Soccer

5:50 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — For nearly 70 minutes, Atletico Madrid put on a Diego Simeone masterclass at the Etihad Stadium. And then Phil Foden came on. The 21-year-old England midfielder was introduced in the 68th minute and less than 90 seconds later Manchester City were 1-0 in front and on their

11:27 AM ET The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday the Football Union of Russia (FUR) had withdrawn its appeal against football’s world governing body FIFA as well as the Polish, Swedish and Czech Republic Football Associations. FIFA and European governing body UEFA decided together that all Russian teams, whether national or

4:30 AM ET It says something remarkable that despite Pedri scoring an outrageously luscious winner against Sevilla and his coach, Xavi Hernandez, drenching the 19-year-old with adoring superlatives after the final whistle, Ousmane Dembele was, by a huge distance, Barcelona‘s man of the match on Sunday night. Bluntly put, the controversial, often difficult to comprehend

4:19 PM ET At the top of the charts, LAFC and the Philadelphia Union just keep rolling. Further down the order, though, there’s chaos. After setting an MLS record in 2021 for most points in a season, the New England Revolution have followed up their Supporters’ Shield-winning campaign by stumbling out of the gates to

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7:00 AM ET If Marcus Rashford ever needed his deteriorating situation with Manchester United and England to be put into sharp focus, he surely got that in the space of 24 hours this weekend. On Friday, the 24-year-old saw England’s route to World Cup glory in Qatar mapped out following the draw which gave Gareth

6:08 PM ET What a weekend! With Premier League title chasers Liverpool and Man City winning, Man United were again left frustrated in their chase for fourth place. Elsewhere, Real Madrid rebounded from their Clasico defeat to stay in charge of LaLiga’s title race, though Pedri‘s brilliant goal pushed Barcelona into second. There was also

11:12 AM ET The Ricketts family have outlined a list of promises should they win the bid to buy Chelsea, saying they would never allow the Premier League club to participate in a European Super League while also exploring the option of redeveloping Stamford Bridge. The Ricketts, who own the Chicago Cubs, have been included

12:55 PM ET LONDON, England — In the space of 10 minutes, Chelsea went from being in the familiar position of a goal to the good at home, to wondering if their season is going to unravel. Antonio Rudiger‘s wondergoal at the start of the second half brought relief at Stamford Bridge, but it was

3:55 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — If Erik ten Hag or Mauricio Pochettino want to know how big a job it will be to turn Manchester United around, they need only watch a replay of the 1-1 draw with Leicester City. For the Old Trafford club, this has become a season drifting towards

11:53 AM ET Manchester City responded to momentarily losing top spot in the Premier League by returning to the summit courtesy of a 2-0 win at Burnley. Liverpool cranked up the pressure on City with a 2-0 win over Watford in Saturday’s early kickoff but City took just five minutes to find their stride at

3:44 PM ET Gabriele Marcotti Mark Ogden Get ready for some heavyweight clashes, a renewal of old rivalries and the chance for some teams to avenge bitter defeats after the draw for Qatar 2022 offered some box office match-ups in the group stage of this year’s World Cup. The leading nations can now plot their

5:49 PM ET As World Cup draws go, the United States men’s national team didn’t get the toughest assignment for the 2022 World Cup, but it’s also far from easy. The U.S. finds itself in Group B with England, Iran and the winner of the playoff in UEFA that still involves Wales taking on the

11:55 AM ET Follow the draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup live with ESPN, starting with all the build-up before the ceremony itself begins at 4 p.m. GMT, midday ET. LIVE BLOG NB: Please refresh the page to get the latest updates….. 11.52 ET / 15.52 GMT: Looking at possible draws…. how about a

5:00 AM ET Bruno Fernandes has signed a contract extension until 2026 at Manchester United, the club have confirmed. The deal includes the option of extending it a further year to 2027. The Portugal international, who scored twice to seal his club’s passage to the World Cup in midweek, will be among United’s top earners

1:13 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — For Qatar, the World Cup draw Friday is the bell signaling the last lap of a race that began more than two decades ago. That’s when the Gulf state — poor in square miles, population and (back then) name recognition, but rich in per capita GDP and ambition —

5:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer BARCELONA, Spain — This time, the Queen bowed before them. An image of Barcelona‘s Alexia Putellas stands 50 feet tall on the outside of Camp Nou; now the actual thing stood even taller right there, before them, on the inside of Camp Nou. Ballon d’Or winner, the world’s best

4:00 AM ET SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A raucous, celebratory atmosphere inside the Costa Rica National Stadium dictated the mood. Los Ticos had just finished off a 2-0 win to remain undefeated all time against the United States men’s national soccer team in San Jose. There were even fireworks, despite the fact the home