Soccer

6:49 PM ET LONDON — Chelsea managers often succumb to the club’s internal politics, but after a challenging week on and off the pitch, it is difficult to imagine Thomas Tuchel emerging from the past week with more credit than this. The only disappointing aspect of Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur is that their

2:59 PM ET Caitlin Murray U.S. women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe blasted former U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro for his “caveman levels of misogyny” as he confirmed plans to run again for the post he resigned from in disgrace two years ago. Cordeiro was elected president of U.S. Soccer in 2018 but resigned barely

3:48 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer “We’re back!” Joan Laporta was in a bullish mood, which is the mood he’s in most days, but especially on days like this. It was the first day of the rest of their lives, a sunny morning in the city. Up in the stands at the Camp Nou were

2:57 PM ET Former U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro is considering a run to reclaim his old position, multiple federation sources have told ESPN, with one source saying Cordeiro has made up his mind and has shared plans to run with others privately. According to the sources, Cordeiro has received multiple nominations from the

9:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen On Monday, FC Dallas 18-year-old striker Ricardo Pepi joined German Bundesliga side FC Augsburg for around €17 million ($20 million) to become the most expensive homegrown player in the history of MLS. 2 Related Pepi had an incredible 2021 with 13 goals in 31 league appearances for Dallas and (after

8:33 AM ET There are two ways that a manager can impress the players when he walks into a new dressing room for the first time, but Ralf Rangnick is failing on both fronts as he grapples with the challenges as interim boss at Manchester United. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup,

2:43 AM ET Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has questioned the togetherness and commitment of Ralf Rangnick’s squad after Monday’s 1-0 home defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers, the latest setback in their troubled season. “We have to put more pressure on them, we have to have intensity. Us players, we have been here a long time,

4:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — It says everything about Manchester United‘s opening game of 2022 that Phil Jones returned for his first appearance in 708 days and was, by some distance, their best player. It’s no disrespect to Jones, without a game since January 2020 as he battled back from a serious

4:00 AM ET Chelsea broke their transfer record in August to sign Romelu Lukaku in the expectation he would fire them to the Premier League title. Yet in the first week of January, the Blues find themselves 10 points behind leaders Manchester City and with their €115 million acquisition facing a decidedly uncertain future. Head

2:44 PM ET LONDON — Manchester City have shown themselves to be in a league of their own, so the Premier League should be thankful that Chelsea and Liverpool are still able to keep us all entertained. Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge helped neither team and only consolidated City’s vice-like grip on top spot,

1:24 PM ET Chelsea and Liverpool were both dealt a significant blow in the Premier League title race as they played out a thrilling and breathless 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge, a result that leaves leaders Manchester City 10 points clear. In a meeting between second and third that was billed as crucial in the

9:31 AM ET First is first and second is nowhere, as the saying goes, so Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp fill need to find a way to motivate their Chelsea and Liverpool players ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. Unless Manchester City suffer an unprecedented collapse in the title race over the

4:30 PM ET Just as was the case 12 months ago, soccer exists amid mankind’s fight against an enemy few could imagine would ever become real. But there is hope… Most are a little better off than at this time last year and, if there is some light to have come out of the darkness,

11:30 AM ET Arsenal looked on course for a first Premier League win over Manchester City in six years before two wild second-half minutes turned the game on its head. IAN KINGTON/IKIMAGES/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The good news for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is that a game many felt would be a landslide, a

Son Heung-Min evita servicio militar compulsorio tras ganar oro en los Juegos Asiáticos con Corea del Sur, venciendo a Japón 2-1 en la final. Solo con oro en este torneo, o ganando una medalla olímpica, un futbolista coreano se salva del servicio militar. Es el 5to oro de los coreanos en fútbol de Juegos Asiáticos,

4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen In April, I looked at the next generation of male football stars — the top talents, aged 21 or under, who have shown the promise and ability to become the next household names. While the 39 players on that list were already reasonably established at their clubs, there are also

9:25 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Here’s a little game everyone can play, which is ironic really, because it’s the games not everyone can play that brings it to mind. Of all the managers at Spain‘s first division LaLiga clubs, who do you think is currently the best player? If you stuck them in their

4:00 AM ET Real Madrid want to pair Kylian Mbappe with Erling Haaland in a forward line that would be the envy of world football — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Arsenal have plans to replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Jump to: Arsenal’s list of Auba replacements | City goodwill towards Barca in Torres deal