Soccer

12:12 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Maguire is stuck in a tough position: indispensable for England, but a bench player for Man United. What should he do from here? Michael Regan – The FA/The FA via Getty Images After playing every minute of England‘s two Euro qualifiers during the international break, Harry Maguire will face a familiar

11:16 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are planning to step up contract talks with Marcus Rashford before the end of the season, sources have told ESPN. United triggered a one-year option in Rashford’s contract in December which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2024 but the club are keen to agree a long-term

7:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The world’s best male players are getting younger, but is it finally time to crown successors to the legendary Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? For the fifth straight year (read 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 here), ESPN brings you our list of the game’s next top young stars aged 21

4:13 PM ET In its first competitive matches since the World Cup, the United States men’s national team beat Grenada (7-1) and El Salvador (1-0) to advance to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Nations League in June in Las Vegas. Given the sizable talent discrepancy in both matches, two wins was the overwhelming expectation, but

5:14 PM ET (adds details, quotes) GLASGOW, Scotland, March 28 (Reuters) – Scotland’s Scott McTominay grabbed another brace of goals as they stunned a much-changed Spain side to earn a deserved 2-0 victory in their Euro 2024 qualifier at Hampden Park on Tuesday and maintain their perfect start to the campaign. The win was a

11:56 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. – United States men’s national team striker Ricardo Pepi says his career over the last eight months has been “a rollercoaster ride” but after a week in which he scored three goals for the national team, including the game-winner in a 1-0 win over El Salvador, he’s made “big statement”

9:52 PM ET ORLANDO — The United States men’s national team progressed to the CONCACAF Nations League finals, though it made hard work of defeating El Salvador 1-0. Ricardo Pepi scored the all-important goal just moments after coming on as a second half substitute, and with the U.S. proving resolute in defense, that was enough

2:45 PM ET The Marshall Islands have no soccer league and a population of roughly 60,000 people spread across five islands and 30 atolls. But they’re hard at work to bring the sport, and the global audience, home. Courtesy of Slovem Jacob/Marshall Islands Soccer Federation The motivation behind the mission to bring football to the Marshall

6:27 AM ET Daniel Levy has appointed 11 full-time managers at Tottenham Hotspur and fired every single one of them, with Antonio Conte the latest through the exit door after the club confirmed his inevitable departure on Sunday night. Conte is simply the latest high-profile coach to be the fall guy for the longest-serving chairman

5:31 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte is leaving the club by mutual consent following a postmatch rant on March 18 in which he criticised the club’s players, owner and winning mentality. In their statement, Tottenham said that Cristian Stellini would oversee the team in an interim role for the remainder of the season.

12:34 PM ET The January transfer window is closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Man United eye Ferguson, Hojlund Brighton teenager Evan Ferguson will

8:12 AM ET Adriana Garcia Lionel Messi has been honoured by the Argentina Football Association who have renamed the national team’s headquarters after him. Messi, who captained Argentina to as they lifted the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, has made 173 appearances for the Albiceleste since making his debut in 2005. – Stream on ESPN+:

6:00 AM ET Harry Kane has eclipsed Wayne Rooney to become England‘s all-time top goal scorer, but he is still battling to avoid the same fate as his predecessor. Rooney was among the first to congratulate the 29-year-old striker after his record-breaking 54th goal in Thursday’s 2-1 win over Italy, a moment that has been

12:30 PM ET It’s been almost two months since the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that Earnie Stewart and Brian McBride were resigning their positions as sporting director and men’s team general manager, respectively. The consulting firm Sportsology was brought in to lead the search and analyze the structure of the USSF’s sporting department. And since

6:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani has submitted an improved bid to buy Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. The Qatari banker was due to make his second offer ahead of Raine Group’s 9 p.m. UK deadline on Wednesday before all bidders were given additional time. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,

10:00 AM ET Qualify for 2022, make a run in 2026. I feel like I wrote that many times regarding the United States men’s national team during the previous World Cup qualification process. With more major-club talent and more youth than ever, the U.S. seemed in a position to maintain the same roster core over

6:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Luis de la Fuente took over from Luis Enrique as Spain manager in December. Oscar J. Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images “I don’t drink, so I was perfectly sober,” Spain boss Luis de la Fuente insisted, and everybody laughed. It was a pretty funny thing for an international coach to say;

5:54 PM ET Bayern Munich have sacked manager Julian Nagelsmann, according to multiple reports. The news was first reported by Fabrizio Romano, who added that Bayern are set to bring in former Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel as his replacement. The Bundesliga giants hired Nagelsmann away from RB Leipzig in April of 2021 to replace the