Soccer

Sep 19, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Champions League soccer is back! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Tuesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Newcastle make their Champions League return and Manchester City kick off their title defense.

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 19, 2023, 11:35 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Megan Rapinoe’s celebration against France in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Women’s World Cup is illustrative of her enduring legacy. Elsa/Getty Images The picture — like the player — has become iconic. It’s

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 19, 2023, 05:05 AM ET The UK television broadcaster of Manchester United‘s trip to Bayern Munich in the Champions League this week billed the match as a clash between “two of the biggest teams in the world” in their advertising push, but Erik ten Hag and his players will arrive in southern

Graham Hunter, Spain writerSep 18, 2023, 03:53 PM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Xavi and Van Bommel clashed in the 2010 World Cup final, but they also had a fair share of disagreements when they were Barcelona teammates. One

Inter were sensational against their biggest rivals, Milan, scoring five times and showing that they have gelled nicely following a summer of transfer business. Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images The international break ended last week and European club soccer returned in style this weekend, with several big wins and shocking results to discuss. The first Milan derby of

Erik ten Hag has shown himself to be the tough-guy manager that Manchester United needed when he was hired to take charge at the end of their dismal 2022-23 season. But the former Ajax coach is in danger of seeing the football side of his job unravel at Old Trafford. The 53-year-old said last Friday

Sep 17, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Mason Greenwood made his return to football after coming off the bench for his debut with new club Getafe on Sunday. The striker, who moved to the LaLiga club on loan from Manchester United, made his substitute appearance in the second half as Getafe edged Osasuna in a 3-2

Sep 17, 2023, 07:27 AM ET Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom has hit out at the “appalling” level of referees in the Premier League after his side suffered a stoppage-time defeat at Tottenham on Saturday. The Premier League newboys were on course for their first win of the season through Gustavo Hamer‘s goal but Spurs

Sep 16, 2023, 06:00 PM ET It’s another busy weekend in European club football as the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A all have tasty match-ups on the menu. The weekend started with Paris Saint-Germain getting upset by Nice while Bayern Munich battled Leverkusen to a draw. Meanwhile, Saturday had its own

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 16, 2023, 02:11 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has attempted to brush off the boos which greeted his decision to substitute Rasmus Højlund during the 3-1 defeat to Brighton. A disastrous day for Ten Hag was made worse when his decision to replace Højlund with Anthony

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 16, 2023, 01:53 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — After an international break filled with controversy and club statements, Manchester United got an opportunity to let their football do the talking. Rather than taking a positive step forward to help steady the ship, Erik ten Hag and his team were plunged further into

Sep 16, 2023, 07:25 AM ET Gareth Bale‘s love for golf has been well-documented and the former Real Madrid and Wales forward has swapped the pitch for the green after becoming a playable character in the PGA Tour 2K23 video game. Bale, 34, made his PGA Tour debut at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February

ESPN News Services Sep 15, 2023, 12:06 PM ET Inter Miami CF star Lionel Messi didn’t travel with the team for Saturday’s road game against Atlanta United FC, a source told ESPN Argentina. Messi uncharacteristically left Argentina‘s World Cup qualifying win last week over Ecuador before the final whistle, and although he did make Wednesday’s

Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 01:18 PM ET The U.S. Soccer Federation is planning to build a national training center in Atlanta with financial support from Arthur Blank. The USSF announced plans for the training center on Friday. Blank, who owns the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and MLS’ Atlanta United, is contributing $50 million for the

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 15, 2023, 06:04 AM ET Spain‘s World Cup winning footballers will continue their boycott of the national team despite the resignation of Luis Rubiales and dismissal of Jorge Vilda, according to Associated Press and EFE. The squad for UEFA Nations League games against Sweden and Switzerland this month is due

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 14, 2023, 02:31 PM ET A player for Real Madrid’s reserve team Castilla, and three players for the club’s third team, Real Madrid C, have given evidence to Spanish police over “the sharing of a private video on WhatsApp,” the club has confirmed. Earlier on Thursday, Spanish newspaper El Confidencial

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2023, 11:43 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Gregg Berhalter is back as U.S. men’s national team boss, the September international window is over and next summer’s Copa America has come closer into focus. Unlike when Berhalter first took over at

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 14, 2023, 05:49 AM ET Alexia Putellas has said Spain‘s footballers are fighting for changes beyond just football as the fallout to Luis Rubiales’ behaviour after last month’s World Cup final continues. Rubiales resigned from his role as Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president earlier this week after multiple investigations were