Soccer

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerSep 22, 2023, 06:37 AM ET As a former Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has expressed his sympathies toward with Erik ten Hag as the Dutchman continues to oversee a particularly rocky start to the 2023-24 season. United have lost three of their opening five Premier League games — their

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 21, 2023, 11:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Julie Ertz gives a thumbs-up as she exits the field for the final time as a USWNT player before her retirement. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images On the occasion of her final game in a

Harry Kane believes he has only just reached half-time. It might appear a slightly dismissive, almost self-deprecating assessment of a career that’s already seem him excel at Tottenham, become England‘s captain and all-time record goal scorer and join Bayern Munich for €100 million ($110m) as their new talismanic No. 9 this summer. But Kane judges

Sep 21, 2023, 03:58 AM ET The 2023-24 Champions League group stage is underway and Matchday 1 is wrapped up as Manchester City kick off their title defence, while Arsenal, Barcelona and Newcastle United return to the competition. After a thrilling first round of games, we asked our writers Gab Marcotti, Mark Ogden and Julien

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 20, 2023, 06:38 PM ET MUNICH — It says everything about Manchester United‘s current state that Bayern Munich didn’t play particularly well in their opening Champions League group game on Wednesday, but the Bavarians still scored four goals, could have scored more, and won far more comfortably than the 4-3 score suggested.

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerSep 20, 2023, 07:00 AM ET On the night he made his competition debut, goalkeeper Ivan Provedel ensured his own UEFA Champions League immortality after emerging as Lazio‘s unlikely saviour against Atletico Madrid. Rather than making a last-gasp save or parrying a pivotal penalty, Provedel made his mark at the other

Sep 20, 2023, 05:45 AM ET Champions League soccer is back! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Wednesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Arsenal make their Champions League return and Manchester United kick off against Bayern Munich.

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