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Jeff CarlisleNov 6, 2025, 10:42 AM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino on Thursday named his 25-player roster for upcoming friendlies against Paraguay and Uruguay.While it features the return of Borussia Mönchengladbach teammates Giovanni Reyna and Joe Scally, as well as PSV Eindhoven’s Ricardo Pepi, there are also notable absences, including Juventus’ Weston McKennie, AC Milan’s Christian Pulisic, Crystal Palace’s Chris Richards and Marseille’s Tim Weah.The U.S. will face Paraguay in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 15, and will then take on Uruguay in Tampa three days…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted to reject legislation Thursday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela, as Democrats pressed Congress to take a stronger role in Trump’s high-stakes campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.Lawmakers, including top Republicans, have demanded that the Trump administration provide them with more information on the U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. But Thursday’s vote, which would essentially forestall an attack on Venezuelan soil by first requiring congressional authorization, showed the lengths of GOP senators’ willingness…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 114 people in the Philippines with even more missing and then hit Vietnam Friday. A second typhoon, Fong-Wong, is forecast to hit the Philippines around Sunday and strengthen to a major storm by that time.Some facts about typhoons:Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? They’re all the same — officially, tropical cyclones. But they get different names in different parts of the world. Hurricane is used in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, central and northeast Pacific. They are typhoons in the northwest Pacific. In the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, they are called cyclones.…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials sued President Donald Trump’s administration Thursday for blocking the previously-approved construction of new FBI headquarters just outside the nation’s capital.Gov. Wes Moore joined other Maryland leaders to criticize the plan to move the FBI’s headquarters several blocks from its current home in Washington to the Ronald Reagan Building complex, instead of to Greenbelt, Maryland, which had been selected by the Biden administration for a modern building after years of planning.The FBI announced the change over the summer after a yearslong battle over the location. But Moore, a Democrat, described that building as “too old,…

Wolves have had their approach for Middlesbrough head coach Rob Edwards rejected.The Premier League club made their approach on Thursday, but have been denied permission by the Championship side to speak to him. Sky Sports News reported Edwards was a candidate for the role after Vitor Pereira was sacked on November 2 following a 10-game winless start to the Premier League season.He has been among several names under consideration – and is now seen as the favoured candidate at Molineux.The Middlesbrough boss has a history with Wolves, having made over 100 appearances for them during his time there as a…

USC guard JuJu Watkins has joined the investor group for NWSL expansion team Boston Legacy FC, becoming the first NCAA athlete to directly invest in a professional women’s sports team.She becomes the latest to join the list of investors in the Boston Legacy that includes the Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman, and actress Elizabeth Banks.Editor’s Picks1 Related”Juju’s investment marks a groundbreaking moment for women’s sports and the power of NIL,” Boston Legacy owner Jennifer Epstein said. “As the first college athlete to directly invest in a women’s professional sports team, she’s…

The clubs, connected by the famous anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone and former manager Jürgen Klopp, will go head-to-head in what promises to be another special occasion.The fixture will be played almost 10 years after their 2016 Europa League quarter-final, when the Reds produced one of Anfield’s greatest ever comebacks to beat Dortmund 4-3 on the night and 5-4 on aggregate.All of the proceeds raised from this season’s event – presented by AXA, the club’s official training partner – will support the work of LFC Foundation and Forever Reds. It will also support BVB Foundation, which plays a vital role…

Cristiano Ronaldo has said he didn’t go to the funeral of Diogo Jota to avoid turning it into “a circus.”Liverpool and Portugal forward Jota and his brother André Silva tragically died in a car accident in July.Some club and international teammates attended his funeral in Portugal but Ronaldo was a notable absentee.Ronaldo told Piers Morgan why he didn’t attend, saying: “Two things; people criticise me a lot. I don’t care about that. When your conscience is good and free, you don’t have to worry about what people say.Cristiano Ronaldo did not attend Diogo Jota’s funeral. Stu Forster/Getty Images”But one of the…

The Reds host the Seagulls at St Helens Stadium in a 12pm GMT kick-off on Sunday.Mia Enderby has returned to training after being stretchered off in the defeat at Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, while Leanne Kiernan looks set to be available.However, Gemma Bonner has been ruled out of the meeting with Brighton after a clash of heads in training this week, and Alejandra Bernabe is also still sidelined.Taylor said on Thursday afternoon: “She’s [Enderby] back in training. She’s been training the last couple of days so Mia is back with us.“I think it was more a precaution, it probably looked…

Bill ConnellyNov 6, 2025, 08:58 AM ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.One of the primary complaints about the new Champions League format, with no groups and one large, 36-team table, is that it’s hard to figure out the stakes from week to week. There’s plenty of truth in that concern. But we’re four matchdays into the 2025-26 Champions League league phase, having hit the halfway point this week, and we can definitely find that plenty has changed since the competition began a couple of months…