7:27 AM ET THE CICADAS HAVE arrived at Rose Lavelle’s woodsy childhood home, surrounding the Cincinnati cul-de-sac in a siren of shrieking and clattering. A doorbell rings and Janet Lavelle, matriarch of the family, answers and eagerly steps outside. She wants to show a squeamish visitor the backyard, once the playground for one of the
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6:24 PM ET Adam Brown Euro 2020 and the Copa America are over and the summer transfer window is open, leaving Europe’s biggest clubs clear to make a splash in the market. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: City willing to wait for Kane’s decision The Harry
10:56 PM ET Ricardo Pepi became the young player in Major League Soccer history to score a hat trick, leading FC Dallas to a 5-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Saturday evening in Frisco, Texas. Pepi, who is 18 years, 197 days of age, increased his season goal total to a team-high eight with
12:05 PM ET Rob Dawson Manchester United suffered a heavy defeat in the second preseason friendly of the summer, losing 4-2 at Queens Park Rangers. Jesse Lingard gave Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team the lead at Loftus Road but three goals in six minutes early in the second half ensured a comfortable win for the home
11:58 AM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s national team can breathe a big sigh of relief after beating New Zealand by a comfortable 6-1 score in Saitama on Saturday. – Report: U.S. score six vs. New Zealand The win is enough to neutralize the threat of crashing out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which
5:42 PM ET Atlanta United FC has had some of the world’s biggest music acts attend games in the past, with Wocka Flock and Outkast’s Big Boi among those professing their love for the Five Stripes. But Saturday’s contest against the Columbus Crew went to a different level, with none other than Kanye West taking
3:32 PM ET Sam Marsden Barcelona won their second preseason match as summer signing Memphis Depay scored on his debut in Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Girona at the Estadi Johan Cruyff. Three of the four goals came from penalties, with Gerard Pique opening the scoring from the spot in the 21st minute. – Stream ESPN
1:04 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United and Paul Pogba are still in discussions over a new contract, according to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Pogba has entered the final year of his deal at Old Trafford and has been the subject of interest from Paris Saint-Germain. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
9:23 AM ET The United States women’s national team stormed back from their opening defeat in the Olympics to earn an emphatic 6-1 win over New Zealand at the Saitama Stadium on Saturday. Goals from Rose Lavelle, Lindsey Horan, Christen Press, Alex Morgan as well as two own goals sealed the win for Vlatko Andonovski’s
6:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as Manchester United caretaker boss in 2018 before making the move permanent in March 2019. Photo by KACPER PEMPEL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has signed a new contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2024, the club announced on