2:26 PM ET The Seattle Sounders made history for MLS by winning the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. Getty Images CONCACAF has unveiled the qualification criteria for the confederation’s expanded Champions League starting in 2024, with MLS clubs set to be able to compete for up to nine spots in the competition. The new CCL, first announced
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9:00 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Gareth Bale has thanked Real Madrid for helping him “create moments that will live forever” in an open letter confirming that he is leaving the club after nine years in Spain. Bale, 32 — who has featured in just seven Madrid games, starting four of them, in an
9:22 AM ET LIVERMORE, Calif. and MESA, Ariz. — As Julio Benitez sits in a hotel conference room during Real Salt Lake‘s preseason preparations in February, his hand is pressed against his chest, in the shape of a claw. It’s as if he’s searching for a piece of his heart that is no longer there,
7:17 AM ET Paul Pogba will leave Manchester United when his contract expires at the end of June, the club announced on Wednesday. The France international will depart Old Trafford on a free transfer for the second time after joining Juventus in 2012. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN?
6:13 AM ET Kurt Zouma was sentenced for cat abuse at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma has been sentenced to 180 hours of community service for kicking and slapping his pet cat in abuse caught on video. The 27-year-old has also been banned
8:41 AM ET U.S. investment firm RedBird are closing in on a deal to buy Serie A champions AC Milan from hedge fund Elliott, a source at the Italian club told Reuters on Tuesday. Italian news agency ANSA reported earlier that the sale had been completed but the source said the parties were still working
1:43 PM ET The French government and UEFA have announced inquiries into events before, during and after Saturday night’s UEFA Champions League final. These were the sort of scenes the European game hoped were long behind them: supporters (including children) being pepper-sprayed, ticket-less individuals forcing their way through or over gates, fans being mugged and
8:41 PM ET Giorgio Chiellini will make his final appearance for Italy when the Euro 2020 winners take on Argentina at Wembley on Wednesday. UEFA via Getty Images Italy legend Giorgio Chiellini is set to sign a deal with Los Angeles FC this week, following his exit from Juventus, a source has confirmed to ESPN. The
6:33 PM ET The United States national team’s Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie said they’re excited to be reunited with former teammate Haji Wright. Pulisic and Wright played together at the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup, and seven years later now are playing together with the full team ahead of a quartet of games over
4:00 PM ET Ukraine midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko broke into tears on the eve of his team’s crucial World Cup qualifier with Scotland, saying he wanted above all else to see peace in his homeland. Ukraine, ravaged by war since Russia’s invasion in February, face Scotland at Hampden Park on Wednesday and if they win that