4:56 PM ET Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde scored a superb second-half goal and Marco Asensio struck late to fire the holders to a 2-0 win at home to RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday. Uruguay international Valverde showed composure to calmly beat a defender with clever footwork on the edge of the
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10:39 AM ET Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic, Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, and the Leeds United duo of Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams are among those chosen for the United States men’s national team’s 26-player roster ahead of the last set of pre-World Cup friendlies. The U.S. will play Japan in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Sept. 23,
1:38 PM ET Mathias Pogba has been put into police custody over a blackmail attempt against his own brother. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images An elder brother of Paul Pogba has been taken into police custody in connection with organised armed extortion against the Juventus midfielder, sources have told ESPN. “Mathias Pogba presented himself to the
2:57 PM ET Associated Press UEFA laid a slew of disciplinary charges Wednesday against Marseille and Eintracht Frankfurt after disorder at their Champions League game including a fan of the German club making a Nazi salute. Frankfurt was charged with four offenses including “racist behaviour” at its 1-0 win in Marseille on Tuesday. Late Tuesday,
1:41 PM ET Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag faces a potential crisis up front after confirming Marcus Rashford has picked up a “muscle injury.” Rashford has been ruled out of Thursday’s Europa League clash at FC Sheriff and with Anthony Martial also injured, Cristiano Ronaldo is the only main option in attack. – Stream
5:41 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Gavi made his debut for Barcelona in August 2021. Alex Caparros/Getty Images Barcelona‘s teenage midfielder Gavi has agreed to sign a new contract at Camp Nou until 2026, the Catalan club announced on Wednesday. Gavi’s release clause will rise to €1 billion as part of the deal, the same
7:04 AM ET A 13-year-old has become the youngest senior footballer in the UK, breaking a record which had stood for 42 years in the process. Christopher Atherton, aged 13 years and 329 days old, came on for Northern Irish side Glenavon in the second-half of their 6-0 League Cup win against Dollingstown on Tuesday.
5:21 AM ET The Premier League have accepted a request from Arsenal to postpone their game with Manchester City next month to accommodate a rearranged Europa League game against PSV Eindhoven. The north London side risked forfeiting the points after the original match against PSV — due to be played on Thursday — was unable
8:00 AM ET This week, new Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly made a bold, and some would say misguided, proposal for the Premier League to introduce an all-star game of North vs. South, similar to those featured in a variety of sports in the United States. 2 Related It hasn’t gone down well, given the ongoing
5:09 AM ET The Premier League postponed all games that were due to be played from Saturday through Monday as a mark of respect after the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. Further problems have been caused by security requirements around the funeral, with a total of 14 Premier League games