7:28 AM ET The UEFA Nations League is set to expand to include all 10 South American countries from the 2024 edition, according to UEFA vice-president Zbigniew Boniek. In a move which will be seen as in clear opposition to FIFA’s planned biennial World Cup, UEFA and CONMEBOL, the South American confederation, signed a renewed
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6:57 AM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is “not available for selection” when Arsenal face Leeds on Saturday, according to boss Mikel Arteta. The 32-year-old was stripped of the captaincy on Tuesday following a series of disciplinary issues, the latest of which saw him returning from an overseas trip later than agreed last week. Aubameyang was left
10:43 AM ET The 2021 MLS season is now in the books. The good news is that, well, it’s in the books, something that was by no means a sure thing when the campaign began its delayed start in mid-April. Now that it’s all over, ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle looks back on the 26th season in
4:56 PM ET LONDON — It felt like everyone involved in Chelsea‘s 1-1 draw with Everton was either chewing their fingernails, or holding on by them. Chelsea will lament the two points dropped and ground conceded in the title race, partly through their own profligacy but also due to a series of brilliant saves from
8:46 PM ET Caitlin Murray The Washington Spirit’s Trinity Rodman has been announced as U.S. Soccer’s Young Female Player of the Year for 2021 after a successful rookie campaign, while Lindsey Horan took the senior award for U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. The winners were announced live on Thursday during Futbol Americas on
4:52 PM ET Liverpool‘s Trent Alexander-Arnold scored with a spectacular strike as they overcame the absence of three players to suspected positive COVID-19 tests and conceding an early goal to beat Newcastle United 3-1 in the Premier League on Thursday. Liverpool move onto 40 points from 17 games, one behind leaders Manchester City who beat
4:36 PM ET Chelsea missed the chance to close the gap on Premier League title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool as they relinquished a second-half lead to draw 1-1 with Everton at Stamford Bridge. After the hosts missed a succession of chances, Mason Mount finally found a way past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the
1:07 PM ET England were handed a tough draw for the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League after they were grouped alongside European champions Italy and Germany in the draw held on Thursday. England beat Germany in the knockout stages of the Euros earlier this year but lost to Italy in the final in a penalty shootout
11:00 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid‘s COVID-19 concerns continue to grow after the club reported five additional positive cases on Thursday. Los Blancos trained on Wednesday but without Luka Modric and Marcelo, who returned positive coronavirus tests on Wednesday. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– PL’s COVID crisis: Explaining protocols,
1:23 PM ET The new president of Brazilian club Palmeiras appealed to fans to stop sending money to her personal bank account on Thursday, a day after the details were revealed at her inauguration ceremony. Leila Pereira, who was last month elected Palmeiras’ first female president, was surprised when her social security number and home