Soccer

9:49 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City kept up the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Phil Foden and substitute Bernardo Silva scored in each half to give the scoreline a comfortable look but

5:49 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jurgen Klopp and Erik ten Hag have released a joint statement to urge Liverpool and Manchester United fans to stop “tragedy chanting” ahead of their meeting at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool supporters have been asked to stop singing about the 1958 Munich air crash while United fans have been told

8:00 AM ET With league titles and golden boots on the line, many of the big stars across Europe’s elite clubs have been proving their worth with vital goals as we prepare to enter the final third of the season. But which two players have combined for the most goal contributions in Europe’s “Big Five”

1:53 PM ET Adriana Garcia Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino will leave Liverpool this summer after eight seasons at the club, sources confirmed to ESPN Brasil. Firmino, 31, has decided not to renew his contract which expires in June. Sky Sports were first to report the news. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Liverpool

6:32 AM ET Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape after an investigation. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape, the prosecutor’s department of Nanterre told ESPN on Friday. A preliminary investigation was opened against Hakimi last week after a 23-year-old woman went to the police accusing

6:19 PM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez lamented his side’s performance in possession despite a 1-0 Copa del Rey semifinal first leg win against Real Madrid on Thursday. Barca had lost their last two games but produced a spirited defensive performance to beat Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Eder Militao‘s first half own goal

7:33 AM ET Manchester United are Manchester United again. Winning trophies, playing exciting football and on course for Champions League qualification. Yet their ability to use this summer as a stepping stone towards Premier League and European success has been compromised by a damaging combination of prolonged failure, commercial flat-lining and even their partnership with

5:37 PM ET LONDON — Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday with a 4-0 win over Everton at Emirates Stadium. Sean Dyche’s side — who won the reverse fixture just over three weeks ago — frustrated the Gunners for 40 minutes before a quick-fire double from Bukayo

5:22 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United came from behind to book their place in the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 3-1 win over West Ham United at Old Trafford. West Ham winger Said Benrahma put his side ahead early in the second half, but a much-rotated Man United side fought back

5:56 AM ET Former Paris Saint-Germain coach Just Fontaine has died at age 89. Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Former France forward Just Fontaine, who scored a record 13 goals in a single World Cup, has died, his former club Stade de Reims said on Wednesday. He was 89. Fontaine netted 30 goals from 21 caps for

4:00 AM ET When William Saliba arrived at London Colney in summer 2020 to belatedly begin his Arsenal career, the view from the more cynical corners of the training ground was damning. Saliba had been signed from Saint-Etienne for €30 million in 2019 and immediately loaned back to the French Ligue 1 club for a

2:00 PM ET Ally Watt and Haley McCutcheon show off the Orlando Pride’s new Luna Kit with dark shorts. Orlando Pride The Orlando Pride has become the first team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) to update its kit to dark shorts due to period concerns. The Pride announced the update to its Luna Kit

10:56 AM ET Sophie Lawson It wasn’t until long after midnight on Aug. 7, 2021, that the Canadian women’s Olympic football team could turn to face the lofted Canadian flag, gold medals hanging around their necks, and begin to sing “O Canada.” From back-to-back semifinals heartbreak in 2012 and 2016, the North American team had

5:00 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.

3:21 PM ET Ryan Rosenblatt MLS is back! And not in the “we really named a tournament this” way. Just in the “first weekend of the season, everyone is really excited and every team is still dreaming of glory” way. With the start of every season comes the dreaded question for the all-important power rankings:

12:01 PM ET Lucky us! We were treated to another big weekend across European soccer as Man United won the Carabao Cup — the first trophy of the Erik ten Hag era — and Napoli took another huge step toward their first Serie A title since 1990. Meanwhile Arsenal and Man City won to keep

1:30 PM ET Manchester United ended their six-year wait for silverware as they beat Newcastle United 2-0 to win the Carabao Cup at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. United last won a major trophy in their 2017 Europa League campaign, but looked comfortable in their display against Eddie Howe’s side as Casemiro‘s header and a Marcus

4:23 PM ET LONDON — Manchester United are ready to party like it’s 1999. After ending a six-year trophy drought by winning the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 Wembley victory against Newcastle, the next challenge is to emulate the club’s greatest team by lifting three cups in the same season. That’s how it works at