4:51 PM ET The long slog toward equal pay — and labor peace — in the U.S. Soccer landscape took a giant step forward on Wednesday with the announcement that the unions for players on the U.S. men’s national team and U.S. women’s national teams had ratified new collective bargaining agreements with the U.S. Soccer
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2:36 PM ET Bayern Munich strolled to a 10th straight Bundesliga title this season, but how might things work if they tried a postseason playoff as well? And would it help level the playing field a little? CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images It’s time to talk about the “P” word. That’s right: Playoffs, the common format
1:12 PM ET Associated Press Idrissa Gueye in action for PSG against Troyes on May 8. PSG via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Idrissa Gueye has been asked by the French soccer federation why he sat out a game in which players wore jerseys with rainbow-colored numbers to denounce homophobia. A person with direct knowledge of
9:47 AM ET Thomas Tuchel has suggested Andreas Christensen may have played his last game for Chelsea after revealing he has not been in the right frame of mind. The 26-year-old pulled out of last weekend’s FA Cup Final against Liverpool just hours before kick-off with Tuchel hinting at issues that have restricted the centre-back’s
9:56 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Fridolina Rolfo has said Barcelona want revenge against Lyon when the two sides meet in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in Turin on Saturday. Lyon beat Barca 4-1 in the 2019 final and Rolfo’s Wolfsburg team were beaten 3-1 in 2020 as the French side made it
7:00 AM ET Connor O’Halloran Emma Hayes, the coaching mind behind the Chelsea women’s dynasty, sat down for her postmatch news conference on Sunday, enjoying the feeling of a win like few others. The first question asked what was going through her head. “I’m very f—ing happy,” she said, a phrase she would repeat twice
7:36 AM ET The unions for the United States men’s and women’s national soccer teams have ratified new collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer that include an equal split of World Cup bonuses, the federation and the two unions announced on Wednesday. The two CBAs will go into effect on June 1 and will last
6:22 AM ET The Premier League are set to approve the Todd Boehly-led consortium’s takeover of Chelsea — but a key stumbling block remains as talks between Roman Abramovich and the U.K. government continue, sources have told ESPN. Although the league has described the process as “ongoing,” sources suggest the bid spearheaded by Los Angeles
6:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are confident of further strengthening their squad this summer despite already landing striker Erling Haaland, sources have told ESPN. City have agreed to exercise the €60 million release clause in Haaland’s contract at Borussia Dortmund and the 21-year-old is set to officially move to the Etihad Stadium on
2:25 AM ET Nottingham Forest’s win over Sheffield United sparked a pitch invasion. Michael Regan/Getty Images A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp was knocked to the ground following a pitch invasion after their Championship semifinal playoff defeat to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night. Forest won 3-2 on