Soccer

11:35 AM ET Adam Snavely Surveying the rolling hills and sun-spackled plains of North America, one cannot help but feel the sense of space, the vast openness, the sense of adventure, exploration, and corporate brand partnerships for meaningless tournaments involving clubs from the Premier League, LaLiga and beyond. 2 Related That’s right, this preseason across

5:54 AM ET Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk; two world-class goalkeepers in Ederson and Alisson; and arguably the two leading coaches in the game in Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. With so much A-list talent and winning pedigree between Manchester City and Liverpool, Saturday’s Community Shield clash (stream live

4:52 PM ET Germany will play hosts England in the final of the 2022 Women’s European Championship after two goals from Alexandra Popp gave them a 2-1 victory over France in Wednesday’s second semifinal in Milton Keynes. After her first-half goal had been almost immediately canceled out by an unfortunate own goal by Germany goalkeeper

5:27 PM ET Kathleen McNamee When Alex Popp scored her first ever Euros goal against Denmark in Germany‘s opening group stage game, she dropped to her knees with tears in her eyes. Her teammates gathered around her and lifted her to her feet, knowing what it meant to her to be appearing in her first

5:00 AM ET Because he’s the second-most expensive transfer for a footballer over the age of 33, and because Barcelona are essentially mortgaging their future to crash-build a competitive squad, the questions so far have focused on: Is Robert Lewandowski capable of giving the Blaugrana value for their money? The doubters have also carped: Is

5:59 PM ET SHEFFIELD, England — If you want to seal a famous victory, it doesn’t really matter how you do it. The goal will speak for itself, whether it is a tap-in or a spectacular 30-yard strike. But there is also another level entirely, and Alessia Russo delivered Euro 22’s viral moment with a

4:49 PM ET Beth Mead and Lucy Bronze each had an assist and a goal as England overcame a nervy start to thrash Sweden 4-0 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Tuesday night and advance to the final of the 2022 Women’s European Championship. Sarina Wegman’s England side came into the match as favourites in

5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent PERTH, Australia — The final act of Manchester United‘s summer tour of Thailand and Australia didn’t reflect how positive the trip had been. Eric Bailly sent a plastic chair hurtling across the turf as he walked off the pitch at a sodden Optus Stadium, while David De Gea marched through

3:38 PM ET We’re almost at the end of the Women’s Euros 2022, and what a pair of games we have this week in the semifinals: Host nation England will do battle with the No. 2 team in the world, Sweden, while Germany and France square off on Wednesday in what has been a historically

9:54 AM ET Everton supporters invaded the pitch at Goodison Park during their victory over Crystal Palace last season. MB Media/Getty Images England’s Premier League and Football League have announced tough new sanctions for pitch invasions and the use of smoke bombs and pyrotechnics. Last season saw an increasing number of pitch invasions at the end

6:00 AM ET Hulk and Neymar are friends from the Brazil national team. ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images It’s fair to say that birthdays in the family of a professional footballer are slightly different to normal. 2 Related When your dad is earning millions a year, it’s not a surprise to see jewelry, holidays and cars

12:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent PERTH, Australia — Manchester United‘s players and staff landed back at Manchester Airport on Sunday after nearly three weeks away in Thailand and Australia to begin the final run-up to the start of the Premier League season. 2 Related Erik ten Hag has two weeks to make any final decisions

9:39 AM ET Barcelona president Joan Laporta has told ESPN that Lionel Messi‘s “chapter” at the club is “not over” and considers it his responsibility to ensure the forward has a “more beautiful ending” at the Camp Nou. Messi ended his 21-year spell at Barca when the club could not afford to renew his contract

7:00 AM ET Here we are, then: the 2022 Women’s European Championship is about to reach its pinnacle and you can only be excited by what you are about to watch. It is not often that the best four teams — in this case, England, Sweden, Germany and France — make the last four together

10:31 AM ET Three years into his Real Madrid career, it feels as though Eden Hazard still hasn’t really got started. Signed from Chelsea in 2019 as arguably the Premier League‘s best player, and fully expected to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo‘s departure a year earlier, the Belgium international has instead become an

7:56 AM ET Rob Dawson PERTH, Australia — Manchester United were denied a 100% record on their tour of Thailand and Australia after conceding a last-gasp equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa in Perth. Jadon Sancho‘s third strike of the summer and a Matty Cash own goal had put United 2-0 up at

Jul 22, 2022 Sid LoweSpain writer The end comes fast. A moment and it’s all over. There’s something strange, slightly unreal about the moment when a team is knocked out of a tournament, however many times you experience it. On Monday night, as the sun set on Bisham Abbey and the media made its way

6:12 PM ET Kathleen McNamee LEIGH, England — On a wet and cold Friday night in Leigh, it took Sweden — the highest ranked team in Euro 2022 — 92 minutes and 33 shots to score in what was a wholly frustrating evening for them against Belgium, a last-gasp 1-0 win. Few had given Belgium