Football

Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNFeb 3, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome back to the ESPN FC Hot List, which each month highlights some of the most in-form talent aged 23 or under across Europe. Generally, young-but-established stars like Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland, Real Madrid‘s Jude Bellingham or Barcelona Gavi aren’t included — otherwise they’d

Ed Dove, Special to ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica The poor behaviour of journalists at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast has prompted the

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentFeb 2, 2024, 05:29 AM ET Xavi unexpectedly announced he would not continue as Barcelona manager after this season, citing the unique pressure around the club. So where do they go from here? David S.Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images On Saturday, the starting gun sounded on the search for the next Barcelona manager after another coach

Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 January transfer window did not reach the heights of the summer, or even the previous January, as clubs around Europe did little business. While England’s Premier League teams spent a record €2.79 billion during the summer window and €842 million in January

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 1, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WOLVERHAMPTON, England — It’s difficult to make sense of Manchester United‘s 4-3 win over Wolves — but then it’s been difficult to make sense of Manchester United all season. Over the course of a chaotic game at Molineux, United won it twice, threw it

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford scored the opening goal and Kobbie Mainoo netted a superb late winner as they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 in a thrilling Premier League game at Molineux on Thursday. Left out of United’s 4-2 Cup win over Newport County by manager Erik ten Hag, Rashford marked his return by rattling home

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 04:23 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Paxten Aaronson made his full debut for the USMNT in 2023. (Photo by Michael Janosz/ISI Photos/Getty

Jan 31, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 winter transfer window will close Feb. 1 across Europe (at 11 p.m. GMT/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

Julián Álvarez celebrated his 24th birthday with two goals as Manchester City cruised to a 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Burnley at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to climb to second in the Premier League table. It was a stroll for the champions as Rodri added a third goal to ensure a 13th win in a

Jan 31, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 winter transfer window has entered its final hours as the clock ticks down to Thursday’s deadline. The Premier League is set to close for business at 11 p.m. GMT / 6 p.m. ET (find out when other leagues close here), and there are still

Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM — Tuesday’s 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest underlined the fine margins Arsenal will live and die by in this Premier League title race. The Gunners are almost certain to end the January transfer window without the attacking addition many called for at its outset, a judgement call informed heavily by financial

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 30, 2024, 10:36 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Rodolfo Borrell was hired as Austin FC sporting director in the summer of 2023. Kara Hawley/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK In 2018, Rodolfo Borrell’s vision of what he could accomplish

Adriana Garcia Jan 30, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi could miss Inter Miami‘s clash with New York Red Bulls in March, with world champions Argentina announcing they will go on a two-game tour of China. The Argentina captain has scored 11 goals in his 14 appearances since joining Inter Miami in

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 29, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It was another wild and fun weekend across European soccer, with eye-opening results in Spain‘s LaLiga, the German Bundesliga and England‘s FA Cup among others, so let’s review. Barcelona were left reeling by a 5-3 home defeat to Villarreal and the

Malcolm scored a late header to give Al Hilal a 4-3 win over Inter Miami CF and Lionel Messi in a club friendly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday. Al Hilal raced out to a 2-0 win with a clinical finish from Aleksandar Mitrovic and a second goal by Abdullah Al-Hamddan, who capitalized on a poor

Graham Hunter, Spain writerJan 29, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Three important football coaches announced their impending departures across the past few days: Sven-Göran Eriksson, Jürgen Klopp and Xavi Hernández. The former two

Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal missed his penalty in the shootout as Congo DR claimed an epic 8-7 victory following a tense 1-1 draw in their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 clash in San Pedro on Sunday. Abou Gabal clipped the crossbar with his effort and then opposite number Lionel Mpasi scored against him as record

Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — Jurgen Klopp made one thing crystal clear on Friday when announcing his decision to stand down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season: from now until his final day in the job, it has to be business as usual at Anfield. That Klopp got his wish, on