Soccer

Caitlin Murray, ESPNOct 4, 2023, 10:18 AM ET Close Caitlin Murray is a general editor for ESPN.com. She has reported on and written about soccer for The New York Times, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, the Associated Press, and others. She authored a book about the history of the U.S. women’s national team called

Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 04:30 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo was alleged to have raped a woman in Las Vegas in 2009. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images A U.S. appeals court plans to hear Wednesday from lawyers trying to revive a woman’s bid to force Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions more than the $375,000 in hush money

Liam Wheeler Oct 3, 2023, 05:17 PM ET Onana, left, and Hojlund, right, were the worst and best performers on a chastening Champions League night for Man United. Michael Regan/Getty Images Manchester United‘s woes continued as the Red Devils were beaten 3-2 by Galatasaray in the Champions League, on a miserable night in the Manchester rain

Graham Hunter, Spain writerOct 3, 2023, 11:44 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Most of you will have forgotten, or perhaps never knew, that at the tender age of 22, Takefusa Kubo is already with the eighth club of

Connor O’Halloran Oct 2, 2023, 07:01 PM ET LONDON — There was a point on Monday, as a Dominos pizza truck parked up next to Craven Cottage in the build-up to the game, when it became clear Chelsea‘s woeful form in front of goal was beginning to transform from a persistent narrative to a point

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2023, 02:10 PM ET Al-Ittihad’s Asian Champions League match with Iran’s Sepahan was called off on Monday after the Saudi team refused to leave their dressing room due to a statue of an assassinated Iranian general being placed at the entrance to the pitch. The game was postponed by officials

A football team is only as good as its goal scorers, and for Manchester United that usually means their fortunes are directly linked to the form of Marcus Rashford. Right now, that’s not good news at Old Trafford. United are enduring their worst start to a season since 1989-90, having lost four of their first

Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions have affected

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 1, 2023, 08:13 AM ET MANCHESTER, England — Several teams have got the better of Manchester United already this season, and it’s easy to see why. Tottenham Hotspur are revitalised under Ange Postecoglou, Arsenal are genuine title challengers, Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton & Hove Albion are one of the most well-coached teams

Oct 1, 2023, 11:52 AM ET Victor Osimhen has said his love for Napoli is “unwavering” after his agent said the player “reserves the right to take legal action” against the club after a video was posted and then deleted from the Serie A side’s official TikTok account on Tuesday. Osimhen deleted almost all pictures

Sep 30, 2023, 06:23 PM ET Saturday produced enough talking points across European soccer to solve the energy crisis, as both Manchester United and Manchester City lost, Tottenham overcame Liverpool in controversial fashion, and Real Madrid thumped Cinderella story Girona to take top spot in LaLiga. Elsewhere, Bayern Munich fought back for a valuable point

LONDON — Jurgen Klopp has spent recent years talking about Liverpool‘s “mentality monsters,” but Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham are emerging as the Reds’ rival for the billing as the team with the greatest fighting spirit in the Premier League. Make no mistake: Liverpool still possess the formidable never-say-die attitude that has seen the team win every

Manchester United slumped to their fourth defeat of the Premier League season as an early Joachim Anderson strike earned Crystal Palace a 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Saturday. Having tasted defeat in their previous home league match, against Brighton, the below-par hosts again found themselves behind in the 25th minute as Anderson arrowed into the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 29, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Erik ten Hag has admitted Lisandro Martínez played when he “was not 100% fit” before the Manchester United defender suffered a recurrence of the foot injury which cut short last season. Martinez missed the end of last season after fracturing a bone in his right foot in

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 29, 2023, 12:54 PM ET Sevilla‘s directors will boycott Friday’s LaLiga match against Barcelona on Friday after the Catalan club were charged with suspected bribery. The charges relate to payments worth more than €7 million ($7.3m) made to companies linked to the former vice president of the refereeing committee, José

Constantin Eckner Sep 29, 2023, 09:49 AM ET KIRCHHEIM BEI MÜNCHEN, Germany — Cast your mind back to 2016, when two young footballers became best friends playing for England‘s U15s. They’d grow closer as they represented the country’s U16s, U17s and U21s together. Now, they’re taking the sport by storm. While Jude Bellingham has had

Sep 28, 2023, 09:54 AM ET Sports investment firm Dynasty Equity has bought a minority stake in Premier League club Liverpool, owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) said on Thursday. Financial details were not disclosed but British media reported the minority stake was sold for between $100 million to $200m. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,

Cesar Hernandez Sep 28, 2023, 11:08 AM ET Things just aren’t the same when you can’t rely on arguably the greatest soccer player of all time. With Argentine superstar and World Cup-winner Lionel Messi left off the gameday roster due to a muscle injury, Inter Miami slumped to a 2-1 home loss against the Houston