Football

4:00 AM ET The start of a new World Cup cycle is a time of optimism. There are new players to observe, and perhaps some new tactics to try out. All of a team’s dreams, especially for one as talented as the United States women’s national team, are possible. Reality has a way of crystallizing

9:24 AM ET The time for transition with a team is never easy to predict, but there is one near certainty for the U.S. women’s national team: you typically do it after an Olympics because you have a big, three-year gap before the next World Cup on the calendar. Well, that is until a pandemic

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5:03 PM ET Adam Brown Liverpool are in the drivers’ seat after a Champions League round of 16 win at Inter Milan. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Liverpool were back in Champions League action on Wednesday night and secured a hardfought 2-0 win against Internazionale at the San Siro. Chances were few and far between for

1:10 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens After a 2-2 draw in LaLiga against Osasuna in December, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez didn’t know whether to be delighted or despondent about the role three teenagers played in securing a point for his side. Nico Gonzalez and Abde Ezzalzouli scored the goals at El Sadar that day,

6:00 AM ET This is the Kylian Mbappe show. The Year of Mbappe. Mbappe-Saint-Germain. He is King Kylian, and everything in Paris happens through him. His performance for Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League clash with Real Madrid on Tuesday at the Parc des Princes proved it again. He struck late to score the only

5:30 PM ET Failing to score within the first 10 minutes of a match is not usually a disaster for any striker, even one of Cristiano Ronaldo‘s calibre, but in doing so at the start of Tuesday’s Premier League clash with Brighton & Hove Albion the Manchester United forward passed an unwanted personal milestone. Going

6:28 PM ET PARIS — If ever a goal could encapsulate the whole Paris Saint-Germain project of expensive glamour and superstar talent, it could not have been better timed or constructed than Kylian Mbappe‘s stoppage-time winner that sealed a potentially decisive 1-0 Champions League round-of-16 first-leg victory against Real Madrid at Parc des Princes on

11:17 AM ET Knoxville’s Austin-East High School won the boys’ soccer title in the spring of 2021. Big Slate Media/One Knoxville KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jon Netherland strides into the conference room at Austin-East Magnet High School, a light blue suitcase (complete with Jessica Simpson logo) in tow. One by one, he pulls out the spoils of

4:18 PM ET Karim Benzema has been playing Paris Saint-Germain for nearly 16 years now. At first, it was easy. The suede-headed, Ronaldo Nazario-adoring kid with eight brothers and sisters from a tough Lyon suburb first set his remorseless, hungry eyes on the red and blue of the capital club, which is only 16 years

10:30 AM ET Chelsea finally won the trophy that has eluded them. Getty It was another fun weekend in European soccer as Chelsea became world champions, Bayern Munich capitulated defensively, while Real Madrid and Barcelona struggled to draws. Elsewhere, Manchester City and Liverpool won, as Manchester United and Tottenham dropped more points. We also saw AC

5:51 AM ET Mauricio Pochettino has enjoyed a period of calm at Paris Saint-Germain in recent weeks, but with the return of the Champions League and a round of 16 first-leg tie against Real Madrid on Tuesday, it’s time for the former Tottenham manager to strap himself in for the turbulence that lies ahead. 2

7:48 PM ET Soccer legend Pele returned to hospital on Sunday for the latest round of treatment on a colon tumor, the former Santos, New York Cosmos and Brazil player said. Pele, 81, had surgery to remove a tumor in September 2021 and has been undergoing treatment at a clinic in Sao Paulo on a

6:00 PM ET Real Madrid aren’t scoring without Benzema in the lineup, which makes you wonder how their season will play out if he misses more games. Quality Sport Images/Getty Images What a weekend! With huge weekends in LaLiga (Real Madrid and Barcelona both dropped points), the Premier League (joy for Man City and Liverpool, more

12:07 PM ET A man was shot dead during a riot on Saturday after trouble broke out among Palmeiras fans who had watched their team lose to Premier League club Chelsea in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup, Brazilian police said. The man, who police said was an off-duty prison guard, was shot

10:50 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — When Ralf Rangnick asked for more consistency this isn’t what he had in mind. For the third time in nine days, Manchester United dominated, scored, stopped playing, conceded and drew. Southampton were well worth their 1-1 draw at a rain-soaked Old Trafford in Saturday’s Premier League clash

3:50 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Roman Abramovich clapped his hands together just once when the moment came. Sat with his legs crossed in the VIP area of the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, the Chelsea owner high-fived with his assistant as a smile broke out across his face, briefly visible with his

9:25 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United missed a chance to move into the top four after another disappointing 1-1 draw against Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday. Che Adams‘ second-half strike cancelled out Jadon Sancho‘s opener as Ralf Rangnick’s side failed to hold onto a lead for a third