Football

12:18 PM ET Adriana Garcia Kylian Mbappe‘s mother, Fayza Lamari, said her son is in talks to sign a new deal with Paris Saint-Germain following a summer of intense interest from Real Madrid. Mbappe, 22, can sign for a new club on Jan. 1, as he will be a free agent next summer, and Madrid

5:36 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — United States men’s national team midfielder Weston McKennie will return to the starting lineup Thursday as World Cup qualifying resumes against Jamaica, coach Gregg Berhalter announced Wednesday. The news comes a month after McKennie was suspended and sent back to his club team, Juventus, after committing multiple violations of

5:30 PM ET Abraham has returned to the England squad after his stellar play at Roma this season. Photo by Rui Vieira/PA Images via Getty Images Tammy Abraham vowed to become one of the best strikers in the world and revealed how Jose Mourinho convinced him not to take the “easy option” of staying at Chelsea

8:07 AM ET Ricardo Pepi, 18, chose to represent the U.S. over Mexico in August. He became an instant USMNT hero weeks later when he scored one goal and set up two more to help his team to a 4-1 win over Honduras. Brent Humphreys for ESPN IN THE TUNNEL of Toyota Stadium, Ricardo Pepi poses

11:26 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. It wasn’t that long ago that the Portland Timbers were on the outside looking in at the

9:54 AM ET Former National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Lisa Baird has resigned from her position on the U.S. Soccer board of directors, sources have told ESPN. Baird resigned as commissioner of the league on Friday after a report in The Athletic that detailed allegations of sexual coercion and emotional abuse by former North Carolina

7:39 AM ET Kylian Mbappe has said that he informed Paris Saint-Germain of his desire to leave the club in July and rejects the claim that he told them about his decision at the end of the transfer window. The France international was linked with a move to Real Madrid after PSG sporting director Leonardo

2:11 PM ET The owner of the Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League on Monday said he regrets not being transparent after cutting ties with then-coach Paul Riley back in 2015. The North Carolina Courage last week fired Riley amid allegations spanning over a decade of sexual coercion and inappropriate comments about players’

6:22 PM ET Major League Soccer rivals LA Galaxy and LAFC said they are investigating incidents of fan violence following their 1-1 draw on Sunday at Dignity Health Sports Park. Footage on social media shows fans pushing and fighting as they exit the home stadium of the Galaxy after Sunday’s result. According to TMZ Sports,

10:51 AM ET Associated Press After playing one game for the United States, defender Julian Araujo has been cleared to change his national eligibility to Mexico, FIFA said on Monday. The 20-year-old LA Galaxy defender made his debut for the U.S. last December, starting at right back in a 6-0 win over El Salvador. –

5:42 AM ET Manchester City will submit a report to Liverpool today detailing allegations that a member of Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff was spat at by a supporter during Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Anfield, sources have told ESPN. Sources have said that City have video footage of a man suspected of spitting at the member

3:59 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he can get the best out of Manchester United‘s superstar squad despite Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Everton meaning United have won just two of their last six games and only one during a run of four straight fixtures at Old Trafford. Solskjaer saw his squad strengthened

6:30 PM ET The stellar play of Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku hasn’t gone unnoticed at Europe’s top clubs. Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all

11:55 AM ET What a weekend! It feels like we say this every weekend, but it was especially true here. Liverpool and Manchester City put on a show, Atletico Madrid (in particular Luis Suarez) made a statement vs. Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo made a scene after Manchester United‘s frustrating home draw vs. Everton. Elsewhere, Bayern

4:43 AM ET It’s still too early to talk about title-deciding games, after all it’s not even October, but Saturday’s Premier League clash between Chelsea and Manchester City is significant in terms of who sets the early pace. Chelsea are off to a red-hot start, winning four and drawing once in their first five games,

5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he has spoken to his players about their tendency to start games slowly and joked that he has written to the Premier League to ask to kick-off matches a goal down. Solskjaer rapped his team for their slow start in the 1-0 defeat

5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are missing a goalscoring “weapon” after missing out on Harry Kane. While Manchester United signed Cristiano Ronaldo and Chelsea landed Romelu Lukaku during the summer transfer window, Kane remained at Tottenham Hotspur rather than moving to the Etihad Stadium. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS,

5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp has said he is concerned about Liverpool‘s fixture schedule after the international break next month. Liverpool face a trip to Watford on Oct. 16 but could be without a number of players who might need to quarantine on returning from international duty. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on