Football

3:53 PM ET UEFA will investigate an incident of alleged racist abuse aimed at Sweden‘s Anthony Elanga in an Under-21 European Championship qualifier against Italy on Tuesday. Elanga, who was taken off in the 72nd minute, was involved in an incident with opposition players after the final whistle, with the Swedish Football Association saying that

1:36 AM ET Eric Gomez Hector Moreno and Raul Jimenez scored at the Estadio Cuscatlan as Mexico beat El Salvador 2-0 on Wednesday in World Cup qualifying. The win lifted El Tri to 14 points after six games on the road to Qatar 2022. Moreno was one of just three players who remained in Mexico’s

8:11 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona‘s teenage midfielder Pedri has signed a new contract until 2026 with his release clause rising to €1 billion ($1.57 billion), the Catalan club have confirmed. Pedri’s previous deal was due to expire at the end of the season and, once the transfer window closed in the summer,

4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Barcelona‘s financial problems have been well documented (a gross debt of €1.4 billion), and they had to watch star man Lionel Messi leave on a free transfer to Paris Saint-Germain as they couldn’t afford to re-sign him to a new contract this summer. 2 Related Things aren’t much better on

4:42 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he thought club sporting director Leonardo was playing a joke on him when he was first told that Lionel Messi‘s signing was possible. Messi joined PSG as a free agent on Aug. 10, days after Barcelona announced they were unable to register the

11:23 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio – As Sergino Dest and Tim Weah were making their way back to the United States bench after being substituted, the two offensive heroes pumped up the home crowd at Lower.com Field. Dest high-fived teammates, as well as a few fans. Weah found time to give his jersey to someone

8:55 PM ET The United States came from behind in impressive fashion to beat Costa Rica in its CONCACAF World Cup qualifier at the new home of Columbus Crew on Wednesday night. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter changed his lineup significantly, inserting goalkeeper Zack Steffen among nine changes to the starting 11 following Sunday’s 1-0 loss

1:18 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jesse Lingard is wanted by Barcelona and AC Milan as he gets closer to the end of his contract at Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. Lingard has entered the final year of his deal at Old Trafford and will be able to negotiate with clubs outside England from Jan.

12:42 PM ET The United States women’s national team has announced its 21-player roster for a pair of friendlies this month against South Korea on Oct. 21 in Kansas City (8 p.m. ET on ESPN2) and Oct. 26 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It will be the last time that two-time Women’s World Cup winner Carli

2:21 PM ET FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings looking into the clashes at Wembley Stadium between police and Hungarian supporters at Tuesday’s game against England, saying it has “zero tolerance against such abhorrent behaviour”. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN?