany on their way to victory, but Luke Shaw and

12:01 PM ET The U.S. Soccer Federation hired former media, advertising and technology executive J.T. Batson to be its next CEO and secretary general, the federation announced Monday. Batson, 40, is a former member of U.S. Soccer Finance Committee, and he takes on his new role having previously served as CEO of Hudson MX, a

11:20 AM ET Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo will undergo surgery this week on his right thigh and is at risk of missing the World Cup, sources have told ESPN. The Uruguay international got hurt in the early minutes of his country’s 1-0 defeat to Iran in a friendly on Friday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,

5:00 AM ET Gareth Southgate knows his job as England manager is on the line. Despite the apparent security of a contract that runs until the end of 2024 and a track record of reaching the 2018 World Cup semifinal and Euro 2020 final, a run of five games without a win and relegation from

3:02 AM ET Raheem Sterling has said England‘s players must take responsibility for their poor form ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, adding the team are in the right hands under manager Gareth Southgate. England were relegated to the second tier of the UEFA Nations League on Friday as they slumped to a

1:30 PM ET Chelsea bounced back from an opening-day loss to beat Manchester City 2-0 in the Women’s Super League (WSL) on Sunday. Champions Chelsea slumped to a 2-1 defeat away to newly promoted Liverpool last week, but Fran Kirby‘s first-half strike and a second-half penalty from Maren Mjelde were enough to get them back

12:25 PM ET Germany’s last World Cup success came in the 2014 tournament. Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Germany players will each receive €400,000 ($390,000) if they lift the World Cup in Qatar later this year, the country’s football association (DFB) said on Sunday after agreeing on tournament bonuses with the team. The bonus for the

4:45 PM ET Captain Virgil van Dijk netted a second-half winner as the Netherlands beat neighbours Belgium 1-0 on Sunday to clinch top spot in their Nations League group and a place in next year’s finals tournament. Van Dijk powered home a header from a corner in the 73rd minute at the Amsterdam Arena on

11:30 AM ET Cesar Hernandez PASADENA, Calif. — For a little over 80 minutes on Saturday night against Peru, it looked as if a dark period for Mexico‘s men’s national team would extend one game further as they approach the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Before kicking off the weekend’s friendly at the Rose Bowl, Mexico

7:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s not going anywhere — not yet anyway. The 37-year-old Manchester United forward will be with Portugal in Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November, but beyond that, he’s also got his sights set on the next European Championship, set to be held in Germany

5:25 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico started their first of two World Cup sendoff friendlies with a 1-0 victory over Peru thanks to a late goal from Hirving “Chucky” Lozano on Saturday night. In front of 62,729 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, El Tri’s eventual path to a narrow win began slowly in

6:00 AM ET Wael Jabir The 2022 FIFA World Cup is not only unique because it kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere winter for the first time in the competition’s 92 years of existence, but also because it will take place in an Arabic speaking country for the first time. So it’s a good time

8:45 PM ET Associated Press The second leg of the Brazilian women’s soccer final set a new South American record attendance for clubs of the region, in another sign of the growth of the sport. Corinthians 4-1 win against Internacional in Sao Paulo brought 41,070 fans to the NeoQuimica Arena on Saturday. The result gave