6:01 PM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN USWNT teen Alyssa Thompson was named the national high-school player of the year in 2022. Ezequiel Becerra/AFP/Getty Images Angel City FC has acquired the top pick in next week’s NWSL draft in a three-team trade involving the Portland Thorns and NY/NJ Gotham FC, the Los Angeles club announced Thursday. Angel City
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6:03 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Danielle Reyna, wife of former United States men’s national team captain Claudio and mother of current international
12:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Jack Butland as back-up to first-choice David de Gea. Butland is set to arrive from Crystal Palace after Newcastle United recalled Martin Dubravka from his season-long loan at Old Trafford. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) When asked about
8:46 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo faces a 24-hour wait to discover whether his debut for Al Nassr will be delayed until the end of January after the Saudi Arabian club’s league game against Al Tae’e on Thursday was postponed because of an electrical fault caused by heavy rain at Mrsool Park. Al Nassr are attempting
9:11 AM ET Chelsea have signed centre-back Benoit Badiashile from Monaco on a seven-and-a-half year deal, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Badiashile, 21, has made 135 appearances for Monaco and has been capped twice by France, having risen through the national team’s youth ranks. ESPN reported earlier this month that the transfer was
2:09 PM ET Gregg Berhalter has said he would like to continue as United States men’s national team coach into the 2026 World Cup cycle, five days after his contract with the team expired. As well as undertaking a review of the USMNT program after the 2022 World Cup, U.S. Soccer has commissioned an investigation
11:06 AM ET Becky Sauerbrunn, Alex Morgan, Crystal Dunn and Lindsey Horan head up the United States women’s national team 24-player roster for January camp and matches on Jan. 17 and 20 vs. New Zealand. The USWNT will be playing its first matches in New Zealand in preparation for the Women’s World Cup, which will
4:02 PM ET Associated Press Netherlands veteran Daley Blind has signed a deal to join Bayern Munich. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Bayern Munich signed veteran Netherlands defender Daley Blind on Thursday to cover for the injured Lucas Hernandez. Blind was a free agent after parting ways with Ajax Amsterdam by mutual consent last week with six months
1:48 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Violence around the Banorte stadium in Culiacan has led to the postponement of two matches. RASHIDE FRIAS/AFP/Getty Images Thursday’s second division Mexico league match between Dorados and Correcaminos and Friday’s Liga MX match between Mazatlan and Leon have been postponed due to violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, both leagues
9:32 AM ET Tor Kristian-Karlsen Chelsea have wasted little time in this January transfer window. Promising 18-year-old striker David Datro Fofana has completed a move to Stamford Bridge, prodigious 18-year-old Vasco da Gama midfielder Andrey Santos is already in London waiting to finalise his transfer, and now 21-year-old AS Monaco centre-back Benoit Badiashile has signed