Football

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2023, 12:26 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Let the real tournament begin. As much as the United States men’s national team might not have wanted to disrespect their Gold Cup Group A partners, there was never any

U.S. players celebrate after scoring a goal against Trinidad and Tobago in the Gold Cup. Getty Images Jesus Ferreira continued his red-hot run at the Gold Cup as the United States beat Trinidad and Tobago 6-0 to win Group A in Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday. The FC Dallas striker made U.S. soccer history with

Jul 2, 2023, 12:05 PM ET Liverpool have signed midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, the Premier League club said on Sunday. The 22-year-old Hungary captain arrives at Anfield after sources told ESPN the club triggered his €70 million ($76.3m) buyout clause in his contract. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)

Jul 2, 2023, 04:44 AM ET Barcelona midfield Frenkie de Jong could be in the mix for a move to Manchester City. Octavio Passos/Getty Images The summer transfer window is now open in Europe and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course,

Jul 1, 2023, 12:34 PM ET Former Barcelona and Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has announced his retirement from professional football aged 36. Fabregas calls time on a 20-year career that saw him win a host of major trophies during spells at Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea, as well as with Spain. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,

Jul 1, 2023, 10:38 AM ET Juventus have completed the signing of United States winger Timothy Weah from Lille, there Serie A club announced on Saturday. Weah, 23, played the majority of last season at full-back for Lille although he plays as a right winger for the USMNT. Since joining the French side in 2019

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 30, 2023, 02:52 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. United States international Christian Pulisic has an agreement in principle on a long-term deal to leave Chelsea and move to Serie A giants AC Milan, however the clubs have yet to agree

Noah Davis, ESPNJun 30, 2023, 09:59 AM ET The training facilities Lionel Messi experiences with Inter Miami will be a world apart from what David Beckham had with the LA Galaxy a little more than a decade ago. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Lionel Messi announcing that he is signing with Inter Miami CF has created plenty of

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJun 30, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Liverpool Jordan Henderson and Virgil van Dijk were among the club’s stars modelling the new away kit. Liverpool FC Having gone all the way back to the 1970s in search of inspiration for next season’s home kit, Liverpool have skipped forward two decades to the heady

David de Gea‘s £375,000-a-week Manchester United contract expires at midnight on Friday. Only Cristiano Ronaldo has earned a greater salary at Old Trafford than the former Spain No. 1 since he signed his deal in 2019, and United’s attempts to negotiate a vastly reduced pay packet in order to retain De Gea’s services suggests they

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 29, 2023, 12:21 PM ET Manchester United have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign Mason Mount, sources have told ESPN. United will pay an initial £55 million ($69.4m) with another £5m ($6.3m) in add-ons. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Sources have told ESPN the bonuses due to Chelsea

Jon Molyneux-Carter, Senior EditorJun 29, 2023, 03:48 AM ET Once again, in spite of a global financial crisis, the men’s soccer clubs around Europe spent an incredible amount of money to sign players in January, and this summer may not be any different. Indeed, clubs spent a record $1.57 billion (£1.27bn) on transfers in the

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2023, 02:45 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. ST. LOUIS — In international soccer lingo, Wednesday night’s Gold Cup match between the United States and St. Kitts and Nevis was, technically, a competitive one. Anyone who watched the Americans’ 6-0 win

Joseph Lowery Jun 28, 2023, 08:05 AM ET U.S. women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski has been busy. In the buildup to USWNT’s roster announcement for the Women’s World Cup last week, he made “a total of 39 calls” to let players know that they made the 23-player World Cup squad — or that they

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 28, 2023, 08:00 AM ET This summer was supposed to mark the start of a new era at Manchester United. Instead, so far, it’s been the same old story. Rather than new owners sweeping into Old Trafford to inject new life into a sleeping giant of a football club, supporters have seen

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 28, 2023, 04:19 AM ET Arsenal are close to agreeing a deal with West Ham United for Declan Rice after submitting a third offer for the midfielder of £100 million ($127.1m) plus £5m ($6.3m) in add-ons, sources have told ESPN. Arsenal and West Ham remain in negotiations over the payment structure and

Jun 27, 2023, 03:03 PM ET United States women’s national team player Megan Rapinoe said the upcoming Women’s World Cup feels like a “paradigm shift,” but that women’s sports continue to face challenges in terms of equality. “I think just in general, women’s sports right now feels like we’re sort of out of just the

Graham Hunter, Spain writerJun 27, 2023, 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. Whatever happens next for Ilkay Gundogan and however he performs after achieving supremacy with Manchester City, Barcelona know they’ve acquired an elite footballer who truly yearned