Soccer

12:14 PM ET Another weekend of European club soccer is in the books, and with it, plenty to talk about! There was Serie A drama between AS Roma and Juventus, LaLiga intrigue as Valencia complained about Real Madrid‘s (well-earned) 4-1 win, and FA Cup magic galore as Arsenal lost to a lower-league opponent. (Tottenham, Liverpool

4:01 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — The FA Cup was Mikel Arteta’s making as a manager. Now he has to prove it doesn’t matter. Arsenal‘s abject 1-0 third-round exit to Nottingham Forest on Sunday was precisely the sort of performance he had hoped to consign to history, riddled with indifference and lacking the focus their

5:10 PM ET Dani Alves made history as Barcelona’s oldest-ever player when he started, and contributed in Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Granada. Fran Santiago/Getty Images Despite the Premier League taking a break, the European soccer weekend was far from boring, with talking points galore from the FA Cup third round, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and

12:11 PM ET Arsenal have been drawn against holders Leicester City in the FA Cup fourth round, should they beat Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Sunday. (stream select games on ESPN+ in the U.S.). Meanwhile, Manchester United will face Middlesbrough if Ralf Rangnick’s side can find a way past Aston Villa in their third-round

9:38 PM ET Paraguay youth international Sebastian Ferreira is nearing a move to Houston. CARLA CARNIEL / POOL / AFP The Houston Dynamo are closing in on a deal for Libertad and Paraguay youth international striker Carlos Sebastian Ferreira Vidal, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Telemundo’s Roberto Rojas was among the first to report the news.

12:43 PM ET Newcastle United suffered a humiliating 1-0 home defeat by third-tier Cambridge United on a day of FA Cup shocks in the third round (stream all games LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S.) Premier League strugglers Newcastle flexed their new financial muscle by signing England full-back Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid on Friday

9:05 AM ET Lorenzo Insigne will join Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. Matteo Ciambelli/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Toronto FC will sign Lorenzo Insigne from Serie A side Napoli in the summer, the Major League Soccer club said on Saturday. Insigne has signed a four-year deal and will be added to the squad’s roster as

4:56 AM ET The FA Cup third round begins on Friday with Swindon Town hosting Manchester City — (stream all games LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S.) — and as England‘s biggest teams enter the competition, it means we’ll get a good look at the next generation of young stars set to break through. The

9:46 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has said there are “unhappy” players at Manchester United but has urged the squad to be professional as they look to bounce back from the demoralising defeat to Wolves. Rangnick said the bloated squad he inherited from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has led to some players being left out

8:30 AM ET In footballing terms, Kylian Mbappe is a phenomenon. The same goes for Robert Lewandowski. Thomas Delaney stands a chance of helping Sevilla to their first LaLiga title since 1946 while his Denmark teammate, Simon Kjaer, deservedly received a special commendation at this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony. A young French World Cup winner,

3:12 AM ET Associated Press Midfielder Sebastian Lletget, defender Miles Robinson, forward Paul Arriola and goalkeeper Sean Johnson are rejoining the USMNT for a 19-man training camp ahead of the next World Cup qualifiers. The four were given time off after the Major League Soccer season and missed last month’s exhibition against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

1:42 PM ET Caitlin Murray FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, insist that their brewing plan for a biennial World Cup will be a good thing for soccer. The problem is that when they say that, they seem to be talking about the men’s side of the sport. As usual with FIFA, the women’s game

9:30 AM ET When the elevator doors slide open on the third floor of Manchester United‘s offices in London’s exclusive Mayfair district, you’re immediately greeted by full-size replicas of the Premier League and Champions League trophies. For the past eight-and-a-half years, Ed Woodward has had to walk past them, tormented by their presence, every time

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