Jeff KassoufDec 29, 2025, 06:57 AM ET Close Jeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics. Timing is everything in life — and in awards voting, including…
Dec 24, 2025, 05:00 AM ET It’s that time of year again: Let’s look at the past 12 months in women’s soccer and pick the best of the best. It’s now our fifth year of polling experts and putting together a list of the top 50 players in the world for ESPN FC Women’s Rank,…
Bitcoin BTC$87,746.24 has disappointed investors this year, trailing both gold and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 stock index, despite expectations that it would benefit from fiat currency devaluation. But according to a VanEck manager, the largest crypto asset could be setting up for a major comeback next year. “Bitcoin is lagging the Nasdaq 100 Index by…
Ryan O’HanlonDec 12, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” The U.S. men’s national team, it seems, is back to a good place. The Nations League and Gold Cup eliminations for the U.S. have faded into…
Craig HaubertDec 5, 2025, 09:20 AM ET Close National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha The picture for the 2026 class has become a bit clearer through this early signing period. USC has put itself in position to snap the…