8:10 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti has said this is the “beginning of an era,” not the end, at Real Madrid, backing the team to come out of a disappointing run starting with Thursday’s Copa del Rey round of 16 tie at Villarreal. Madrid suffered a resounding 3-1 defeat to Barcelona in
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12:16 PM ET World Cup players Walker Zimmerman, Kellyn Acosta and Aaron Long highlight the 24-player U.S. men’s national team roster for a pair of friendlies later this month. The U.S. will begin training on Jan. 21. They face Serbia on Jan. 25 at Banc of California Stadium, followed by a match against Colombia three
8:34 AM ET West Ham are interested in exploring a move for Manchester United‘s Harry Maguire but face an uphill task to land the defender in January, sources have told ESPN. West Ham head coach David Moyes is keen on strengthening his backline this month and views the 29-year-old as an attractive option after losing
9:49 AM ET Former MLS Golden Boot winner Josef Martinez has signed with Inter Miami following his exit from Atlanta United, the clubs announced. Martinez, 29, joins Phil Neville’s Miami side as a free agent after Atlanta agreed to exercise its one allowable offseason buyout of a guaranteed contract. Doing so opens up salary space
11:35 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Atletico Madrid are set to sign Dutch forward Memphis Depay from Barcelona for a fee that could rise to more than €4 million, multiple sources have confirmed to ESPN. Depay, 28, was due to train with Barca on Wednesday, but he did not show up, with the expectation
9:33 AM ET When the United States men’s national team takes the field next week against Serbia, with the squad to be announced at noon ET on Wednesday, it will officially open the 2026 World Cup cycle. Call it a soft launch. The roster won’t look anything like the version that advanced from the group
1:10 AM ET Jeff Kassouf After an underwhelming first half from the USWNT, substitutions and the gap in quality allowed them to beat New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) The United States women’s national team opened 2023 with a 4-0 win over New Zealand on Wednesday in Wellington. Mallory Swanson (nee Pugh) scored the opening
12:30 AM ET Associated Press Mallory Swanson scored twice and the United States women’s national team opened the year with a 4-0 victory over host New Zealand on Wednesday. After a scoreless first half, Swanson scored on a header off a cross from Trinity Rodman in the 52nd minute before Alex Morgan added a second
7:54 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Dual nationals Alejandro Zendejas, a midfielder with Club America, and striker Brandon Vazquez of FC Cincinnati will be called up for the first time by the senior United States national team, sources told Futbol Americas hosts Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar. The sources said that the 24-year-old Mexican-Americans are on
10:36 PM ET Luis Suarez scored a hat trick in a debut win with Brazilian club Gremio. Getty Images Luis Suarez started his career at Gremio in the best possible way. The former Barcelona and Liverpool striker scored a hat trick in 38 minutes on Tuesday to lead his new team to a 4-1 victory over