Soccer

9:22 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain are trying to convince Zinedine Zidane to become their new manager and replace Mauricio Pochettino, sources have told ESPN. The two parties are not close to an agreement, with Zidane’s entourage denying reports that a deal is done. However, there are discussions, via a third party, and even if the

11:58 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Austin Lindberg With greats like Claudio Reyna, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey and now Christian Pulisic, who’s the best to ever play for the U.S. men’s national team? Illustration by ESPN With the United States men’s national

1:54 PM ET Lewandowski has mastered both shot quality and shot quantity, which is why he’s so sought-after in the transfer market. Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images Because I know you visited ESPN.com this morning to do some math, here is a list of numbers for you: 0.29, 0.29, 0.16, 0.16, 0.15, 0.13, 0.13, 0.12, 0.1, 0.09, 0.07,

9:20 AM ET The second edition of the CONCACAF Nations League began in June 2022. Here’s a guide for all you need to know about the competition. JUMP TO: Format | Groups | Fixtures | Dates for USMNT and Mexico | Final Four | Promotion/Relegation | CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying What is the CONCACAF Nations

3:26 AM ET Losing a top player on a free transfer was once identified as pure mismanagement: a boardroom-level failure of planning, negotiation and foresight triggering ire among fans. Arsenal are one club to face heavy criticism in this way, so much so that in October 2018, the club’s then-newly installed director of football, Raul

1:00 PM ET In the end, it was the goalkeeper who got him. During a postmatch TV interview, Milan Borjan snuck up and doused Canada manager John Herdman with champagne. That he’d stayed dry for so long was a minor miracle considering the occasion. With a 4-0 victory over Jamaica on March 27 in the

4:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Every summer, Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak uses the club’s in-house television channel to address the fans. It’s usually a review of the previous season, but this year’s address also included a warning for the Premier League and the rest of Europe. Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, one of

1:30 PM ET Jeff Kassouf At 24 years old, Rose Lavelle announced herself to the world with a stunning goal in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final to help beat the Netherlands and seal another trophy for the U.S. women’s national team. She lifted the Bronze Ball later that day, a nod to her superlative

4:39 PM ET Rodrigo Faez Julien Laurens Aurelien Tchouameni is set to join Real Madrid from AS Monaco on a five-year contract, sources have told ESPN. The Champions League winners and the Ligue 1 side have reached an agreement for a deal worth up to €80 million ($86m) with the player set to undergo a

10:35 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Zimmerman has grown in stature through this World Cup cycle, with his form right where it needs to be

9:15 AM ET Neymar got himself onto the scoresheet for Brazil. Kenta Harada/Getty Images Two decades have gone by since Brazil lifted the last of their World Cups in Japan and, back in Tokyo on Monday, the 2022 model underlined their credentials as a candidate to win Asia’s second World Cup this year. The 1-0 win

9:30 AM ET Football’s new generation of superstars might have to think again about stealing the show at Qatar 2022. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have made it pretty clear they are ready to prove that age is no barrier to success at the World Cup. Messi, 34, scored all five goals in

5:30 AM ET The advent of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Premier League hasn’t gone smoothly since its introduction in 2019. Its introduction into English football was delayed, with the Premier League being the last of the “Big Five” leagues in Europe to adopt it. The Bundesliga and Serie A were early adopters

9:21 PM ET CARDIFF, Wales — The Ukrainian dream of a World Cup appearance ended on a cold Sunday night in an unrelenting rainstorm. Head coach Oleksandr Petrakov stared out through the downpour and didn’t know what to do. A red flare landed on the pitch, and the air smelled like gunpowder. Smoke swirled up

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5:30 AM ET It is now all or nothing for Gareth Bale — win or bust, it’s his “Last Dance.” The Wales captain will either realise a lifetime ambition and end a 64-year wait for his country by qualifying for the World Cup on Sunday, or it will be the end of the line for

12:49 PM ET England players took a knee before their UEFA Nations League match against Hungary. Michael Regan/Getty Images England were booed as they took a knee before kick-off in Saturday’s Nations League game against Hungary — by a stadium predominantly filled with children. The fixture in Budapest was technically a “behind closed doors” match following

3:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Kan. — United States men’s national team midfielder Weston McKennie will start Sunday’s friendly against Uruguay, the first time he’s been in the starting 11 for club or country since breaking his foot in February, U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter announced on Saturday. Berhalter announced the rest of his lineup as