Soccer

Multiple contributors Jan 29, 2025, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Well, what a dramatic final day that was! Manchester City snuck into the playoff round with a come-from-behind win over Club Brugge, Paris Saint-Germain thrashed VfB Stuttgart to keep themselves in the competition, Liverpool lost at PSV Eindhoven with a second-string team but still

Open Extended Reactions This is no ordinary January transfer window for Manchester City, but then this is no ordinary season for manager Pep Guardiola. His team — winners of the past four Premier League titles — are 12 points adrift of leaders Liverpool in this season’s race, with fixtures against Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool and Tottenham

Open Extended Reactions MLS announced the guidelines for their 30 teams that will take part in four North American cup competitions in 2025 and 2026, which will see an increased presence in the U.S. Open Cup, and a decreased number of teams at the joint Leagues Cup with Liga MX. Editor’s Picks 2 Related “The

Arsenal wing-back Myles Lewis-Skelly will not serve a three-match suspension after the club’s appeal against his red card at Wolves was upheld by a Football Association (FA) disciplinary commission. Lewis-Skelly was sent off by referee Michael Oliver in the 43rd minute of the Gunners’ 1-0 victory at Wolves on Saturday, with the 18-year-old deemed to

Jan 28, 2025, 04:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With only a few days left to go in the January transfer window, it’s fair to say a number of Europe’s top clubs have left themselves a lot to do. From the Premier League to the Bundesliga to Serie A and back again, there are title

Jan 27, 2025, 08:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The January transfer closes on Feb. 3 and some of football’s biggest clubs — including many in the Premier League — are still struggling to find the central striker who can score the goals to transform their season. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said his team

ESPN News Services Jan 27, 2025, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Hilal announced on Monday that they had reached an agreement with Neymar to terminate his contract and open the door for a return to Santos for the Brazil international. The Saudi Pro League club said on social media that the two sides

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Marcus Rashford has one week to save his career, but it might be too late before he finally realises what is at stake. The Manchester United forward either seals a move away from Old Trafford before Monday’s transfer deadline, or he accepts Ruben Amorim’s brutal assessment of his situation at

Jan 26, 2025, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Postecoglou is facing immense pressure after another difficult defeat for Tottenham as they endure their worst-ever Premier League run. Julian Finney/Getty Images Another topsy-turvy weekend of European football is in the books, and there are talking points galore across the big leagues. In the Premier League, Tottenham’s

Jeff CarlisleJan 26, 2025, 05:47 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Brazil superstar Neymar is closing in on a return to former club Santos, sources have told ESPN. Neymar currently remains on the books of Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, but the team’s

Multiple Contributors Jan 26, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It has been coming for some time, but the women’s game finally has its first $1 million transfer. United States defender Naomi Girma is now the most expensive player in women’s soccer history as her $1.1m move to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave,

Jan 25, 2025, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City moved back into the top four of the Premier League with an impressive 3-1 win over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side issued the perfect response to the demoralising Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain to come from behind against

Kylian Mbappé scored his first Real Madrid hat trick in a 3-0 win against Real Valladolid on Saturday, a result that sees Los Blancos go four points clear at the top of the LaLiga standings. The France captain opened the scoring in the 30th minute following a sharp one-two with Jude Bellingham that finished with

Jan 25, 2025, 03:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham are “playing with fire” if they do not sign new recruits during the January transfer window, manager Ange Postecoglou has said as the injury-hit squad continues to struggle in the Premier League. Spurs are a lowly 15th in the table, closer to the relegation zone

Associated Press Jan 25, 2025, 12:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City signing Claudio Echeverri scored two goals and led Argentina’s under-20 team to a 6-0 win over archrival Brazil on Friday in the teams’ first match in the South American championship’s Group B. Argentina scored its first three goals in the first minutes

Rob Dawson Moises Llorens Jan 24, 2025, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have asked to be kept informed of developments regarding Christopher Nkunku‘s future, a source has told ESPN, while Chelsea continue to weigh-up a formal move for Alejandro Garnacho. Garnacho’s future at Old Trafford is in doubt amid interest from Chelsea

Multiple contributors Jan 24, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The transfer window is open across Europe as clubs look to do some midseason business. But what are ESPN’s reporters hearing about some of the deals that could be done, and which clubs are hoping to make moves? Every Friday during January we’ll bring

Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Among the songs at the end of Manchester United‘s UEFA Europa League match with Rangers, the home fans started to sing Ruben Amorim’s name. The Portuguese head coach says he doesn’t like it because he doesn’t yet think he deserves the honour. But on this occasion, he will have