Soccer

5:33 AM ET Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho has said he experienced a “hard” spell at the club after being linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer. Sancho, 20, has been far from impressive in some matches this season, leading to speculation that the United transfer saga, which dragged on until October,

9:29 PM ET Daniel Rios‘ goal in extra time gave Nashville SC a 1-0 victory over host Toronto FC in an MLS Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday in East Hartford, Connecticut. In the 108th minute of play, Hany Mukhtar made a nice move to find enough space amidst three Toronto defenders to fire a

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6:00 AM ET When Andreas Ekberg blew the whistle to signal the end of Spain‘s match with Germany last week, a few seconds after Mikel Oyarzabal made it 6-0 to La Roja and inflicted Die Mannschaft‘s all-time record competitive defeat, a cyclone ended. But a tornado began. Any footballer who limped back to his club

10:00 AM ET This week is now over the halfway point of the Champions League group stage, and matchday four has plenty of big games — and big implications — to cover. You may have seen these fixtures before in matchday three, but it’s now the reverse as the away side is at home this

11:42 AM ET Jose Mourinho and Tottenham asserted their title credentials by beating Manchester City this weekend, while in Spain, Barcelona and Lionel Messi looked ugly in defeat to Atletico Madrid, the presumptive title favorites. Elsewhere, Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped AC Milan stay atop Serie A, Real Madrid are struggling to fire, Bayern Munich also suffered

4:30 AM ET Liverpool‘s 3-0 win over Leicester City at Anfield on Sunday saw Jurgen Klopp’s reigning Premier League champions break an impressive club record that has stood for almost 40 years. Anfield has been a fortress for the Reds, who last suffered a league defeat on home soil over three years ago, since a

5:17 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — You can always gauge the strength and true quality of champions when they have their backs against the wall and the pretenders are lining up to take advantage of any sign of weakness. Liverpool faced that test against Leicester City at Anfield on Sunday, and responded with an emphatic

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5:22 PM ET The Professional Referees Organization, which makes referee assignments in North America, including MLS, has defended referee Allen Chapman’s handling of the end of the first round MLS Cup playoff match between Orlando City SC and New York City FC. – MLS Cup playoff preview: Depth will be tested in postseason– MLS on

3:44 PM ET Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Manchester City on Saturday hints that the Premier League might just get to witness a genuine rivalry between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola after all. When Mourinho returned to England to manage Manchester United in 2016, the script was written for the Portuguese to renew hostilities with perhaps

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5:39 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland has been named the winner of the 2020 Golden Boy award. Haaland beat off competition from Barcelona forward Ansu Fati, who was runner-up, to win the award. Dortmund teammate Jadon Sancho, along with Bayern Munich‘s Alphonso Davies and Manchester United‘s

9:08 PM ET Gustavo Bou‘s goal five minutes into second-half stoppage time gave the New England Revolution a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Montreal Impact in an MLS Cup playoff play-in match on Friday in Foxborough, Mass. The eighth-seeded Revolution advance to play either the top-seeded Philadelphia Union or second-seeded Toronto FC on Tuesday. –

5:24 AM ET There’s a sense of fragility in the air when considering Jose Mourinho’s relationship with Tottenham Hotspur, but on the first anniversary of his appointment in north London, their marriage of convenience is much more stable than many anticipated. The origin of the tension was this: Mourinho and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy appeared

3:40 AM ET In this week’s Insider Notebook, Liverpool’s row with VAR shows no sign of ending, Wayne Rooney is unlikely Derby manager job just yet and Barcelona are fighting to keep one of their rising stars. Jump to: Barca’s battle to keep rising star | United to reject Dalot move | Rooney not the

11:34 AM ET Bayern Munich’s dominance in Germany is only going to get stronger over time. MARTIN MEISSNER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Last week, we took a look at the stats behind the Premier League’s odd start. The other leagues among Europe’s Big Five haven’t been quite as strange by comparison: Bayern and PSG are still leading

12:57 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg The 2020 MLS Cup playoffs are upon us, with games beginning this Friday, and with 18 clubs vying for an opportunity to lift that most prized piece of silverware, ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle