American defender Mark McKenzie will return to the Philadelphia Union in January. He is the first member of the 2026 U.S. World Cup team to firm up plans to return to MLS via transfer from Europe. He signed a contract guaranteed hrough the 2029-30 season, with a Union option for the 2030-31 season. He has spent six years in Europe with Genk and Toulouse.
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UEFA Women’s Champions League: Barcelona lays down marker, Arsenal slips up
Barcelona continued its emphatic start to its defense of the UEFA Women’s Champions League title by brushing aside Roma 6-0 in the Italian capital, while a bizarre penalty incident caused Arsenal to let slip a two-goal lead at Paris FC. In another Anglo-French clash, Chelsea played to a 0-0 tie at record eight-time winner OL Lyonnes90 minutes, which had come into the match with 30 goals in four games in 2026-27.
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Ronaldo leaves Portugal training camp after coach says he is dropped
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo left the team’s training camp in Denmark after Coach Jorge Jesus told reporters that the striker would be dropped for their next match. Ronaldo had been due to train with his teammates at the Parken stadium in Copenhagen on Wednesday but left abruptly after Jesus’s press conference. Ronaldo spent the entire match on the bench at Norway (2-1 win) on Sunday.
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In Manchester, City fans ‘devastated’ while rival fans call for relegation
Manchester City fans are “devastated” by the verdict on their club’s financial breaches, while supporters of rival clubs called for City’s relegation from the Premier League. An independent commission found the Abu Dhabi-backed club arranged “sham” contracts with a number of commercial partners to artificially inflate its revenues and reduce costs by more than $1.2 billion between 2009 and 2018. In that time, City won the Premier League title three times and also lifted one FA Cup and three League Cups.
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U.S. under-23 women’s national team roster
Jaedyn Shaw (37 caps) and Ally Sentnor (23) are among eight players with senior national team experience called up for the U.S. under-23 women’s national team training camp Oct. 5-13. Seven players are in their first seasons in the NWSL, six of them rookies.
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Brazil clubs face massive sponsorship blow from betting ban
Brazil’s powerhouse clubs are reeling after a ban on sports betting companies, their biggest sponsors, which has left multi-million dollar deals in limbo. Flush with cash from their betting sponsors, Brazilian clubs have in recent years dominated their South American rivals, winning the last seven Copa Libertadores titles. Brazil has also become an important export market for MLS teams.
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In America’s historic soccer city, Pochettino’s young team points toward a bright future
You gotta hand it to Mauricio Pochettino. His team has won both games of his new cycle, scored lots of goals and is — a factor that must be stressed — fun to watch. And because he’s fielding so many young players, it’s near impossible not to feel optimistic about American soccer. His formula is […]
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Mathis Albert makes history in USMNT’s thrilling win over Chile
After goals by Sebastian Berhalter, Julian Hall and Chris Richards, 17-year-old Mathis Albert scored the USA’s fourth in its 4-2 win over Chile in St . Louis on Tuesday to become the youngest scorer in USMNT history. Afterward, Albert spoke of how Gio Reyna, now the fourth youngest USMNT scorer, helped him out at Borussia Dortmund and spending time with the U.S. team during the 2026 World Cup.
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USWNT: Emma Hayes names 26-player squad for friendlies vs. Spain
The squad for USA friendlies against defending World Cup champion Spain Oct. 10 (in Washington, D.C.) and Oct. 13 (Chester, Pennsylvania) is led by Ashley Sanchez, who has scored 20 goals in 26 NWSL games, marks the return of veterans Naomi Girma, Sam Coffey and Mallory Swanson, and includes four uncapped players. The uncapped players […]