Soccer

7:33 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Christian Eriksen leaves Brentford as a free agent, having scored once in 11 games. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images Christian Eriksen has agreed to join Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder, who is a free agent, is set to sign a three-year deal once a medical is completed. – Eriksen

9:30 AM ET The endgame of Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Manchester United career is now in play. Despite the club’s public position stating that the Portugal forward will not be leaving Old Trafford this summer, it is increasingly likely that he has already made his final appearance in a United shirt. A delayed return to the first

9:25 AM ET For the U.S. women’s national team, all roads to the 2023 Women’s World Cup and the 2024 Olympics run through Monterrey, Mexico, where the squad will begin its qualification campaign Monday. If you’ve never heard of the CONCACAF W Championship, which runs July 4-18, there’s a good reason for that: it’s a

4:25 PM ET Tom HamiltonSenior Writer Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Leeds United are closing in on the signing of United States midfielder

7:56 AM ET England are hoping to break through at the 2022 Euros after two consecutive semifinals appearances. Lynne Cameron – The FA/The FA via Getty Images In Sarina Wiegman’s first news conference as England manager in August 2020, after she was introduced as a “one of the best coaches in the world” and a “winner”

2:47 PM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo has made an official request to leave Manchester United this summer so he can continue to play Champions League football next season, sources have told ESPN. The Portugal captain returned to United a year ago for a second stint at Old Trafford and scored 18 goals in 30

2:28 PM ET Kathleen McNamee Prinz ended her glittering Germany career with victory at Euro 2009, just one memorable moment among many in the competition’s history. Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images The European Championship in England this summer promises to be a big one. Over 500,000 tickets have been sold already, which would smash the previous attendance record

11:13 AM ET Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term deal to extend his stay at Liverpool, the club announced on Friday. Salah’s contract was due to expire next summer, and, the forward announced before the Champions League final that he would remain at Anfield next season. – ESPN’s Notebook: The inside stories from around

11:09 PM ET Associated Press The United States qualified for its first Olympic men’s soccer tournament since 2008 when the Americans beat Honduras 3-0 at San Pedro Sula on Friday night in the semifinals of the Under-20 championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean. Paxten Aaronson of the Philadelphia Union, an 18-year-old brother

11:33 AM ET Michelle Cross, left, Joey Martin, center, and Catarina Guimaraes, right, celebrating a goal scored in the match against Japan. Javier Luengo for ESPN SALOU, Spain — With the 2022 World Cup final heading to extra time, coach Tricia Taliaferro put Annie Wickett in goal. Wickett, an outfield player, had scored one of the

4:00 AM ET FIFA has spent the past three years testing its new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT.) It has now been approved for use at the World Cup in Qatar in November, but bar a fleeting appearance at the Club World Cup in February no one really knew what to expect. The

6:24 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have made a third bid worth more than €40 million for striker Robert Lewandowski but have received no response from Bayern Munich, sources have told ESPN. Lewandowski, 33, said in May that his “story at Bayern is over” and wishes to leave the club he enters the

10:25 AM ET Jeff Kassouf You might have heard this claim before: Women’s soccer is a booming business with investors finally waking up to its potential. Now — finally — there are tangible metrics to support that claim, including in the National Women’s Soccer League, where franchise valuations have increased tenfold in a two-year period,

7:00 AM ET There should be a long line of clubs queuing up to sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, but despite being one of the world’s most recognisable footballers — and one with an incredible goal-scoring record to justify that billing — the Brazil forward has become the superstar that nobody seems to

2:08 PM ET Romelu Lukaku has completed a stunning return to Inter Milan on loan from Chelsea, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday. Lukaku, 29, endured a tough 2021-22 season following his €115 million move to Stamford Bridge from Inter last summer, scoring eight goals in 26 Premier League appearances. – Preseason schedule: When,

2:56 PM ET All signs point to the tournament hosts being the runaway favorites to win it all, but we’ve said that before about England. Will this year be different? Marc Atkins/Getty Images The summer’s major European tournament is upon us. The UEFA Women’s Euro, a 16-team affair featuring four former champions, one debutant, 30 of

1:54 AM ET Gabriel Jesus hit the ground running when he joined Manchester City. Still a teenager at the start of 2017, the striker made such an impression that for a while he was in the starting lineup and City legend Sergio Aguero was on the bench. Five and a half years later, it is

12:47 AM ET The United States women’s national team made hard work out of its 2-0 friendly win over Colombia at Rio Tinto Stadium on Tuesday that included an hour-long delay due to lightning and severe weather in Sandy, Utah. Vlatko Andonovski’s side had already beaten Colombia 3-0 on Saturday and was playing its last