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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has admitted that a move to MLS when he decides to leave the Spanish and European champions is “a possibility.” Right-back Carvajal, 32, had one of the best seasons of his career in 2023-24, helping Madrid win

Lizzy Becherano Sep 3, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States defender Tim Ream said players have not been made aware of the impending appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as the team’s new head coach. “We know as much as everybody else,” Ream said, speaking at a news conference on Tuesday. “We were updated

The summer 2024 transfer window closed on Friday, and one thing is evident in the Premier League. Spending — as in net spending, which is the amount taken in when transferring players out, minus the amount shelled out to acquire new players — is down. Way down. Like, Mariana Trench down. According to Transfermarkt, Premier

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 3, 2024, 06:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona forward Raphinha has said working with a psychologist is essential for anyone navigating a career as a professional footballer and not let the sport “destroy you.” Raphinha, 27, has started the season in fine form, scoring a hat trick in Saturday’s

Lizzy Becherano Sep 2, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Luis Suárez announced his retirement from the Uruguay national team in a news conference on Monday, saying he will step away from international duty after his team’s World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Friday. The former Liverpool and Barcelona star, who is now playing

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCSep 2, 2024, 10:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The final weekend of European club action before the international break didn’t disappoint, with talking points galore across the top leagues. In the Premier League, Liverpool humbled Man United at Old Trafford in front of United’s new midfielder. In LaLiga, Barcelona

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 1, 2024, 03:36 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic, AS Monaco forward Folarin Balogun and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni Reyna headline the 24-player United States roster that will play a pair of upcoming

Sep 1, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have grown accustomed to disappointment, but so lopsided was their 3-0 defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday that the question must now be asked whether their fiercest rivals are, in fact, the closest competition to that seemingly unbeatable outfit across town: Manchester

Sep 1, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Arne Slot extended his 100% winning start as Liverpool manager with a 3-0 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, putting manager Erik ten Hag under renewed pressure at the club. Two first-half goals from Luis Díaz — Trent Alexander-Arnold also

ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said he had a “bitter” feeling after the German champions saw their impressive unbeaten run in the Bundesliga end with a 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig on Saturday. Under Alonso, Leverkusen have made crucial late goals a speciality.

Aug 31, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham continued their positive start to League 1 with a 2-0 victory away to Peterborough on Saturday that left them joint-top with Stockport and Birmingham City after four matches. A pair of first-half goals from Jack Marriott and Max Cleworth helped the side to a comfortable

Open Extended Reactions The fretting over Arsenal‘s squad depth was supposed to end when the Premier League‘s summer transfer window closed on Friday. Raheem Sterling‘s last-gasp arrival on loan from Chelsea had many Gunners supporters pitching up at Emirates Stadium on Saturday enthused by the options manager Mikel Arteta has at his disposal. Yet they

Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have signed Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling on loan for the rest of the season, the clubs confirmed Friday. Sterling has three years remaining on his current contract at Chelsea but had been deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge. After previously being linked with Man United, Sterling completed his move to

Aug 30, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For Europe’s biggest clubs and leagues, the time for transfers in 2024 has come and gone. The transfer window closed at 11 p.m. BST (6 p.m. ET) in England and Spain, an hour earlier in France and even earlier in Italy and Germany. It remains open

Aug 30, 2024, 11:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It isn’t often that players are eager to call out their worst coaches, but Ángel Di María doesn’t appear to have that problem. Speaking ESPN Argentina, the 36-year-old Benfica and Argentina midfielder singled out his one season at Manchester United under Louis van Gaal, tacking on

Aug 30, 2024, 06:00 PM ET The 2024 summer transfer window will close on Aug. 30 across Europe (at 11 p.m. BST / 6 p.m. ET for the Premier League; find out when the rest of the leagues shut here), and there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk

Aug 29, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have been drawn to face Real Madrid as part of the Champions League’s revamped 36-team league format, while Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick will return to Germany to face his former employers Bayern Munich. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Bayern will face Barça in the competition

Aug 29, 2024, 12:00 PM ET The UEFA Champions League is back for 2024-25! This season’s edition is the first in a new format that will include 36 teams in the group stage. Follow along as we bring you live updates, analysis and highlights from the draw taking place in Monaco. There will be plenty