12:43 PM ET The San Jose Earthquakes have acquired Cape Verde international attacker Jamiro Monteiro from the Philadelphia Union in exchange for upwards of $450,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) plus an international roster slot, sources confirmed to ESPN. – ESPN+ viewers guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Futbol Americas on ESPN+: MLS, Liga
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10:50 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — When Ralf Rangnick asked for more consistency this isn’t what he had in mind. For the third time in nine days, Manchester United dominated, scored, stopped playing, conceded and drew. Southampton were well worth their 1-1 draw at a rain-soaked Old Trafford in Saturday’s Premier League clash
3:50 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Roman Abramovich clapped his hands together just once when the moment came. Sat with his legs crossed in the VIP area of the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, the Chelsea owner high-fived with his assistant as a smile broke out across his face, briefly visible with his
2:10 PM ET Chelsea won the FIFA Club World Cup after securing a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras after extra-time at Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on Saturday. Kai Havertz scored a penalty in the 117th minute as the Premier League giants won the competition for the first time in the club’s history. – ESPN+
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5:24 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Christian Pulisic is the youngest United States men’s national team player ever to appear in a World Cup qualifier, score a goal and captain the team. His transfer in 2019 from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea was the most ever paid (a reported £58 million fee) for
8:58 AM ET Christian Pulisic has said he puts himself under too much pressure to try to “save” the United States men’s national soccer team as he tries to live up to the “high standards” others set for him in his career. In an exclusive interview with ESPN, the 23-year-old revealed the difficulties he has
4:00 AM ET Manchester United’s sulking stars and a fictional American soccer coach — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest from a turbulent time at Old Trafford. Jump to: Barcelona look to sort contract issues | Cat-kicker Zouma axed by France | Lacazette in Lyon link | Zapata, West Ham and a missing signature Man
6:33 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — Nine points behind Manchester City, having played a game fewer than Pep Guardiola’s team, and with a potentially crucial trip to the Etihad Stadium still to come in April, Liverpool could still pull off a remarkable Premier League title triumph this season. Diogo Jota‘s double in a 2-0 win
2:35 PM ET Chicago Red Stars founder and majority owner Arnim Whisler has broken his silence about the abuse scandal involving the team’s former manager, Rory Dames. Whisler posted a letter on the team’s website in response to the scandal’s continued fallout, which included allegations that Dames verbally and emotionally abused Red Stars players, as
3:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen With Arsenal having let five first-team players depart in January either on loan or for free, and bringing nobody in to replace them, Mikel Arteta’s squad depth for the rest of the season looks a little thin. 2 Related The Gunners opted to loan out defenders Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Roma) and
3:14 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Romelu Lukaku had to come to the desert to end his goal drought. The 28-year-old’s first goal in a month was enough to ensure Chelsea beat Al Hilal by a score of 1-0 and book their place in Saturday’s Club World Cup final against Brazilian side
12:30 PM ET The Chicago Fire announced on Wednesday that they have completed the transfer of Lyon and Switzerland international midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, and signed him to a Designated Player contract. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but one source with knowledge of the transaction said that the Fire paid a transfer free of around
4:21 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003 with the aim of achieving world domination and this week, two matches stand between the Blues and realising that dream. The Club World Cup might occupy a curious place in both the calendar and the public consciousness, but it remains
6:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent BURNLEY, England — For the third time this season Cristiano Ronaldo was benched for a Premier League match, and for the third time Manchester United could only draw. United could not beat Everton or Chelsea without their Portuguese star, but the 1-1 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday
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4:00 AM ET Here is a variety of soothing thoughts for Atletico Madrid fans who, without them, would probably be inconsolable wrecks, curled up in the corner of their TV room, quaking with dread about what their next brutal Colchonero experience is going to be. 2 Related First: Atleti don’t play in the Champions League
12:37 PM ET Giroud’s heroics for Milan don’t just mean derby delight over rivals Inter. The victory also re-opens the title race with three months left in the season. Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images The weekend in soccer had everything: seismic results (Milan winning the derby, Barcelona scoring four against Atletico Madrid, Senegal‘s first-ever Africa Cup of