Soccer

8:45 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain will eye bids for Bayern Munich‘s Robert Lewandowski, Borussia Dortmund‘s Erling Haaland, and Everton‘s Richarlison should Kylian Mbappe make the move to Real Madrid. PSG have yet to fully agree a deal for the transfer of Mbappe after Madrid’s second offer of €180 million, and the discussions continued on Friday

3:33 PM ET And so, he’s back. Maybe just as interesting as the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Manchester United is how it happened. Back in May, plenty of us speculated about how it could make sense. Juventus weren’t exactly offering him around, but with projected losses in excess of €300 million over

11:52 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed a sensational return to Manchester United. The 36-year-old has returned to Old Trafford 12 years after leaving the club to join Real Madrid and will sign a two-year contract. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access The Portugal

4:21 AM ET The summer transfer window is into its final week for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market while they still can. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Liverpool make late move for Bissouma

5:40 PM ET Despite the United States men’s national team’s failure to qualify for the last World Cup, it begins 2022 World Cup qualifying next week with significantly heightened expectations. In the nearly four years since the USMNT didn’t punch a ticket to Russia, the player pool has experienced an unprecedented amount of breakthroughs in

11:30 AM ET Rodrigo Faez Gabriele Marcotti Manchester City and Cristiano Ronaldo are close to reaching an agreement over a sensational move to the Etihad Stadium, sources have told ESPN. Sources told ESPN that City boss Pep Guardiola and Ronaldo spoke on the phone on Thursday morning ahead of his possible departure from Juventus. –

2:28 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is likely to leave the Premier League champions when his contract expires in 2023 as he wants to take a break before venturing into international football, he said on Wednesday. Guardiola signed a new deal at City in November 2020, and said it will likely be his

9:45 AM ET First Lionel Messi, now Harry Kane. Manager Pep Guardiola is becoming accustomed to missing out on his top targets at Manchester City and, make no mistake, he will regard the failure to tempt Kane from Tottenham as being more damaging to his club’s hopes of success than the inability to persuade Messi

9:37 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has said that Kylian Mbappe wants to leave the club and confirmed the French giants turned down an offer from Real Madrid for the France international. Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Madrid had seen an €160 million offer for the 22-year rejected,

3:34 AM ET The summer transfer window is into its final week for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market while they still can. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Ronaldo pushing for Man City move

4:45 PM ET Julien Laurens Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have launched a €160 million offer to sign Kylian Mbappe, which has been immediately rejected by Paris Saint-Germain, multiple sources have told ESPN. Sources close to Real Madrid admit to ESPN that the negotiations will be difficult but they still hope to convince PSG to agree

10:13 AM ET Tuesday marks officially one week to go before the summer transfer window closes for 2021, meaning all the big clubs are racing to fill gaps in the squad, find new clubs for fringe players or figure out the financials to make the signing of the season. Where do Man City and Tottenham

8:58 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said the league is “really intrigued” by Las Vegas as a possible expansion market, and will continue to focus on the city as it looks to determine MLS’s 30th team. Garber spoke to ESPN at the MLS Works Community Day at Charles R.

12:26 PM ET What a weekend of fun we had across Europe! There were big wins for Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League, a big fight in Ligue 1 that will resonate for some time, and some off-field drama involving Cristiano Ronaldo‘s status at Juventus. Also we saw Barcelona, Man United and

6:30 AM ET Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has set a scorching pace in the race for the 2021-22 Premier League Playmaker of the Season award (given to the player who registers the most assists) so far. Two games in and he has already managed five assists for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team, more than he

6:29 PM ET Depay’s under pressure to fill the void left by Messi and while he’ll never do what the Argentine did, he can certainly be the goalscorer and creative force Barcelona need. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images What a weekend! Barcelona appear to found a nice balance in attack — and perhaps their new talisman in

5:53 PM ET Real Madrid came from behind with a brace from Vinicius Jr. in a thrilling draw with upstart Levante in LaLiga on Sunday night. The visitors took an early lead through Gareth Bale, who lashed a first-time shot into the back of the net after Karim Benzema played the ball back to him

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