10:37 AM ET Gareth Southgate said on Thursday he has not cut any deals with individual clubs despite leaving Jude Bellingham and Mason Greenwood out of his latest England squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary. Southgate was speaking after announcing a 23-man group which included recalls for AC Milan defender
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5:25 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo broke the all-time Champions League appearance record on Wednesday as his last-minute goal helped Manchester United beat Villarreal 2-1. Ronaldo had been level with retired goalkeeper Iker Casillas on 181 appearances but Wednesday’s showing brought him to 182. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide:
7:41 AM ET Romaine Sawyers was racially abused after West Brom’s defeat to Man City. Photo by Manchester City FC/Manchester City FC via Getty Images A man who racially abused West Bromwich Albion midfielder Romaine Sawyers online received an eight-week prison sentence on Thursday. Simon Silwood, 50, targeted Sawyers, who moved to Stoke City in the
7:30 AM ET Matchday 2 of the Champions League group stage is in the books and there is plenty to discuss, from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi starring for Manchester United and PSG respectively, to a woeful week for Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. We asked Gab Marcotti, Mark Ogden and Sam Marsden to
1:25 AM ET Raphael Wicky is out as Chicago Fire coach, ESPN television analyst Taylor Twellman has reported. The decision came after one of the Fire’s better performances of the season in beating New York City FC 2-0. But with a record of 7-15-6, Chicago’s chances of reaching the postseason have long been slim, and
9:19 PM ET Josef Martinez scored his 100th career goal on a 78th-minute penalty kick, leading the Atlanta United FC to a 1-0 win over visiting Inter Miami CF on Wednesday, moving the hosts above the playoff line in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference. Martinez became the fastest player in MLS history to reach 100
10:49 PM ET Associated Press Columbus Crew opened the scoring on Brayan Angulo’s own goal in the fourth minute and the defending MLS champions beat Cruz Azul of Mexico 2-0 on Wednesday night in the Campeones Cup. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Jonathan Mensah scored in the 74th on a
5:01 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dramatic goal for Manchester United in the Champions League game against Villarreal. Getty Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed an stoppage-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to secure a 2-1 Champions League Group F win over Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After
7:33 PM ET Sergio Busquets said Barcelona‘s situation is “critical” after Benfica inflicted a second successive 3-0 Champions League defeat on them to leave Ronald Koeman’s job hanging by a thread. Two goals from Darwin Nunez sandwiched a Rafa Silva strike in Lisbon on Wednesday as Benfica followed Bayern Munich in putting three goals past
4:52 PM ET Thomas Tuchel suffered his second successive 1-0 defeat as Juventus claimed victory over Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday. After Chelsea lost at home to Premier League title rivals Manchester City on Saturday, Federico Chiesa scored the only goal of the game straight after half-time to give Juve the points. Juve