Football

4:52 PM ET Liverpool bounced back from Saturday’s disappointing draw against Brighton and Hove Albion to ease past Rangers with a routine 2-0 victory in Champions League Group A at Anfield on Tuesday. Goals either side of half-time by Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah sent Liverpool second in the group, below Napoli who thrashed Jurgen
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1:36 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Bayer Leverkusen are considering sacking manager Gerardo Seoane and are looking at appointing Xabi Alonso as his replacement, sources have told ESPN. Seoane will be in charge for Leverkusen’s Champions League Group B game with FC Porto on Tuesday, but his future is uncertain after a poor start
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12:03 PM ET Associated Press Paris will not broadcast World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament in Qatar. It follows similar moves by other French cities, despite France going in as the defending champion. Pierre Rabadan, deputy
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11:19 AM ET An investigation commissioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation and conducted by former U.S. deputy attorney general Sally Yates was released Monday, and it includes revelations that are sure to send shockwaves throughout women’s soccer and raise tough questions about accountability and player safety. The report’s findings focus heavily on three coaches in
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8:00 AM ET Former NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird said that during her time running the league, she acted appropriately and didn’t ignore allegations of misconduct made against former Portland Thorns and North Carolina Courage manager Paul Riley. Baird made her first public comments since resigning from her position last year, saying, “If something was brought
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7:44 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are braced for Cristiano Ronaldo to attempt to leave the club again in January if the striker cannot win back his place in Erik ten Hag’s team, sources have told ESPN. Ronaldo, 37, was an unused substitute for the 6-3 defeat at Manchester City and has not started
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8:21 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal hit back at Xavi after the Barcelona coach said the Champions League is “unfair” because “the best team doesn’t always win it.” Madrid won the Champions League last season thanks to dramatic late comebacks against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City in the
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11:30 AM ET England will be without captain Leah Williamson for Friday’s clash against the United States at Wembley. The FA announced on Tuesday that Serena Wiegman had called up Lotte Wubbon-Moy and Nikita Parris to the squad due to injury concerns over Williamson and Lucy Parker. At the time, Parker had been sent back
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10:36 AM ET Coleen Rooney will receive up to £1.5 million after winning her libel case against Rebekah Vardy in July. Neil Mockford/GC Images Coleen Rooney, wife of ex-England football captain Wayne Rooney, will receive up to £1.5 million ($1.7m) in legal fees from the spouse of one of her husband’s former teammates after winning her
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