5:53 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona will elect a new president on Jan. 24, 88 days after Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned from the role, sources have told ESPN. The managing committee overseeing the running of the club had to call the election within 90 days of Bartomeu stepping down and eventually agreed on
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3:32 AM ET Associated Press Neymar has been ruled out of Brazil‘s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay next week because of a groin injury he sustained playing for Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Brazil’s football confederation confirmed on Thursday that Neymar will not play in the South American qualifying match on Tuesday in Montevideo.
4:07 PM ET As we find ourselves immersed in international break No. 17 of the young European soccer season (OK, it’s No. 3), it’s a pretty good time to step back and absorb the chaos that we’ve witnessed one-fifth of the way through. The funkiness resulting from a blink-and-you-miss-it offseason, along with a loaded schedule
6:07 PM ET Full redemption can only come when overcoming bigger challenges but the faith Manchester United and England have shown in Harry Maguire is starting to reap dividends, as it did in England’s 3-0 win over the Republic of Ireland on Thursday. It was on this same Wembley pitch just 29 days ago that
7:26 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
6:27 PM ET United States coach Gregg Berhalter said his team showed a “ton of quality” during a 0-0 draw against Euro 2020 qualifiers Wales in Swansea on a night when Giovanni Reyna was one of six debutants for the Americans. With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the international fixture schedule in recent months, this was
9:02 PM ET Argentina conceded a first-half penalty but recovered to secure a 1-1 draw against Paraguay in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Buenos Aires on Thursday. Angel Romero scored his third goal in three games when he coolly rolled home a penalty midway through the first half after Lucas Martinez Quarta was adjudged
6:36 PM ET In the 285 days since the U.S. men’s national team last played, it seemed like there was a sea change for the Americans. The U.S. now has a player at Juventus in Weston McKennie, while Sergino Dest and Konrad de la Fuente are on the first-team roster at Barcelona. That’s to go
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2:45 PM ET The United States men’s national team wore messages calling for social justice on their tracksuits prior to their international friendly with Wales on Thursday in Cardiff. The players and coaches marched out for the pregame anthems wearing jackets emblazoned with the words “Be the Change” on the front, with each displaying different