3:53 PM ET The Philadelphia Union agreed to transfer homegrown midfielder Paxten Aaronson to Eintracht Frankfurt of the Bundesliga on Thursday for a multimillion-dollar transfer fee. The Union will also retain a percentage of any future transfer fees for Aaronson, who will join Frankfurt in January. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “Paxten
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3:26 PM ET Adriana Garcia It’s one thing for Brazil to be favourites to win the World Cup but something else to do it, according to national team forward Rodrygo. The Seleccao haven’t lost a game since their Copa America final defeat to Argentina in 2021 and go into the World Cup boasting one of
2:24 PM ET AL-RAYYAN, Qatar — Four days before its opening World Cup game against Wales, the United States men’s national team scheduled a closed-door training session with Qatari Stars League side Al-Gharafa SC. Details about how the training session was structured were not available — only that it was not deemed a scrimmage —
4:50 PM ET Adriana Garcia Argentina have called up Angel Correa and Thiago Almada as a replacements after forwards Nicolas Gonzalez and Joaquin Correa were ruled out of the World Cup due to injury on Thursday. Fiorentina‘s Gonzalez sustained a muscular injury in Thursday’s training session, the Argentina FA announced, while Inter Milan‘s Joaquin Correa
1:16 PM ET Ansu Fati seized his chance to impress Spain manager Luis Enrique as the Barcelona youngster scored in his side’s 3-1 victory over Jordan in a World Cup warm-up on Thursday. The 20-year-old was handed a start and needed only 13 minutes to make his mark in a sold-out Amman International Stadium, converting
10:52 AM ET Adam Snavely There’s plenty to be excited about for this World Cup, from up-and-coming stars and rivalry matchups to records under threat and air-conditioned stadiums. Illustration by ESPN The biggest sporting event in the world, the FIFA World Cup, is upon us, with play set to kick off in Qatar on Nov. 20
4:35 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez The French Football Federation (FFF) has condemned racist messages aimed at Eduardo Camavinga after the training ground incident which will see teammate Christopher Nkunku miss the World Cup through injury. France confirmed on Tuesday that Nkunku had suffered a leg injury in training and would be withdrawing from
4:30 AM ET Qatar 2022 is going to be unlike any previous World Cup. Even though it will be the first World Cup played in a northern hemisphere winter of November and December, due to the searing heat in the Persian Gulf during the tournament’s usual slot of June and July, the matchday temperatures experienced
7:49 AM ET A new documentary promises to go inside Lionel Messi‘s initial request to leave Barcelona, his final season at Camp Nou and his eventual departure, the Catalan club revealed on Thursday. The documentary will also feature behind-the-scenes footage from Barca’s 8-2 Champions League collapse against Bayern Munich, the sacking of Quique Setien, Luis
5:53 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have denied Cristiano Ronaldo‘s account of his proposed move to the Etihad Stadium with sources telling ESPN that the striker’s claim that the move was “close” is false. Ronaldo joined Manchester United for a second spell after leaving Juventus in 2021 but not before speculation linking the Portugal