3:52 PM ET Seattle Sounders FC announced on Tuesday that Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. and his family have been added to the Major League Soccer club’s ownership group. – Carlisle: Can MLS complete playoffs outside bubble?– MLS Cup playoffs: Who’s in, fixtures and more– MLS on
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4:42 PM ET Real Madrid are facing a defensive crisis after both first-choice centre backs Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane went off with suspected injuries playing for their countries on Tuesday. Ramos was substituted in the 43rd minute of Spain‘s 6-0 win over Germany in Seville in the UEFA Nations League. – UEFA Nations League
2:00 PM ET In a bid to have players on international duty return in time for the MLS Cup playoffs, the league is taking the unusual step of using charter flights to speed their return to the U.S. and thus avoid quarantine periods, sources have told ESPN. This move will allow these players to be
5:03 PM ET Tom Marshall Raul Jimenez and Hirving Lozano scored a goal apiece as Mexico overcame a difficult first half to defeat Japan 2-0 on Tuesday, in El Tri’s final game of 2020. Japan had been the better side in the first half in Graz, Austria, with Guillermo Ochoa making two important saves to
10:22 AM ET Football could have fans back inside English stadiums before Christmas, sources have told ESPN. The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) held a landmark meeting on Tuesday with key administrators across football including representatives from the Premier League, the Football Association, the English Football League, the Professional Footballers’ Association, anti-discrimination
1:19 PM ET Graham HaysESPN.com Close Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999. Alex Morgan’s first appearance for the United States since last year’s World Cup final win could come later this month in a rematch of that game against the Netherlands in 2019. Currently
10:32 AM ET The Grand Place was packed, a sea of red shirts. The Belgium squad waved down from the balcony of Brussels’ City Hall, celebrating their third-place finish in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It felt like the entire country (population: 11 million) was packed into the square. “It’s a difficult environment, sometimes, but
8:02 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool have officially moved into their new training ground and announced on Tuesday that a pair of manager Jurgen Klopp’s glasses were buried on site. The Premier League champions celebrated the opening of the new £50 million AXA Training Centre after bidding farewell to Melwood
7:51 AM ET La Liga president Javier Tebas has said Manchester City would only be able to sign Barcelona‘s Lionel Messi because they compete outside of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play [FFP] rules. Messi told Barca he wanted to leave in the summer, with sources telling ESPN he had already held talks with City, but the
6:28 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens La Liga clubs have seen their salary caps reduced by €610 million because of the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced on Tuesday. Barcelona‘s wage cap has been reduced by almost €300m, while Real Madrid‘s spending limit has also been slashed by €172.5m and Atletico Madrid‘s cap has been