Folarin Balogun goes from hero to goat (not to be confused with GOAT) for AS Monaco in a span of eight minutes. He scores a 37th minute equalizer and then gets sent off in the 45th minute. Monaco now trailing RC Lens 3-1. #usmnt

Joe Scally goes the distance, while Gio Reyna subs in at the 75th minute (there were 14 minutes of stoppage time) in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 3-1 win over FC Koln in the Rhine Derby. Gladbach now up to 12th(!) in the Bundesliga standings. Good to see Reyna get some more minutes. #usmnt

Can confirm Landon Donovan’s hair resurrection. (He’s being inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame tonight.) #Quakes74 #usmnt

The time remaining to prepare for the 2026 World Cup is ticking down. U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino insists, "We have enough time," but for some players like Gio Reyna, it might already be a case of now or never. #usmnt www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Success has many fathers. For MLS Coach of the Year Bradley Carnell that includes mentors like Ralf Rangnick & Jesse Marsch. "I think the first thing I did was...I sent Jesse a message," Carnell said. "I said, 'Jess, this is all your signature.'" #DOOP www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Mauricio Pochettino says that McKennie was left off the #usmnt roster so he could impress Luciano Spalletti, the new Juventus manager. Spalletti was hired just last week.

The latest #usmnt roster is out. Pepi, Reyna and Scally in, but Pulisic, Weah and McKennie(!) among those out. Injuries taking a toll for sure tho reason for McKennie’s absence is still unclear. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Atlanta United officially announces the return of Tata Martino as manager. Second acts don't always have the desired results, but Martino's previous success in MLS with the club (and Inter Miami where he won a Supporters Shield) made this too enticing to turn down. #ATLUTD

NWSLPA Issues Statement Condemning Attacks on Players:

🚨Pepi! 🚨 With the stoppage time equalizer for PSV against Olympiacos. Balogun with a goal on the day too for Monaco. #usmnt

North Carolina FC announced it is leaving the USL Championship, and will go dormant for two years as it applies to become part of the USL's proposed Division One league. ( @tombogert.bsky.social first). #USL-C www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Sign spotted in @weareecs.bsky.social … 📷: @maxaquinophoto.bsky.social

Now official. #AllForCITY

Denis Bouanga is a bad man. #LAFC #MLSCupPlayoffs

🚨TYLER ADAMS GOAL KLAXON 🚨 #usmnt.

Gladbach gets off the schneid w/a 4-0 win over St. Pauli. Joe Scally goes 78 minutes, while Gio Reyna logged 11 minutes. Thought Reyna looked sharp, & he was involved in the buildup on the 4th goal, but it was the perfect game for him to sub into given that St. Pauli was chasing the game. #usmnt

Johnny Cardoso back on the game day roster for Atletico Madrid. 0-0 against Sevilla at halftime, so we'll see if he gets on the field for the first time since August. #usmnt

In this week's In-Form XI, we look at the status of Adams, CCV, and McKennie. #usmnt www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Sources: St. Louis City SC has agreed terms with former Montreal executive Corey Wray to be its next sporting director. Contract could be signed as soon as late Friday. A Canadian citizen, Wray will need to acquire a work visa as well. #AllForCITY www.espn.com/soccer/story...

A week after Alyssa Thompson's move to Chelsea induced panic in some #NWSL circles, #USWNT head coach Emma Hayes was in New York to address the elephant in the room with the league's board. On players' individual choices, the changing global landscape, and the cycles of player migration.

The MLSPA's salary release is out. LAFC's Son Heung-Min is second only to Lionel Messi in terms of salary. Inter Miami continues to lap most of the field in terms of total spend. Average and median salaries league-wide continue to creep up. More details here. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Boisterous and commanding as "El Sheriff," meet Mauricio Pochettino, the player. As told by his former teammates at Espanyol, here's what they had to say about what the captain was like on and off the field www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Tata Martino and Gio Savarese are among the finalists for the Atlanta United managerial vacancy. ( @ajc.com and @tombogert.bsky.social first on Martino). #ATLUTD www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Emma Hayes says that US Soccer is working on a pre and post-pregnancy protocol for #USWNT players that will center on "how to combine the right things in the right ways and the right specialisms...so that players feel supported." www.espn.com/soccer/story...

That was Brenden Aaronson's first goal in a Premier League game since... the one I saw in person in August of 2022. www.inquirer.com/soccer/brend...

Bad news for Cameron Carter-Vickers. He's set to miss 3-5 months with an Achilles injury. Big blow to his World Cup hopes. #usmnt www.espn.com/soccer/story...

US Soccer announces that the replay of the U.S. Open Cup 2nd qualifying round match between Bellevue Athletic & Sharktopus FC will be on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. PT at Athletic Marymoor Park (Field 1) in Redmond, Wash. (Bellevue's appeal against having a replay was denied by the #USOC Committee.)

"Really individual out there." "On islands." "A game of Whack-A-Mole." The #USWNT was unrecognizable to its recent self in a rare loss to Portugal, Emma Hayes (and her players) said. While it brought back memories of literal alarms in Auckland, it isn't yet cause for panic—but it can't become habit.

This week's In-Form XI, with focus on Dest, Balogun and Roldan. #usmnt www.espn.com/soccer/story...

The U.S. Open Cup has seen its share of chaos over the years. The replay of this year's second round tilt between Bellevue Athletic and Sharktopus FC is just the latest chapter. #USOC www.espn.com/soccer/story...

With #cf97 2-0 up against Orlando, couldn't help but look back on their last playoff win; 2-0 on Nov. 7, 2009 against New England. John Thorrington and Cuauhtemoc Blanco with the goals. Interesting duo there.

U.S. Soccer announces that Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica have joined the uncontested bid for the 2/31 Women's World Cup "to deliver the largest FIFA Women’s World Cup in history." More soon from here in New York.

Bruce Arena talked up the team’s progress, but also said there “at least 6 games” where they dropped points that they shouldn’t have. Said they weren’t consistent enough. He also had this gem. “The salary cap is always challenging…I’m going to call into Inter Miami and see how they do it.” #Quakes74

RSL hangs on to tie St. Louis 2-2. #Quakes74 are eliminated on the total wins tiebreaker. Quakes, just too many dropped points at home; had more road wins (6) than home wins (5).

Quakes win. All eyes on St. Louis/RSL now.

Oh my. LAFC equalizes against Colorado and St. Louis equalizes against RSL. #Quakes74 need one more from St. Louis.

Tsakiris!!!! With a delightful free kick. What a time to get your first MLS goal. 2-1 to #Quakes74 now. Now they need St. Louis to get a goal.

Quakes with some life as Josef nods home Skahan's cross. Tsakiris did well to keep the play alive too. 1-1 now. #Quakes74

My word. #Quakes74 can't beg, borrow or steal a goal. Kikanovic hits the post with a volley, and rebound hugs the line and goes out for a goal kick.

At halftime, Dallas and RSL in the driver's seat for the last two spots in the West. Colorado and SJ on life support. Goals for St. Louis, Vancouver and LAFC giving SJ a glimmer of hope.

Nice shout-out by the @SanJoseUltras to Milan Mandaric, who among other teams owned the original San Jose Earthquakes at one time. He passed away earlier this month. #Quakes74

I guess the new look isn’t *that* much different than the old. #Quakes74

Quakes without goalkeeper Daniel for tonight's crunch match against Austin FC. Earl Edwards will have to get it done. #Quakes74

In just over a year, Gregg Berhalter turned the from Wooden Spoon contenders to a playoff-bound team. I sat down with Berhalter & a couple players to talk through the 2025 season under new management. My latest for @espn www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Gio Reyna gets 30 minutes off the bench in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 3-1 loss to Union Berlin. About the most notable contribution from Reyna was a yellow card in stoppage time. Quiet performance IMO. Gladbach remains in last place in the Bundesliga on goal differential. #usmnt

Reports indicate that Christian Pulisic could miss a month due to the hamstring injury he sustained against Australia. But a source tells ESPN that the return of Pulisic (& Weston McKennie) to Europe has been delayed, and he has yet to have a scan on the injury. #usmnt www.espn.com/soccer/story...

From ESPN colleague @jeffkassouf.bsky.social ... US Soccer recommends extending NCAA season. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Just over a month ago, the U.S. men's national team seemed to be in disarray. But a 3-game unbeaten streak, all against teams that have qualified for the World Cup, has generated momentum and increased belief that the #usmnt can do the country proud next summer. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Scandals and abuse allegations forced the Portland Thorns to find new owners, but decoupling from the Portland Timbers organization has been a work in progress. #BAONPDX www.espn.com/soccer/story...