Soccer

Two goals from Karim Benzema in the 88th and 100th minutes saw Real Madrid eke out a late 3-1 win at Espanyol on Sunday night. Vinicius Junior scored the visitors’ opener, before Joselu levelled the scoring. – Report: Real Madrid-Espanyol | LaLiga table | Upcoming fixtures The victory puts Madrid on top of the LaLiga

10:30 AM ET Paul Pogba returned to Juventus this summer after a second spell at Manchester United. James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba responded to threats made by his brother Mathias to make “revelations” about his career. Mathias Pogba, who has played professional football in several countries but is now without

9:51 AM ET Manchester United celebrate after their 55th-minute winning goal. EPA/VINCE MIGNOTT SOUTHAMPTON, England — Bruno Fernandes proved to be Manchester United‘s match winner, scoring the only goal of the game in the victory against Southampton on Saturday. A clean sheet and an away win was another landmark moment as new coach Erik ten Hag

2:48 PM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said he didn’t want to “humiliate” Bournemouth after his team’s Premier League record-equalling 9-0 victory on Saturday. Klopp had called for a reaction from his side after being held to draws against Fulham and Crystal Palace as well as a defeat to Manchester United on Monday. – Liverpool

11:52 AM ET Sterling scores his first goal for Chelsea since joining from Manchester City. Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images Raheem Sterling scored his first goals for Chelsea since signing from Manchester City this summer, as Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Leicester City 2-1 on Saturday despite being down to 10 players. Conor Gallagher was sent

4:30 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Want to know how important Casemiro was to Real Madrid? Ask Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. Two-thirds of the most iconic midfield trio in modern football — with apologies to Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets, Xavi and Andres Iniesta — are now facing up to life without the man Modric called

2:56 PM ET Manchester United and Arsenal have been drawn against good opposition in the Europa League and while both have the quality to advance, they can’t afford to take their group stage games lightly if they’re to advance. – Europa League draw: Man United, Arsenal face tough groups Manchester United will face Real Sociedad,

7:38 AM ET Manchester United have been handed a tough draw in the group stages of the 2022-23 Europa League, while Arsenal will face Ruud van Nistelrooy’s PSV Eindhoven. United finished sixth in the Premier League last season, meaning they missed out on Champions League football this term and were entered into Friday’s draw with

1:10 PM ET Barcelona have been drawn against Bayern Munich in the group stages of the 2022-23 Champions League, which sees Robert Lewandowski facing an early return to his former club while Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland will reunite with his ex-club, Borussia Dortmund. Lewandowski ended his eight-year spell at Bayern acrimoniously in July to join

3:43 PM ET Finally, it’s time for the UEFA Champions League group stage! The road to the final began back in June with the first qualifying round, and now, the field of 78 teams has been whittled down to 32 and the groups have been drawn. Now we know where the narratives are, and there

9:56 AM ET Premier League clubs have broken their spending record in a summer transfer window, with the deadline still a week away, according to analysis from finance company Deloitte. According to Deloitte, top-flight clubs have spent £1.5 billion this summer which exceeds the previous record of £1.4bn in 2017. – Transfer window Q&A: Everything

5:30 PM ET Manchester City will take on Chelsea in the pick of the Carabao Cup third round matchups drawn on Wednesday, as the Premier League’s elite make their entrance into the competition. In another eagerly anticipated matchup, Manchester United will face off with Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa. There will also be a rematch between

5:37 PM ET The pots for the 2022-23 Champions League group stage draw have been confirmed after Dinamo Zagreb, FC Copenhagen and Rangers secured the final three places on Wednesday evening. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) The draw will take place in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday at 4 p.m. GMT, midday

3:00 AM ET The end of the transfer window is only a week away, so which players should you be keeping an eye on? Here are some stars likely to make headlines before the deadline on Sept. 1 arrives. Cristiano Ronaldo, FW, Man United 2 Related Dropped from the first XI for the win against

1:18 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Panic swept through Mexican soccer circles last week when news emerged that Sevilla winger Jesus “Tecatito” Corona had suffered an injury that will likely keep him out of the World Cup. After fracturing his fibula and damaging his left ankle, the Spanish club announced that the 29-year-old Mexico star is

6:38 PM ET The San Diego Wave has sold in excess of 27,000 tickets for its Sept. 17 match against Angel City FC, enough to break the National Women’s Soccer League’s all-time attendance record for a standalone game. Wave and U.S. international forward Alex Morgan revealed the attendance numbers in an exclusive interview with ESPN.

4:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — If things work out for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, he may well look back on Liverpool‘s visit to Old Trafford early in his first season as something of a pivotal moment. He will be relieved, of course, to get his first competitive win since arriving

12:33 PM ET Ryan Rosenblatt MLS, like every league, has good teams, bad teams and teams in the middle. But thanks to the league’s parity, travel, sometimes odd scheduling, midseason transfer window and general penchant for chaos, those teams at the bottom sure seem to screw things up for the rest with delightful regularity. Take