Jun 4, 2023, 05:20 PM ET Real Valladolid were relegated from LaLiga on the final day of the season on Sunday, while champions Barcelona ended their campaign with a 2-1 defeat at strugglers Celta Vigo. Six anxious teams went into the final weekend hoping to avoid the drop, with five breathing sighs of relief when
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Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Uruguay and South Korea advanced to the semifinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Sunday. The South Americans beat the United States 2-0 in Santiago del Estero, dominating the match from start to finish. The Asian team, runner-up in the last U20 World Cup in 2019 to
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 4, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have opened talks with Julian Nagelsmann to replace Christophe Galtier as head coach, sources have told ESPN. PSG’s owners, Qatar Sports Investments, have already spoken to other potential replacements, including Luis Enrique and Thiago Motta, but sources have told ESPN that PSG have made Nagelsmann
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2023, 06:49 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. CARY, North Carolina — Three days after touching down in the United States from Brazil, Kelvin Nunes scored the game-winning goal in the first edition of The Soccer Tournament to give amateur side
Jun 4, 2023, 05:49 PM ET AC Milan and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Sunday he had decided to end his football career. The 41-year-old’s Milan contract expires at the end of June and will not be renewed following a season plagued by injuries, prompting him to end a remarkable and successful career. –
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 4, 2023, 02:48 PM ET MADRID — Karim Benzema scored a penalty in his last game for Real Madrid as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Athletic Club in LaLiga on Sunday. With the focus on Benzema, it was Thibaut Courtois who starred in the first half, saving Mikel
Jun 4, 2023, 07:59 AM ET In all likelihood, Christian Pulisic has played his last game for Chelsea. The 24-year-old United States winger has just a year left on his contract at Stamford Bridge, playing a mere 1,012 minutes this season, and the Blues are desperate to receive transfer fees to help offset some of
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 4, 2023, 06:09 AM ET Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires this month, the club announced on Sunday, and he is now expected to sign for Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad. ESPN reported on Thursday that Benzema had decided to leave the LaLiga giants after 14 years,
Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 3, 2023, 01:59 PM ET LONDON — Two down, one to go. Manchester City are now 90 minutes from a historic treble. They needed just 12 seconds of the FA Cup final against Manchester United to take a giant stride toward their place in the record books. Ilkay Gundogan‘s
Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday to win the FA Cup, but the match didn’t pass by without its fair share of VAR drama. Should Casemiro have been sent off? Why did Jack Grealish concede a penalty? And did Kevin De Bruyne have grounds for a spot kick? – How VAR