2:14 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has been benched by Juventus ahead of their match against Bologna as the Turin-based side seeks to clinch a Champions League spot. Juventus sit on fifth place in the Serie A standings going into Sunday’s season finale. With 75 points, they need to win and hope that third-place AC Milan
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May 19, 2021 Manchester City and Manchester United have already booked their places in next season’s Champions League, but two spots are still up for grabs in the Premier League and it could go right down to the wire. PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE Team Pld Pts GD 3. Chelsea 37 67 +23 4. Liverpool 37 66
5:17 PM ET In the end, of course, it had to be Luis Suarez. “His name, Suarez, that alone is enough … that tells you everything,” argued the coach of Spain‘s new champions, red-eyed Diego Simeone speaking about the man who won him the crucial match, the man who won him the title, the man
3:46 PM ET Alex Kirkland A tearful Luis Suarez has said he was “underestimated” by Barcelona after winning La Liga with Atletico Madrid. Suarez — who was allowed to leave Camp Nou eight months ago — scored the winning goal on Saturday as Atletico pulled off a 2-1 comeback victory away at Real Valladolid to
8:42 AM ET ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae says although the title and Champions League place have been confirmed in Germany, the final matchday promises to be an absolute thriller at the lower end of the table. That’s not the only remaining drama either. I must confess to being a huge fan of simultaneous
6:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer By 8 p.m. CEST on Saturday night one of Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid will be champions of La Liga, and one won’t be. And that’s when they’ll start to wonder, when they’ll remember every shot, every miss, every chance that went untaken. Every single little thing that happened
11:13 AM ET The first time Chris Wondolowski met Cade Cowell, the San Jose Earthquakes legend wasn’t in a good place. It was 2018, and the Quakes were in the midst of a wretched season in which they would finish dead last in MLS. Wondolowski wasn’t in the starting lineup either. So when he was
4:06 AM ET Chelsea are willing to offer several different players including Tammy Abraham and Kepa Arrizabalaga in a player-plus-cash offer for Harry Kane but fear Tottenham will not do business with them, sources have told ESPN. The Blues are ready to join the race for the 27-year-old along with Manchester United and Manchester City
11:01 AM ET Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, Barcelona defender Sergino Dest and Valencia midfielder Yunus Musah headline the 27-player roster for the U.S. men’s national team’s May 30 friendly against Switzerland, set to take place in St. Gallen (Live on ESPN at 2 p.m. ET). – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only)
9:35 AM ET The 2020-21 Premier League season isn’t going to go down as one of the most memorable, at least not on the pitch. There were almost never fans in the stands due to the world’s ongoing battle with the coronavirus, and that obviously dampened the match atmosphere. Plus, both the title race and
3:00 AM ET Bayern Munich picked up their ninth straight Bundesliga title this season but, despite their domestic dominance, it feels they are entering a transitional phase. With Julian Nagelsmann replacing manager Hansi Flick, the backroom staff getting a shake up with Miroslav Klose and Hermann Gerland leaving and well-loved figures like Javi Martinez, David
Graham Hunter’s view Whether this season of remarkable discoveries (Pedri, Ilaix Moriba, Ansu Fati) and remarkable evolutions (Frenkie De Jong, Oscar Mingueza, Ronald Araujo and Ousmane Dembele) has been enough to convince Messi to stay at Barcelona is a hot topic. And a confusing one. Is he keen to leave? No. Will his family be
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May 18, 2021 Andrew Cesare Richardson Italy has long been seen as one of the fashion capitals of the world and the country’s top soccer league, Serie A, has produced some of the most aesthetically pleasing kits ever seen in the game. Football’s history is illustrated with many iconic images of Italian teams and star
It may seem an unusual conclusion to draw when the other game was an FA Cup Final, but this Premier League clash was the more important of Chelsea‘s two successive meetings with Leicester City for Thomas Tuchel. The Blues are programmed to win silverware and a trophy at Wembley last weekend certainly would have been
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7:06 AM ET France boss Didier Deschamps will call up Karim Benzema to his 26-man squad for Euro 2020, sources told ESPN, despite the striker facing trial for alleged blackmail. The decision comes more than five years since Benzema’s last cap. Deschamps will announce his squad on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET live on French
9:48 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The Sounders look unstoppable, FC Cincinnati opened their brand-new stadium with a familiar defeat, and the New