2:36 PM ET Oliver McBurnie, pictured, and teammate Rhian Brewster were charged with common assault by the Nottinghamshire Police on Thursday. Getty Images Sheffield United duo Rhian Brewster and Oliver McBurnie were charged with assault by Nottinghamshire Police on Thursday following the disorder that marred their Championship playoff semifinal at Nottingham Forest last month. The club
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8:21 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have made a first offer to Bayern Munich for Robert Lewandowski and would also like to sign Sevilla‘s Jules Kounde to bolster their defence, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Bayern want more than €40 million for the Polish striker, who has expressed a desire to leave, but
4:59 AM ET Adriana Garcia Relevent Sports CEO Daniel Sillman has said LaLiga games will be played on North American soil before the 2026 World Cup. LaLiga signed a 15-year marketing agreement with Relevent Sports in August 2018 to promote the game in North America and have tried since without success to stage several league
6:08 AM ET Christopher Nkunku said that his story isn’t over at RB Leipzig. Roland Krivec/vi/DeFodi Bundesliga player of the season Christopher Nkunku signed a contract extension with RB Leipzig through to 2026, the club announced on Thursday, ending months of speculation about a possible departure. The versatile France attacking midfielder scored 20 league goals and
6:26 AM ET There had been no specific ruling in Germany for footballers on the issue before now. Photo by John Walton – PA Images via Getty Images Transgender and non-binary footballers can now decide themselves whether to play for a men’s or women’s team instead of being bound by personal identification data, the German Football
7:51 AM ET Associated Press Jeff Luhnow was fired by Houston Astros in 2020 for sign-stealing. Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images An investment group led by former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, who lost his job in baseball for sign-stealing, has bought Spanish soccer club Leganes. “We will do all we can
6:00 AM ET Chelsea may end up spending well over £100 million on new signings this summer, with a new centre-back, full-back, midfielder and centre-forward already on coach Thomas Tuchel’s list of priority acquisitions, but the biggest problem facing the Premier League club’s new American owners cannot be solved by any kind of transfer fee.
9:48 PM ET The New York Red Bulls came to life in the second half to beat New York City FC 3-0 on Wednesday night in Harrison, New Jersey, to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup. The quarterfinal match — a Hudson River derby between the top two teams in Major League Soccer’s
6:27 PM ET Eight people who took care of soccer legend Diego Maradona will be tried in Argentina courts for homicide, according to a ruling released on Wednesday following an investigation into his November 2020 death due to cardiac arrest. In the 236-page document seen by Reuters, the judge in charge of the case questioned
9:44 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. This summer’s transfer window will have a slightly different flavor than those in previous years. With the