Soccer

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 4, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said he is fearing the worst after Lisandro Martínez suffered a knee injury during the 3-0 win over West Ham on Sunday. Martínez was forced off in the second half after West Ham defender Vladimír Coufal fell onto the Argentina

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 3, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández pleaded with LaLiga referees to “let us compete” and claimed the Catalan club are “paying for the Negreira case” after Vitor Roque‘s red card in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Alavés. Roque was sent off just 13 minutes after

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentFeb 3, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé has decided to join Real Madrid once his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires this summer, sources confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by Le Parisien. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Last month, ESPN reported that Mbappé had

Feb 3, 2024, 06:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said his players are already giving 100% and do not need to take any further motivation from his looming departure to win the Premier League this season. Last month, the 56-year-old announced his decision to step down as Liverpool manager at

Feb 2, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone has told ESPN he “understands” Jurgen Klopp’s decision to leave Liverpool, and said that club management is a “continuous struggle” where a coach can reach “breaking point” if they don’t have the energy to carry on. Klopp announced last week that

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 2, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s usually a lot for a manager to get through at the first news conference of the summer, and when Man United’s Erik ten Hag sat down in a private school auditorium in rural New Jersey in July, it was no different. But among

Ed Dove, Special to ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica The poor behaviour of journalists at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast has prompted the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 1, 2024, 07:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag admitted he had “mixed feelings” after Manchester United threw away a two-goal lead against Wolves but still won 4-3 thanks to Kobbie Mainoo‘s stoppage-time winner. Mainoo scored in the 97th minute at Molineux to win a chaotic game, just two minutes

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 1, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WOLVERHAMPTON, England — It’s difficult to make sense of Manchester United‘s 4-3 win over Wolves — but then it’s been difficult to make sense of Manchester United all season. Over the course of a chaotic game at Molineux, United won it twice, threw it

Feb 1, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Asisat Oshoala has left Barcelona to join NWSL expansion team Bay FC, the clubs announced Thursday. Oshoala, 29, has signed a contract with the San Francisco Bay Area-based club through 2026, with an option to extend for the 2027 season. She will occupy an international roster

Jan 31, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 winter transfer window will close Feb. 1 across Europe (at 11 p.m. GMT/6 p.m. ET for the Premier League; find out when the rest of the leagues shut here), and there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJan 31, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Now is when the rubber meets the road. After a January loaded with (often delightful) cup ties, endless transfer rumors (most of which went nowhere), and lots of cold rain, February raises the

Jan 31, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 winter transfer window has entered its final hours as the clock ticks down to Thursday’s deadline. The Premier League is set to close for business at 11 p.m. GMT / 6 p.m. ET (find out when other leagues close here), and there are still

Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM — Tuesday’s 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest underlined the fine margins Arsenal will live and die by in this Premier League title race. The Gunners are almost certain to end the January transfer window without the attacking addition many called for at its outset, a judgement call informed heavily by financial

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 30, 2024, 10:36 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Rodolfo Borrell was hired as Austin FC sporting director in the summer of 2023. Kara Hawley/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK In 2018, Rodolfo Borrell’s vision of what he could accomplish

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 30, 2024, 08:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Outgoing Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández said his work at the club has never been sufficiently valued and that it will be “impossible” for his successor to enjoy the job. Xavi, 44, announced after Saturday’s 5-3 defeat to Villarreal that he will leave

Malcolm scored a late header to give Al Hilal a 4-3 win over Inter Miami CF and Lionel Messi in a club friendly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday. Al Hilal raced out to a 2-0 win with a clinical finish from Aleksandar Mitrovic and a second goal by Abdullah Al-Hamddan, who capitalized on a poor

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 29, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It was another wild and fun weekend across European soccer, with eye-opening results in Spain‘s LaLiga, the German Bundesliga and England‘s FA Cup among others, so let’s review. Barcelona were left reeling by a 5-3 home defeat to Villarreal and the