12:47 PM ET Associated Press Audio recordings stolen from the Spanish football federation by hackers revealed Barcelona defender Gerard Pique helped to negotiate a €24 million ($25.9 m) commission to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. The federation changed the format of the Super Cup in 2020, creating a “Final Four” and moving
11:58 AM ET Wayne Rooney was unable to prevent Derby County from relegation this season. Photo by Athena Pictures/Getty Images Wayne Rooney’s Derby County have been relegated from the Championship, it was confirmed on Monday. Derby needed to better Reading’s result but fell to a 1-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers while Reading snatched a late
4:57 PM ET Cadiz handed Barcelona their second home loss in a row with a shock 1-0 win over the Catalans at the Camp Nou on Monday night. Barca were booted from the Europa League on Thursday after a 3-2 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt saw them exit the competition 4-3 on aggregate. Prior to the
2:35 PM ET Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo took to social media on Monday to say one of his newborn twins has died. “It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away,” the Manchester United striker wrote in a post also signed by his partner, Georgina Rodriguez. “It
5:34 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Dan Hajducky Close ESPN Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities.
4:19 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin had core muscle surgery on Monday, ending his second season as the team’s captain. The Red Wings say his recovery is expected to last eight to 10 weeks. The 25-year-old Larkin leads the Red Wings with 31 goals and 69 points in
3:17 PM ET Corey Anderson climbed up on the cage to celebrate. His family was going crazy in the stands. Anderson had become the Bellator light heavyweight champion, a tournament champ and the recipient of $1 million. And then, quickly, it all came crashing down Friday night at Bellator 277 in San Jose, California. Anderson
3:09 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers won’t face Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes in this year’s version of Capital One’s The Match until June 1. However, the smack talk has already begun. The 12-hole exhibition will take place (6:30 p.m. ET on TNT) at Wynn Las Vegas. Brady and Rodgers are
3:15 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran cornerback Malcolm Butler, whose first stint with the New England Patriots began with a dramatic game-sealing interception in Super Bowl XLIX and ended with a shocking benching in Super Bowl LII, expressed surprise Monday that he’s landed back with the team a second time. “I didn’t expect to
2:57 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — A year ago, Dak Prescott was in the middle of a rigorous rehab from a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle suffered in Week 5 of the 2020 season. While the Dallas Cowboys‘ offseason program officially started Monday, Prescott has already gotten plenty of work with his