5:24 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Emerson Royal has said he felt hurt by the way Barcelona forced him to make a deadline day move to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson, 22, had only signed for Barca in June when the club activated a clause to recall him from Real Betis for €9
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5:00 AM ET SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The United States men’s national team experienced precisely the kind of game against El Salvador that it expected, even if it wasn’t the result — or performance — it wanted. And while the U.S walked away with something in tying 0-0 with Los Cuscatlecos, one couldn’t help
11:58 PM ET The United States played out a hard-fought draw against El Salvador in its first match of the Octagonal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in San Salvador on Thursday night. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Tyler Adams wore the armband for the U.S., becoming the youngest player
5:58 PM ET England manager Gareth Southgate slammed the racist chanting during his side’s 4-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Hungary in Budapest and called the perpetrators “dinosaurs.” Prior to the match, England players took a knee as a show of solidarity in the fight against racism and the gesture was met with loud boos.
4:53 PM ET European champions Italy made it 35 games unbeaten to equal the European record run set by Spain but were ultimately disappointed as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Bulgaria in their Group C World Cup qualifier on Thursday. In their first match since winning the European Championship in July, Federico
10:13 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Argentina extended their unbeaten run to 21 games on Thursday with a comfortable 3-1 win over Venezuela in their World Cup qualifier in Caracas. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN?
7:11 PM ET Adam Brown 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
7:11 PM ET Raheem Sterling is used to leading the way for England on and off the pitch. He shouldn’t have to do so in such ugly circumstances as those witnessed in the Puskas Arena, but one powerful positive from such an unedifying evening is the reminder of what a remarkable talisman the 26-year-old has
3:30 PM ET Manchester United confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the No. 7 shirt after he re-joined the club from Juventus. The Old Trafford side announced Ronaldo had officially signed on Monday after posting confirmation of an agreement with the player to make the move the previous Friday. – How Man Utd persuaded Ronaldo to
10:39 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo is on course to make his second Manchester United debut against Newcastle United on Sept. 11 after being released from the Portugal squad six days earlier than originally scheduled following his world record goals against Republic of Ireland on Wednesday. Ronaldo, who completed a €15 million transfer from Juventus to