3:13 PM ET Associated Press The House of Representatives has passed a bill that ensures equal compensation for U.S. women competing in international events, a piece of legislation that came out of the United States women’s soccer team’s long battle to be paid as much as the men’s team. The Equal Pay for Team USA
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4:58 PM ET Manchester City fought their way to a place in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals after defeating Liverpool 3-2 in an exciting clash at the Etihad on Thursday. Striker Erling Haaland continued where he left off before the World Cup break as he connected with Kevin De Bruyne‘s cross to volley it into the
2:23 PM ET Associated Press Celebrity chef Salt Bae poses with the World Cup trophy after Argentina beat France in the final. Getty Images FIFA is taking “appropriate internal action” to address breaches of World Cup protocol by a celebrity chef who held the gold trophy on the field, soccer’s governing body said Thursday. The chef,
10:14 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Joan Laporta wants UEFA to get on board with a European Super League because football “needs it” to stop Premier League clubs from running away from the rest. Barca, Real Madrid and Juventus remain standing from the 12 founder members of the Super League project in
1:57 PM ET Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch said he joked with Manchester City star Erling Haaland “permission” to have a small hamstring injury when the two sides face each other on Dec. 28. Striker Haaland, who is the Premier League top scorer, was born in Leeds when his father Alfie Haaland played for the
12:34 PM ET Premier League leaders Arsenal will aim to strengthen their squad in the January transfer window but must identify players with the right qualities, manager Mikel Arteta said on Thursday. Arsenal went into the World Cup break with a five-point advantage over champions Manchester City after 14 matches but will be without Gabriel
4:00 AM ET The transfer window opens on Jan. 1 in the Premier League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 (find out about the rest of Europe here), and clubs have been planning their business amid the midseason 2022 World Cup in Qatar. ESPN writers have everything you need to know about the top teams’ hopes and
5:07 AM ET Manchester United dedicated a brief 81-word farewell to forward Cristiano Ronaldo in their official programme for the Carabao Cup win over Burnley on Wednesday. Ronaldo agreed a mutual termination of his contract at Old Trafford last month following a TV interview with Piers Morgan in which he heavily criticised the club’s manager,
5:51 PM ET Associated Press Pele’s health has worsened during his hospital stay to regulate his cancer medication, doctors said Wednesday. The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement Wednesday that Pele’s cancer has advanced and that the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great is under “elevated care” related to “kidney and cardiac dysfunctions.”
11:14 AM ET Before penalties started at the end of the World Cup final, I left the room on the second floor of the Football Cafe in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood, where I was watching the match along with a friend, a foot or so from Susan Sarandon (somehow), and ran up to the