6:09 PM ET The parent company of Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers has been added as a co-defendant in the domestic violence lawsuit filed by Genessis Alarcon against former Timbers midfielder Andy Polo. In the refiled complaint, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN, Alarcon, the estranged wife of Polo, is seeking upward
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7:05 PM ET PORTO, Portugal — Cristiano Ronaldo‘s dream of a World Cup swan song in Qatar remains alive, but only after Portugal survived the late drama of a missed penalty by Turkey’s Burak Yilmaz in a tense 3-1 Path C playoff semifinal victory in Porto. Portugal are developing a habit of making life difficult
7:18 AM ET Adriana Garcia LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said Real Madrid are leading a new continental project that would exclude English clubs and go against UEFA and the Premier League. Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, three of the original Super League founding clubs, have remained committed to the project and, according to Spanish media
10:22 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona plan to meet with Ronald Araujo‘s agents in the coming days to discuss a contract extension with Premier League clubs Liverpool and Manchester United monitoring the situation, sources have told ESPN. Araujo, 23, is out of contract in 2023 and initial talks to renew his terms at
9:33 AM ET MEXICO CITY — As you drive down the Avenida del Iman, Estadio Azteca looms on the horizon. From afar, it looks like a hulking birthday cake was plopped down in the Santa Ursala neighborhood of Mexico City. As you get closer, the concrete supports look like the collective arms of Mexico supporters,
5:17 AM ET Ada Hegerberg will return to the Norway squad for their 2023 World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Poland. Photo by Roland Krivec/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Lyon striker Ada Hegerberg has returned to the Norway squad for the first time in five years, ending her dispute with the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) over
7:00 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the biggest names in soccer who could miss out on the tournament. Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images Can you imagine a FIFA World Cup in Qatar without Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo or Egypt‘s Mohamed Salah? Or a tournament in which European champions Italy or African champions Senegal fail to
7:16 PM ET An executive of Peruvian club Universitario Deportes has stated that former Portland Timbers midfielder Andy Polo was paid in full by Major League Soccer and the Timbers despite the MLS club saying his contract was terminated last month, and that Polo was asked by MLS not to sue the league because he
6:43 PM ET MEXICO CITY — While United States coach Gregg Berhalter wasn’t willing to divulge any details about the starting XI he’ll use in Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Mexico, he downplayed the idea that team is willing to play for a draw at the Estadio Azteca. “We want to win all three games
4:02 PM ET Associated Press The British government will allow Chelsea to sell some tickets again after easing the terms of its sanctioning license, meaning Real Madrid supporters can attend the Champions League quarterfinal at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea had been banned from selling tickets after owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned last month for his ties