An Argentine judge orders 8 to face a homicide trial in soccer star Maradona's death The defendants include a neurosurgeon, two nurses and a car coordinator. Diego Maradona was under their care when he died at age 60 — and prosecutors say they were recklessly negligent. Bill Chappell
Sounders play on a big stage tonight The Sounders have a shot at winning the CONCACAF final tonight. It's something no MLS team has done, and more than 60,000 fans will be at Lumen Field to cheer them on. ESPN soccer analyst Herculez Gomez gives us a preview. Jennie Cecil Moore Play AudioListen 11 mins
Josh Cavallo becomes one of the few professional men's footballers to come out as gay The Adelaide United midfielder announced that he was gay in a video posted to the team's Twitter account Tuesday. Joe Hernandez
Washington Spirit Coach Richie Burke Was Fired After An Investigation Into Abuse The National Women's Soccer League fired Burke after officials launched an investigation into allegations of harassment and a toxic work culture. Jaclyn Diaz
After 17 seasons with FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi is leaving "Due to economic and structural obstacles" in LaLiga regulations, Leo Messi will depart FC Barcelona less than a month after making a verbal agreement on a 5-year deal, the club said in a statement. Josie Fischels
At 39, Carli Lloyd Will Be The Oldest U.S. Women's Team Player To Go To The Olympics "A World Cup is a grueling four-year process to get to that point," the soccer superstar tells NPR. Now she'll try to follow up the 2019 title with an Olympic gold medal. Bill Chappell
U.S. Women's Soccer Squad In Tokyo Will Reunite Winning World Cup Team The roster includes Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle — and Carli Lloyd, who turns 39 next month, will play in her fourth Games. Fans will expect the squad to repeat their World Cup greatness. Laurel Wamsley
German Stadiums Will Show Their Rainbow Colors To Support Hungary's LGBTQ Community After a decision by UEFA to deny Munich's plan to light up its arena to protest a new Hungarian law seen as homophobic, other stadiums across the country said they would go ahead anyway. Scott Neuman
Copa America Chaos After Brazilian Officials Say Decision To Host Is Not Final Facing backlash, Brazil's leaders now say they'll make a decision whether to host the popular soccer tournament on Tuesday. The country remains one of the world's worst pandemic hot spots. Vanessa Romo
Medical Team For Soccer Star Diego Maradona Charged In His November Death The seven charged allegedly left the soccer legend in a worsening state following brain surgery in November, according to investigators. Jaclyn Diaz
