National Teams

La Selección Mexicana busca acabar con maldición postmundialista que la persigue desde 2002

México se alista para enfrentar a Surinam por la Nations League en su primer partido oficial luego del fracaso que supuso el Mundial de 2022. La idea, obviamente, es borrar el mal sabor que dejó el paso del Tri por Catar, así como empezar con el pie derecho el proceso de Diego Cocca al mando del equipo.

Pero no es lo único. La Selección Mexicana también busca acabar con un maleficio que la persigue desde 2002.

Sin Memo y con Bebote: La alineación que México prepara para enfrentar a Surinam y olvidar las penas

Es hora de ponerle punto final al duelo y olvidar todo lo que pasó en Catar 2022. La era de Diego Cocca al mando de la Selección Mexicana y el proceso al Mundial 2026 comienzan este jueves (8 p.m. ET) con una visita a Surinam por la Liga de Naciones de la Concacaf.

La gran pregunta alrededor del duelo es cuál será el equipo que parará Cocca en su debut con el Tri.

Rumors of Folarin Balogun joining the USMNT are at an all-time high — here’s why

Arsenal loanee Folarin Balogun is having a remarkable season in Ligue 1 with Reims. He’s scored 17 goals in 27 games (only two behind league leaders Jonathan David and Kylian Mbappé) and is firing on all cylinders.

The 21-year-old talent has a big decision to make in his career and that is who he will represent on the international stage. Balogun was born in New York City to Nigerian parents and raised in England. He’s eligible to represent the USMNT, England and Nigeria.

Tim Ream says the USMNT is ready to move on from the Gio Reyna drama

NEW YORK — United States defender Tim Ream said the national team had moved on from an ugly saga involving the federation and teammate Gio Reyna, ahead of Friday's CONCACAF Nations League game against Grenada.

U.S. Soccer was embroiled in turmoil after returning from the World Cup in Qatar when a bitter dispute broke out between former coach Gregg Berhalter, U.S. midfielder Reyna and his parents.

Kylian Mbappé named as France captain at just 24 years old

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé has been named France captain to succeed Hugo Lloris, the French football federation (FFF) said on Monday.

French sports daily L'Equipe reported that Mbappé had accepted the captaincy after speaking with coach Didier Deschamps.

Worshipping crowd gathers outside restaurant to see Messi eat steak (his face is just gold)

Argentina worships Leo Messi. It always has been the case, but after the World Cup title, the adoration only multiplied. The love, the obsession, it's so unleashed that when people found out he was eating at a steakhouse in Buenos Aires on Monday night, hundreds gathered around the restaurant to chant his name and police had to come to keep everybody safe.

Cristiano Ronaldo included in Portugal’s latest squad for upcoming Euro qualifiers

Portugal have recalled Diogo Jota to their squad after the forward missed the World Cup through injury while Cristiano Ronaldo was also included on Friday by new coach Roberto Martinez for their Euro 2024 qualifiers this month.

Report: Thierry Henry interested in USMNT job

Former France national team star Thierry Henry, who has ties to MLS as a coach and player, has expressed interest in the United States men's national team coaching vacancy, ESPN reported Thursday.

Henry, 45, scored 51 goals in 123 games for France from 1997-2010 and played in the World Cup four times. A star for clubs like Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal and Barcelona in Europe, Henry played 122 games for the New York Red Bulls from 2010-14.

FIFA aims for equal prize money between men's and women's World Cups by 2027

KIGALI - Prize money for the 2023 Women's World Cup will be $150 million, 10 times what it was in 2015 and three times the amount of 2019, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced in his closing remarks to the 73rd FIFA Congress on Thursday.

The figure, however, is still considerably lower than the $440 million total prize money awarded at the men's World Cup in Qatar last year.

In what would be a first for women, Infantino wants some of the prize money to go to the players.

Christian Pulisic sounds off on USMNT direction

Speaking with ESPN's Graham Hunter in an interview at his home in London, Christian Pulisic gave voice to what many are presumably thinking ahead of a pivotal 2023 calendar year (at least I know I am). 

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