6:37 PM ET Mexico Under-17 international Miguel Avalos has signed a professional contract with LA Galaxy II of the USL Championship, the player has confirmed to ESPN. After attending a showcase held in 2018 by Alianza de Futbol, Avalos, 16, was signed by Liga MX side Pachuca. But Avalos, a native of Santa Rosa, Calif.,
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3:32 PM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino says a merger between Mexico’s Liga MX and Major League Soccer (MLS) would be seen positively by the game’s governing body and could produce “the best league in the world.” There has been speculation that MLS, which includes clubs from the United States and Canada and who cooperate
5:40 PM ET Associated Press DeAndre Yedlin celebrates his goal against Caykur Rizespor on Friday. Photo by Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images United States defender DeAndre Yedlin scored his first goal for Galatasaray, then was ejected during a 4-3 loss to visiting Caykur Rizespor on Friday night in the Turkish Super League. – USMNT defender
1:58 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer “Dave,” they called him. Just Dave. Just … there. Dependable, reliable, unremarkable Dave. It started as a joke, old now and not that funny then, but maybe there’s something in it. The story is well known, and it’s probably handy to remember in a London accent: when Cesar Azpilicueta
9:15 AM ET Pep Guardiola and Manchester City must navigate a daunting route to the club’s first-ever Champions League final after the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals pitted the Premier League leaders against Borussia Dortmund and the winners of the clash between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. With UEFA mapping out the road to
8:35 AM ET Manchester United will face Granada in the Europa League quarterfinals and could face Ajax or Roma should they reach the semifinals. Arsenal were drawn against Slavia Prague in the last eight and will face either Dinamo Zagreb or Villarreal should they progress. United, semifinalists last season, reached the last eight after Paul
10:36 AM ET The United States men’s national team will play a friendly against Switzerland in St. Gallen on May 30. The match, which will be played at Kybunpark Arena, will serve as a tune-up ahead of the final stages of the CONCACAF Nations League, with the U.S. set to take on Honduras in the
9:09 AM ET Manchester United have secured a five-year shirt sponsorship deal with global technology company TeamViewer with sources telling ESPN that the contract is worth £47 million-a-year — an annual drop of £17m on their expiring partnership with Chevrolet. United’s world-record deal with Chevrolet, which was agreed in 2012 before starting officially in 2014,
10:44 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City will face “one of the best strikers in the world” in Erling Haaland when they face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. City will face the Bundesliga side in the quarterfinals following the draw on Friday and Haaland, who has been linked with a
9:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Paul Pogba is enjoying life at Manchester United but refused to be drawn on the midfielder’s long-term future with contract talks planned further down the line. Pogba starred for United on his comeback from injury, scoring in the 1-0 win over AC Milan on Thursday to