8:15 PM ET Chelsea has a verbal agreement to acquire Chicago Fire and U.S. youth international goalkeeper Gabriel “Gaga” Slonina for a base fee of $10 million that could rise to $15m with add-ons, sources confirmed to ESPN. Fabrizio Romano was first to report the news of the agreement, with The Athletic first to report
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1:12 AM ET Alex Kirkland Karim Benzema celebrates his goal in Real Madrid’s 2-0 friendly win over Juventus on Saturday. James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images Karim Benzema scored his second goal of preseason as Real Madrid beat Juventus 2-0 in front of a 93,702 crowd at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in the final game of
9:16 PM ET Sam Marsden Ousmane Dembele and Memphis Depay were on target as Barcelona closed their tour of the United States with a comfortable 2-0 win over New York Red Bulls on Saturday. Dembele’s fourth goal of preseason opened the scoring at a sold-out Red Bull Arena just before the break. The French forward
10:35 PM ET Chris McVey‘s stoppage-time tally helped host Inter Miami escape with a 4-4 draw against FC Cincinnati on Saturday. McVey scored in the seventh minute of added time, firing one just under the crossbar. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games, replays (U.S. only)– Soccer on ESPN+: FC Daily | Futbol Americas –
Jul 30, 2022 TEDDINGTON, England — England‘s training session on Friday at the team’s base was the most competitive yet. According to veteran Jill Scott and others who were there, it was the most full-throttle of the past nine weeks. Tackles were flying in — Scott felt the full force of a one-on-one with Millie
Jul 29, 2022 Sophie Lawson When Germany arrived in England ahead of the 2022 European Championships, there were familiar questions around the eight-time champions. But Germany, with a resolute team spirit and a resilient midfield, have impressed en route to Sunday’s file (watch LIVE at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+). Although most players
3:24 PM ET LEICESTER, England — Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland will prove his worth to Manchester City and show his “incredible quality” after the €60 million summer signing was upstaged by Liverpool‘s Darwin Nunez during a 3-1 Community Shield defeat in Leicester. Haaland, one of the game’s most exciting young talents, touched the ball
4:40 PM ET German champions Bayern Munich survived a late comeback from RB Leipzig to claim a 5-3 victory in the DFL German Supercup on Saturday with an impressive first half attacking display and new signing Sadio Mane scoring on his debut. Bayern, aiming for an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title this season, were eager to
1:38 PM ET Sophie Lawson Germany manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg pointed out how much work still has to be done in women’s football ahead of her team’s UEFA Women’s European Championship final against England on Sunday (watch LIVE at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+). For many it has been easy to get caught up
2:22 PM ET LEICESTER, England — Erling Haaland will have better days in a Manchester City shirt, you can be certain of that, but his first taste of English football saw him resoundingly upstaged by Liverpool‘s Darwin Nunez and City teammate Julian Alvarez as the FA Cup holders claimed a 3-1 Community Shield victory over