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5:30 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The good vibes surrounding the United States men’s national team have evaporated following its 1-1 home draw with Canada, its second consecutive tie to start World Cup qualifying. Yes, there are 12 games left. It’s not time to panic just yet. But this result, combined with last Thursday’s 0-0

9:08 PM ET One of world football’s great moments, Brazil vs. Argentina, descended into pure farce in Sao Paulo on Sunday when the game was suspended after just four minutes after officials from Brazil’s health authority walked onto the field. The incident proves that the big problem hovering over these rounds of World Cup qualification

3:27 PM ET A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was halted just minutes after kickoff on Sunday after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of three Argentine players they say broke quarantine rules. Argentina walked off the pitch at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo after the officials entered the pitch to

5:32 PM ET Nine weeks after the final of the Copa America, Brazil and Argentina meet each other once more after the Albiceleste took home the continental crown. There is no title at stake this time. This is the eighth round of South America’s World Cup qualifiers. And the match is likely to have little

7:25 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tennessee – United States manager Gregg Berhalter said that the fitness of attacker Christian Pulisic will be evaluated later on Saturday, at which point a determination will be made as to his availability for Sunday’s World Cup qualifier against Canada. “He’s made some progress and we have to see if it’s

9:04 AM ET Romeo Beckham is following in the footsteps of his father. Photo by Alex Morton – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Romeo Beckham, son of global superstar and Inter Miami CF co-owner David Beckham, has signed with Fort Lauderdale CF, the sister club of Miami that competes in League One of the United Soccer League,

7:02 AM ET Arsenal have signed United States women’s national team forward Tobin Heath on a free transfer, the club have announced. The two-time World Cup winner played with Manchester United in the Women’s Super League during the 2020-21 season but saw her time in the league cut short after she sustained an ankle and

4:59 PM ET Manchester United got their FA Women’s Super League season off to a flying start with a 2-0 win over Reading thanks to a goal in each half from Kirsty Hanson and Ona Batlle. Hanson got the first goal of the season six minutes before the break as Ella Toone picked her out

Sep 2, 2021 With the All-Star break and Rivalry Week now in the rearview mirror, MLS will ramp up for the final stretch as all eyes are firmly on getting into the playoffs. As we turn our attention to MLS Cup and the playoff push, ESPN looks back at some of the notable players and

5:00 AM ET SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The United States men’s national team experienced precisely the kind of game against El Salvador that it expected, even if it wasn’t the result — or performance — it wanted. And while the U.S walked away with something in tying 0-0 with Los Cuscatlecos, one couldn’t help

11:58 PM ET The United States played out a hard-fought draw against El Salvador in its first match of the Octagonal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in San Salvador on Thursday night. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Tyler Adams wore the armband for the U.S., becoming the youngest player

3:30 PM ET Manchester United confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the No. 7 shirt after he re-joined the club from Juventus. The Old Trafford side announced Ronaldo had officially signed on Monday after posting confirmation of an agreement with the player to make the move the previous Friday. – How Man Utd persuaded Ronaldo to

10:15 AM ET The time to exorcise demons — or try to, at least — has finally arrived. Exactly 1,423 days after a loss to Trinidad & Tobago prevented the United States men’s national team from qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, qualification for the 2022 competition finally begins. The USA’s 14-game path to

6:05 PM ET FARO, Portugal — If anyone is still wondering whether Manchester United are getting a Cristiano Ronaldo whose best days are firmly behind him, just ask the shell-shocked Republic of Ireland players who thought they had denied him a goal-scoring world record in Estadio Algarve, only to see the Portugal captain smash it

1:04 PM ET United States men’s national team star Christian Pulisic did not travel with the team to El Salvador on Wednesday and will miss the Americans’ opening World Cup qualifier. Pulisic, the top American player, is recovering after testing positive for COVID-19. He has said he is fully vaccinated. – Stream ESPN FC Daily

4:30 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen This transfer window has been incredible. Given the challenges of the last 18 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis that has ensued as a result, nobody really thought anything would happen at all. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, the English Premier League led the way by spending

6:45 PM ET Despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost every major club in Europe made a big-money signing in the just-closed transfer window and there were plenty of records broken, with the Premier League leading the way with over £1.3 billion spent. While Real Madrid weren’t able to get a last-minute deal for

3:11 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid made a new offer worth €200 millon to Paris Saint-Germain for Kylian Mbappe but received no reply and are now resigned to putting their bid to land the star forward on hold, sources close to the LaLiga club have told ESPN. The transfer window in Spain