4:15 PM ET The Washington Spirit signed midfielder Chloe Ricketts to a three-year deal, making the 15-year-old the youngest player to ever sign a contract with a National Women’s Soccer League franchise, the club announced Friday. The contract also includes an option for 2026. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Ricketts, a high
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4:42 PM ET Napoli lost for just the second time this season as Lazio moved up to second place in Serie A. Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images A second-half strike by midfielder Matias Vecino earned Lazio a 1-0 win over Napoli in Serie A on Friday, ending the runaway leaders’ winning streak of eight games. Lazio, who made
8:00 AM ET With league titles and golden boots on the line, many of the big stars across Europe’s elite clubs have been proving their worth with vital goals as we prepare to enter the final third of the season. But which two players have combined for the most goal contributions in Europe’s “Big Five”
1:53 PM ET Adriana Garcia Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino will leave Liverpool this summer after eight seasons at the club, sources confirmed to ESPN Brasil. Firmino, 31, has decided not to renew his contract which expires in June. Sky Sports were first to report the news. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Liverpool
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent “We want more. My contract is long, so hopefully I can win something more.” These words sound a lot like something Erik ten Hag could have said in the aftermath of Manchester United‘s Carabao Cup final victory against Newcastle on Sunday, but they belong to Jose Mourinho, who had been
6:32 AM ET Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape after an investigation. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been indicted for rape, the prosecutor’s department of Nanterre told ESPN on Friday. A preliminary investigation was opened against Hakimi last week after a 23-year-old woman went to the police accusing
10:19 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid‘s board were disappointed by coach Carlo Ancelotti’s tactics in the side’s 1-0 Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg defeat to Barcelona on Thursday, sources have told ESPN. Some senior figures at the club criticised the manager’s lack of a plan B, sources said, after a performance in
11:23 AM ET Associated Press Brazil interim coach Ramon Menezes left Neymar, Gabriel Martinelli and Alisson out of his squad Friday for the international friendly against Morocco on March 25 in Tangier. Brazil will be playing for the first time since their elimination from the World Cup by Croatia in the quarterfinals in December. –
8:01 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is out of the Champions League round-of-16 second-leg clash away at Bayern Munich next week, manager Christophe Galtier said. Neymar was stretchered off with an ankle injury midway through PSG’s 4-3 comeback win against Lille last month. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The scans revealed
6:53 AM ET Manchester United‘s Marcus Rashford has a “mix of everything” and can score goals in numerous ways, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said as he called on his side to work as a unit to contain the England forward in Sunday’s Premier League clash at Anfield. Rashford has been in red-hot form this season,