Soccer

10:00 AM ET Jeff Kassouf Megan Rapinoe is aware of the elephant in the room. She turns 37 soon and she has started only one game for OL Reign this season in the National Women’s Soccer League season due to injuries. Still, U.S. women’s national team head coach Vlatko Andonovski selected her for the 23-player

3:00 AM ET The transfer window for the English Premier League and French Ligue 1 is already open, but the rest of Europe is springing into life on July 1 when some of the big deals already agreed will go through officially. ESPN’s writers have everything you need to know about the top teams’ hopes

6:00 AM ET In June 2016, Sadio Mane became the most expensive African player in history at the time when he moved to Liverpool for £34 million from Southampton. The Senegal international forward had impressed new Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp with 25 goals in 75 games for Saints and quickly became a key player at

9:35 AM ET At a training session last month in Kansas City for an away game against the KC Current, Racing Louisville goalkeeper Jordyn Bloomer was injured when one of the goals she was standing in front of reportedly fell over and hit her in the leg. Kim Björkegren, Racing Louisville’s frustrated head coach, complained

10:01 AM ET Associated Press The United States will play Japan and Saudi Arabia in its last two World Cup warmups. The 15th-ranked Americans will play No. 23 Japan in an exhibition on Sept. 23 at a European site that is yet to be announced, the U.S. Soccer Federation said on Tuesday. – Stream ESPN

4:46 PM ET Ryan Giggs confirmed on Monday that he has resigned as coach of the Wales national team. The former Manchester United winger is awaiting trial after being charged with controlling and coercive behaviour and assault against his ex-girlfriend and her sister. Giggs has pleaded not guilty to all charges and remains on bail.

6:06 PM ET Austin Lindberg Dan Hajducky Close ESPN Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. The Seattle Sounders received adulation from across Major League Soccer when they defeated Pumas to win

3:54 AM ET It seems incredible, but the story is already over. Eighteen months after his arrival at Paris Saint-Germain as a very ambitious manager, and fully 20 years after serving as club captain, Mauricio Pochettino’s second spell in Paris has come to an end. ESPN sources revealed last week that he is to be

7:21 AM ET Liverpool have signed defender Calvin Ramsay from Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen, the Premier League club said on Sunday. British media reported that Liverpool paid Aberdeen £4.5 million ($5.50M) plus add-ons for the 18-year-old. – Notebook: Barca missed out on Liverpool’s Nunez– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access Ramsay recorded nine assists in

12:00 PM ET SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — When United States midfielder Tyler Adams arrived just late to a ball in the second half of Tuesday’s CONCACAF Nations League match against El Salvador, the game had already descended into chaos. Just earlier, American winger Paul Arriola had been sent off following a questionable slide tackle

5:30 AM ET Jorge Señorans When the spotlight flashed on his face, his trembling hand finally signing the contract that will make him a Liverpool player until 2028, Darwin Nunez’s thoughts will likely have drifted back into his past. He will have remembered his childhood in El Pirata, a humble working-class neighborhood in Artigas, in

5:31 PM ET Cristian Arango‘s 79th-minute equalizer allowed LAFC to escape with a point in a 1-1 road draw against the Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday. After threatening on several occasions, LAFC finally broke through with a goal as Arango received a deflected pass in the box and his header snuck inside the post and

5:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Three years after being relegated from LaLiga, Cristhian Stuani and Girona are on the verge of a return to Spain’s top flight. Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images “The thorn that relegation left in my side can only be removed by promotion,” Cristhian Stuani said, and so here he is again.

6:29 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said he is firmly committed to having a special tribute to Lionel Messi as the forward deserves “eternal recognition” for his contribution to the club. Laporta’s relationship with Messi deteriorated after Barcelona announced last summer that due to financial problems Messi would not return, a

6:30 PM ET Adam Brown The summer transfer window is approaching, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Cristiano Ronaldo exploring options for Man United exit Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to find

12:06 PM ET Bayern Munich have reached an agreement to sign Sadio Mane from Liverpool to end his six-year spell at Anfield, sources have told ESPN. The Senegal international’s future at Liverpool had been in serious doubt since forward Darwin Nunez joined the Premier League side from Benfica in a club-record €100 million deal. –

3:30 AM ET Chelsea want Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski to replace Romelu Lukaku — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Why Barcelona missed out on signing Darwin Nunez to Liverpool. Jump to: Barcelona missed out on Darwin | FA stunned by Southgate backlash | Athletic target Pochettino Lukaku out, Lewandowski in? Chelsea head

6:00 PM ET The U.S., Canada and Mexico were awarded the 2026 World Cup back in 2018. On Thursday, the 16 host cities were revealed by FIFA in New York City. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images After months of anticipation and years of preparation, we finally have our 16 host cities and venues for the 2026 World Cup,