5:07 AM ET Jasmine Baba The trio of Muller, Gnabry and Mane will need to step up, but should have little trouble doing so, in order to make up for the goals Lewandowski scored during his time at Bayern Munich. Markus Gilliar – GES Sportfoto/Getty Images Robert Lewandowski, the No. 9 who broke so many Bayern
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10:49 PM ET Austin Lindberg ST. PAUL, Minn. — The MLS All-Stars beat their counterparts from Liga MX of Mexico 2-1 here on Wednesday night, thanks to goals from Carlos Vela and Raul Ruidiaz. It took just three minutes for the scoring to get underway, with LAFC left-back Diego Palacios standing up a cross to
7:03 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he has no doubts that Karim Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d’Or, calling the France forward “the most efficient player in the world” after scoring in his team’s 2-0 UEFA Super Cup win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Captain Benzema scored Madrid’s second
11:12 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Frenkie de Jong‘s agents have arrived in Barcelona amid continued uncertainty over the midfielder’s future at the club, with Manchester United and Chelsea still pursuing his signing. Ali Dursun and Hasan Cetinkaya, who also represent Barcelona striker Martin Braithwaite, flew in to the city on Wednesday and are
3:25 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico international Jorge Sanchez has left Liga MX side Club America for Ajax. Getty Images Mexico right-back Jorge Sanchez has signed for Ajax Amsterdam in the Eredivisie, the Dutch club announced on Wednesday. The 24-year-old defender was previously with Club America in Liga MX, where he won a league title in
3:36 PM ET Brazil have insisted they won’t play their suspended World Cup qualifying match against Argentina next month, arguing Wednesday that the risks are too high ahead of the tournament in Qatar. The qualifier nearly one year ago in Sao Paulo was stopped by local health officials after six minutes due to COVID-19 protocols
12:48 PM ET Matthew Hoppe played for Mallorca last season. Cristian Trujillo/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images United States striker Matthew Hoppe has signed for English Championship side Middlesbrough from Mallorca, it was announced Wednesday. Sources told ESPN the deal was worth £2.5-3 million, with add-ons that could bring the total cost of the transfer to £4-5m. –
5:00 PM ET The 2022-23 LaLiga season begins this week! A lot of has happened since Real Madrid lifted its record-extending 35th league trophy over eternal rivals Barcelona. Madrid also won their 14th Champions League trophy (another record), but Barcelona aim to topple the champions with for some new marquee players. – LaLiga starts Friday:
4:52 PM ET Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to win the 2022 UEFA Super Cup at Helsinki’s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night as Karim Benzema moved past Raul into second on the Spanish club’s all-time scoring list behind leader Cristiano Ronaldo. The sides traded good chances in the early stages of the annual match
9:43 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens New signings Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie could both leave Barcelona for free if they are not registered before Saturday’s LaLiga opener against Rayo Vallecano, various sources have confirmed to ESPN. Christensen and Kessie both joined Barca on free transfers earlier this summer from Chelsea and AC Milan