5:47 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Rodrygo was Real Madrid’s hero with two late goals to help the Spanish giants into the Champions League final at Man City’s expense. Getty Images MADRID — Manchester City and Real Madrid followed up Tuesday night’s drama between Villarreal and Liverpool with a remarkable show of their own, with City just
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11:16 AM ET Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup quarterfinal jersey has broken the world record for most spent on a match-worn jersey. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby’s The jersey Argentina‘s Diego Maradona wore when he scored the “Hand of God” goal against England in the 1986 World Cup has sold for a world record price of
11:10 AM ET Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is the latest big name to acquire a stake in NJ/NY Gotham FC. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant has been named as a minority owner of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club NJ/NY Gotham FC, it was announced Wednesday. Thirty Five Ventures (35V),
8:10 AM ET Chelsea are facing a race against time to sell the club after the U.K. government insisted the transaction must be completed by May 31, sources have told ESPN. New York-based merchant bank Raine Group, appointed by Chelsea to handle the process, last week confirmed a consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner
8:34 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Antoine Griezmann has told ESPN he is “pissed” by his lack of goals, with Atletico Madrid facing an end-of-season battle to finish in the LaLiga top four starting with this weekend’s Madrid derby. Atletico host champions Real Madrid — who confirmed their league title win last Saturday —
5:20 AM ET Lionel Messi and Neymar have been jeered in recent months by PSG fans. Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain pair Lionel Messi and Neymar have been left out of Ligue 1’s end of season awards, despite helping the side to a record-equalling 10th league title. On Wednesday, the French players’
6:11 AM ET Adriana Garcia Santi Mina has received a four-year prison sentence for sexual abuse. Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images Celta Vigo forward Santi Mina has been found guilty by a Spanish court of sexually abusing a woman while UD Ibiza defender David Goldar has been acquitted of being an accomplice. The court
3:01 AM ET Ralf Rangnick has said Cristiano Ronaldo needs help if Manchester United are going to score more goals. Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images Manchester United must sign two “modern” strikers who will bring real quality to the attacking positions when new manager Erik ten Hag begins his squad rebuild, interim boss Ralf Rangnick said.
3:00 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
10:07 AM ET For Garth Lagerwey, the flashbacks are unavoidable. Eleven years ago, the Seattle Sounders GM and president of soccer had a similar role with Real Salt Lake, and in 2011 the squad he put together was on the cusp of history. The final of that year’s CONCACAF Champions League pitted RSL against Monterrey,