Soccer

Handed a rare start for Chelsea, U.S. men’s national team star Christian Pulisic made sure to have a hand in the outcome. Pulisic assisted on Kai Havertz’s spectacular winner in the 2–1 victory, which secured Chelsea’s place in the Champions League knockout stage with one group match to spare. It completed a furious turnaround for Chelsea, which had one point from …

Mateo Kovacic scored only his fifth goal for Chelsea in all competitions, in his 197th competitive appearance for the club Two wonderful finishes by Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz ended Red Bull Salzburg’s 40-match unbeaten home record and sent Chelsea through to the last 16 of the Champions League. In a breathless group game in Austria, Austria-born midfielder Kovacic rifled …

As has often been the caveat with this iteration of the U.S. men’s national team, success and outlook are largely dependent on who is available. Which players are healthy? Which would-be regulars are on the mend or out of action? As the 2022 World Cup nears, those questions become even more pertinent, and any news relating to either becomes a …

Paul Mullin (L) was the National League’s top scorer with 32 goals last season after joining from Cambridge. Wrexham have banned striker Paul Mullin from wearing boots featuring an offensive slogan about the Conservative Party. Mullin, 27, revealed the custom-made boots on social media with pictures taken at the club’s Racecourse Ground. Wrexham, who are owned by Hollywood stars Ryan …

Bournemouth caretaker boss Gary O’Neil said video assistant referee decisions are “getting ridiculous” after his side were beaten 2-0 by West Ham. O’Neil was unhappy as Kurt Zouma scored a glancing header for the first goal despite the ball having hit the hands of Hammers’ defender Thilo Kehrer. West Ham were then awarded a penalty late on, which Said Benrahma …

A month from Thursday, the 2022 World Cup will kick off in Qatar, with the hosts facing Ecuador. Less than a week before that, final 26-man rosters are due to FIFA. Five days before that, the U.S. men’s national team will have its squad unveiled in New York. All of that is to illustrate one salient point: the World Cup …

There will be a week and a half of almost daily Premier League games The Premier League has announced its festive schedule, with games arranged for 10 of the 11 days between 26 December and 5 January. Dates of the three rounds of matches have been moved for television and to ensure teams have longer between games. There will be …

The European Super League that has drawn opposition from football’s governing bodies of FIFA and UEFA is “very much alive” according to Bernd Reichart, the CEO of A22 Sports Management. The plans for the potential Super League first surfaced in April 2021 when it was announced that 12 elite European clubs were planning to breakaway and form their own league. …

Liverpool are leading the race to sign Borussia Dortmund‘s 17-year-old German forward Youssoufa Moukoko. (Sport, via Mail)external-link Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is willing to let Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, leave the club in January. (Mirror)external-link Chelsea owner Todd Boehly wants to bring Ronaldo to Stamford Bridge. (Mail)external-link Arsenal have cooled their interest in Eintracht Frankfurt‘s French defender …

A day after Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the pitch before the final whistle during his team’s 2-0 win over Tottenham, Manchester United has removed the star forward from the first-team squad for the upcoming match against Chelsea, manager Erik ten Hag confirmed on Thursday. “Cristiano Ronaldo will not be part of the Manchester United squad for this Saturday’s Premier League game against …