4:53 PM ET Rodrygo scored a second-half brace for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to seal a spot in the Champions League semifinals for the defending champions by a final aggregate score of 4-0. A cagey opening 45 minutes looked similar to Madrid’s 2-0 win in the
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6:37 PM ET Frank Lampard vowed Chelsea “will be back” as a major force after their Champions League quarterfinal exit leaves them facing the prospect of a season without any European football. The Blues were beaten 2-0 by Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night to complete a 4-0 aggregate defeat as Rodrygo struck
3:03 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are closing in on an agreement with David de Gea over a new contract, sources have told ESPN. The goalkeeper is approaching the end of his current deal and could leave Old Trafford for free at the end of the season. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
5:13 PM ET AC Milan reached the Champions League semifinals for the first time in 16 years, after surviving a barrage of pressure at Napoli on Tuesday, thanks to a first-half goal from Olivier Giroud that secured a 1-1 draw and 2-1 aggregate success. Napoli battled until the end but could not break down the
3:42 PM ET Holders United States will kick off the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup by taking on Jamaica at Chicago’s Soldier Field on June 24, CONCACAF announced Tuesday. As part of the announcement of the competition’s full match schedule, it was also revealed that 15 stadiums in 14 United States and Canadian metropolitan areas will
4:45 PM ET Wrexham moved to within a single victory of guaranteeing promotion to the English Football League (EFL) after a 3-0 home victory over Yeovil Town on Tuesday. After a goalless first half amid increasing nerves around the Racecourse Ground, Anthony Forde broke the deadlock in the 60th minute to the delight of the
7:01 PM ET Associated Press At least six games in Brazil’s top-flight soccer league last year are under investigation for match-fixing, prosecutors said Tuesday as part of their widening probe. Authorities raided homes of businessmen and players in six Brazilian states and 16 cities. Nine players were being questioned, though prosecutors did not reveal their
5:51 PM ET Two months after the story first broke, Barcelona president Joan Laporta came out swinging in a two-hour news conference on Monday, but there remain as many questions as answers surrounding the refereeing controversy that has rocked the Spanish champions-elect. Barca should be preparing to celebrate a first LaLiga title since 2019 —
11:19 AM ET Associated Press Police are investigating a racist tweet towards Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images Police in London are investigating a racially aggravated tweet about Bukayo Saka that was posted after the Arsenal midfielder’s missed penalty in a Premier League game. A message posted on Twitter soon after Arsenal’s 2-2 draw
7:18 AM ET Daryl Dike was stretchered off during West Brom’s game on Saturday. Photo by Adam Fradgley/West Bromwich Albion FC via Getty Images United States international Daryl Dike will be out of action for up to nine months with an Achilles injury, West Brom announced on Tuesday. The striker was stretchered off and required an