Soccer

10:16 AM ET Alex Kirkland Sam Marsden Barcelona emerged victorious two weeks ago when the Catalans met Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinals. Ruben Albarran/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images We’re little more than 24 hours away from a Clasico that stands to have considerable implications on this season’s LaLiga title race. Barcelona lead Real

10:16 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said the referee corruption scandal will not destabilise the club as they prepare to face Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday. Barca can move 12 points clear at the top of LaLiga with a win, but the build-up to the Clasico has revolved

9:00 AM ET LONDON — Christian Pulisic is as committed and passionate about the U.S. men’s team immediately focusing on winning the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by Mexico and Canada, as he was determined to drive the rebuild after Bruce Arena’s squad failed to qualify for Russia 2018. It was a promise on which Pulisic

12:32 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has confirmed he met potential Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Friday during the British billionaire’s talks to buy the club. Ratcliffe and other members of his consortium met United CEO Richard Arnold at Old Trafford on Friday morning before touring the Carrington training base. –

7:26 AM ET Holders Real Madrid have been drawn to face Chelsea in the Champions League quarterfinals, while Manchester City will play Bayern Munich. The winner of those two ties will face each other in the semifinals, which were also drawn on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)– Manchester

2:05 PM ET Thierry Henry has turned down the chance to coach the France women’s national team following the dismissal of Corrine Diacre last week, French federation (FFF) committee member Jean-Michel Aulas has said. Henry, who is second on the France men’s team all-time scoring list with 51 goals, was most recently an assistant coach

6:51 PM ET Sporting CP beat Arsenal in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Thursday in the second leg of their Europa League round-of-16 tie to advance to the quarterfinals. The tie was level on aggregate after this past Thursday’s 2-2 draw in Lisbon and Granit Xhaka struck in the

9:00 AM ET United States forward Christian Pulisic told ESPN the team does not need to make wholesale changes as it looks for a new head coach and said the controversy surrounding Gregg Berhalter and the Reyna family has been “extremely childish.” Berhalter has been allowed to remain as a candidate for the vacant U.S.

3:45 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent SEVILLE, Spain — Erik ten Hag said he is ready to risk Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro against Real Betis on Thursday despite the threat of suspension. Manchester United‘s midfield pair are one booking away from missing the Europa League quarterfinal first leg should Ten Hag’s team progress. – Europa League

6:15 PM ET MADRID — Karim Benzema‘s second-half goal earned Real Madrid a 1-0 win against Liverpool, clinching a spot in the Champions League quarterfinals for the defending title holders. The result at the Santiago Bernabeu completed a 6-2 aggregate victory for Carlo Ancelotti’s side in the round of 16. With Liverpool needing to win

12:47 PM ET The United States men’s national team will play the March CONCACAF Nations League matches without injured Leeds United midfielder Tyler Adams but with Borussia Dortmund winger Giovanni Reyna, along with 12 other players from European club rosters, U.S. Soccer said on Wednesday. The matches at Grenada on March 24 and against El

6:25 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Erling Haaland scored five times as Manchester City hammered RB Leipzig 7-0 to book their place in the Champions League quarterfinals. City reached the last eight for the sixth year in a row after Haaland found the net five times in under an hour at the Etihad

5:53 PM ET Erling Haaland celebrates after becoming one of only three players to score five goals in a Champions League game. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Erling Haaland made history with five goals, including a first-half hat trick, to send Manchester City into the quarterfinals in emphatic fashion with a 7-0 win over RB Leipzig

12:33 PM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino, left, and CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani, right, pose with the FIFA World Cup trophy during an event in New York on June 16, 2022. YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images The 2026 World Cup will have 104 matches instead of the traditional 64 games due to the expanded format with

2:46 PM ET Out-of-contract United States men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter can contend for the open USMNT’s coaching job, U.S. Soccer said on Monday following an investigation into allegations of domestic violence against him. After an independent investigation, the U.S. Soccer Federation found that both Berhalter and his wife, Rosalind, accurately portrayed the nature

7:30 PM ET The findings of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s investigation into the domestic violence incident involving former U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter and his wife Rosalind — as well as the behavior of Claudio and Danielle Reyna as it related to the World Cup playing time of their son, Gio Reyna —

7:00 AM ET If you believe that Harry Kane is destined to leave Tottenham Hotspur for Manchester United this summer, think again. It seems the obvious solution for both Kane and United. Kane approaches his 30th birthday in July still waiting to win his first major trophy, while United have made a proven goal scorer

10:17 PM ET Liverpool followed up their historic 7-0 win over Manchester United with a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth — classic Liverpool — while Borussia Dortmund‘s title hopes took a hit and Kai Havertz came up big for a Chelsea side in need of heroes. ESPN correspondents Mark Ogden, Rob Dawson, Julien Laurens, Sam Marsden,