2:43 PM ET Matthijs de Ligt‘s second-half strike earned Juventus their first victory of the Serie A season at the fifth attempt as a 3-2 comeback win at Spezia on Wednesday moved Massimiliano Allegri’s side out of the bottom three. The Dutch defender fired home in the 72nd minute to give Juve all three points,
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7:25 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman refused to take questions from the media on Wednesday as he begged to be given more time to rebuild the team following a summer of upheaval at Camp Nou. The uncertainty surrounding Koeman’s future at Barca has grown since Monday’s 1-1 draw with Granada,
6:43 AM ET Liverpool will go ahead with the planned expansion of the Anfield Road Stand, with an official ground-breaking ceremony scheduled for next week, the Premier League side said on Wednesday. The redevelopment of the stand will see 7,000 more seats added to Anfield, taking its overall capacity to more than 61,000 and making
4:41 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo‘s mother, Dolores Aveiro, has said her biggest desire before she dies is for her son to return and play for Sporting Lisbon. If that cannot happen, then she would settle for her grandson, Cristiano Jr, playing for Sporting, who became Portuguese champions last season for the first time
6:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia Ronnie Brunswijk is better known for his exploits off the pitch. Louis ALFAISIE/AFP via Getty Images Suriname Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk made history by becoming the oldest player, at 60 years of age, to play in an international club competition when he started in Tuesday’s 6-0 home loss to Olimpia in
6:16 AM ET The row between FIFA and domestic leagues over the international calendar is doing “irreversible damage” to football according to Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin. The Atletico boss has warned that clubs may be forced to turn to a Super League-type alternative as “the only solution could be emancipation.” – Stream
3:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Robin van Persie won the title with Manchester United after leaving Arsenal. Jasper Juinen/Getty Images The most recent transfer window was unlike any other before it as world-class players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo moved clubs at the same time. But that got us thinking… Drawing inspiration from David Schoenfield’s
7:00 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the
4:50 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Eric Gomez Tuesday saw a major announcement in the U.S. soccer world: Major League Soccer and Liga MX announced they will take part in a completely revamped Leagues Cup starting in 2023, one that
4:30 PM ET Major League Soccer and Liga MX announced on Tuesday that starting in 2023, the two organizations will take part in a completely revamped Leagues Cup, one that will see every team from each league take part. All told, 47 teams — 29 from MLS and 18 from Liga MX — will pause