Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson admitted Wednesday the timing of his comments about the war in Gaza was “not clever” as he prepares his team for Nations League matches against Israel. The Icelander sparked a diplomatic row last week by saying: “We’re not playing with genocide, we’re playing against genocide. We’re playing against Israel, we’re not […]
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Who’s the USMNT goalkeeper of the future?
At the 2026 World Cup, Mauricio Pochettino picked Matt Freese as his No. 1 goalkeeper but threw Matt Turner a bone with a start in the final group game, a 3-2 loss to Türkiye. That denied World Cup debutant Freese extra big-game experience, and the NYCFC man blundered in the 4-1 round-of-16 loss to Belgium. For the current camp, Pochettino called in Freese, Chris Brady (the No. 3 at the World Cup), Diego Kochen and Brian Schwake — and has four friendlies to test them.
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Women’s Soccer: Man City holds Bayern to start UEFA Champions League, Arsenal wins late
Manchester City fought from two goals down to grab a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich to start their UEFA Women’s Champions League season, while Mariona Caldentey was the hero as Arsenal left it late in their opener against HB Køge.
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MLS NEXT PRO: Crew 2 coach axed for sexism, physical abuse toward female ref
Columbus Crew sacked Argentine Federico Higuain, the coach of its MLS NEXT Crew 2 team for telling a female referee: “Don’t forget this is a man’s game” while refusing to release her from a handshake. Higuain, the brother of former Argentina and Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain, had already received a red card and a […]
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EUROPE: Star coaches debut as Nations League returns
The 2026-27 Nations League kicks off on Thursday and all eyes will be on the touchlines as a starry cast of new coaches debuts in international soccer: Zinedine Zidane (France), Jurgen Klopp (Germany), Xavi Hernandez (Netherlands), Mark van Bommel (Belgium). Returning for their second stints are Roberto Mancini (Italy) and Slaven Bilic (Croatia).
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U.S. under-19 men’s national team roster
U.S. under-19 men’s national team head coach Rob Valentino called up 20 players for a camp Sept. 24-Oct. 6 in Marbella, Spain. Games are scheduled against Wales, England and Norway.
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U.S. under-20 men’s national team roster
U.S. U-20 men’s national team head coach Gonzalo Segares has called 20 players for a camp Sept. 27-Oct. 5 in San Pedro Del Pinatar, Spain. The USA has already qualified for the 2027 U-20 World Cup. Eight starters from the U.S. team that lost to Mexico 2-0 in the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Championship final have been picked.
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Barcelona enters new era aiming to retain Women’s Champions League crown
Barcelona begins its defense of the Women’s Champions League title on Wednesday as the Catalans aim to maintain their status as Europes’s leading club side while beginning a new era following the departure of captain Alexia Putellas. The two-time former Ballon d’Or winner skippered Barca to victory over OL Lyonnes in last season’s final in […]
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Peru arrives in Florida in deep rut ahead of USA friendly
Peru won two of its 18 games while finishing second-to-last in South American 2026 World Cup qualifying. Its 2024 Copa America performance was its worst in three decades. Its roster for Saturday’s game against the USA, followed by friendlies against Mexico, Canada and Colombia, features no players in the major European leagues. For the Bicolor’s U.S. tour roster …
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What They’re Saying: Sebastian Berhalter
“It feels almost like a fake European experience because you’re hanging out with your boys every day. You have Aiden [Morris], who’s pretty much a crash course of the whole city, knows where to go, and maybe where not to go. But yeah, it’s fun. We’re enjoying it and we have a good team, so we have a clear goal to be promoted by the end of the year, but it’s good. It’s fun and we want to keep going.”
— Upon joining his first USMNT team camp since moving from the Vancouver Whitecaps to Middlesbrough of the English Championship League, Sebastian Berhalter describes life at the club whose squad includes Florida native Aiden Morris, Californian Max Arfsten and Oklahoma native Rokas Pukštas. For more from Monday’s press conference at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayette County, Georgia, with Berhalter …