Football

5:24 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Christian Pulisic is the youngest United States men’s national team player ever to appear in a World Cup qualifier, score a goal and captain the team. His transfer in 2019 from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea was the most ever paid (a reported £58 million fee) for

Feb 10, 2022 Sid LoweSpain writer Darder joined Espanyol at 13 and after some stints outside the club, he’s back and loving soccer again. Cristian Trujillo/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images “I thought I wasn’t good enough. I’m no use; I can’t be a footballer,” Sergi Darder says. The Espanyol midfielder isn’t talking about the early days as

8:58 AM ET Christian Pulisic has said he puts himself under too much pressure to try to “save” the United States men’s national soccer team as he tries to live up to the “high standards” others set for him in his career. In an exclusive interview with ESPN, the 23-year-old revealed the difficulties he has

6:33 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — Nine points behind Manchester City, having played a game fewer than Pep Guardiola’s team, and with a potentially crucial trip to the Etihad Stadium still to come in April, Liverpool could still pull off a remarkable Premier League title triumph this season. Diogo Jota‘s double in a 2-0 win

5:49 PM ET Adam Brown Arsenal earned three vital points in the race for Champions League football on Thursday night as they secured a 1-0 victory over Wolves at Molineux. Mikel Arteta’s side broke the deadlock after 25 minutes as Gabriel Magalhaes reacted first to Alexandre Lacazette‘s flick on inside the penalty box after Ben

9:38 AM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. men and women are negotiating their CBAs with U.S. Soccer at the same time, and while they won’t come away with a joint deal, the hope for the players is that a lot of the key points are similar. ESPN Illustration When the U.S. women’s national team and the

3:14 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Romelu Lukaku had to come to the desert to end his goal drought. The 28-year-old’s first goal in a month was enough to ensure Chelsea beat Al Hilal by a score of 1-0 and book their place in Saturday’s Club World Cup final against Brazilian side

5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United‘s players are keen on Mauricio Pochettino becoming permanent manager in the summer, sources have told ESPN. United are stepping up the search for their next permanent boss now Richard Arnold has officially taken over from Ed Woodward as CEO at Old Trafford, and there is growing clamour from

4:21 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003 with the aim of achieving world domination and this week, two matches stand between the Blues and realising that dream. The Club World Cup might occupy a curious place in both the calendar and the public consciousness, but it remains

6:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent BURNLEY, England — For the third time this season Cristiano Ronaldo was benched for a Premier League match, and for the third time Manchester United could only draw. United could not beat Everton or Chelsea without their Portuguese star, but the 1-1 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday

4:55 PM ET Burnley equalised shortly after the break. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Manchester United were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw against Premier League strugglers Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday. Ralf Rangnick’s side dominated in the first-half, with Paul Pogba scoring his first Premier League goal in over a year during a chaotic 10 minutes

10:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer This was the best night they had in 40 years, and there was no one there, not to start with. As they warmed up out on the smallest, bobbliest pitch in Primera, preparing to play for a place in the semifinal of the Copa del Rey for the first

8:21 AM ET Manchester United have been named the club with the biggest transfer losses in the last decade, splashing out more than €1 billion ($1.14bn) on players. A study published by Switzerland-based independent research group CIES Football Observatory revealed United had a net spend of €1.075bn since 2012, spending €1.545bn on transfers while making

12:37 PM ET Giroud’s heroics for Milan don’t just mean derby delight over rivals Inter. The victory also re-opens the title race with three months left in the season. Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images The weekend in soccer had everything: seismic results (Milan winning the derby, Barcelona scoring four against Atletico Madrid, Senegal‘s first-ever Africa Cup of

7:00 AM ET Paul Pogba will have cost Manchester United £179.6 million in transfer fee and wages by the time his Old Trafford contract expires at the end of June. He now has less than six months to deliver some kind of value for money by helping his drifting club salvage something tangible in the

7:55 PM ET Wow, did you catch all that weekend action? If not, do not despair: ESPN will tell you about Barcelona’s best performance of the season and Borussia Dortmund’s worst, as well as a to-and-fro Milan derby, Paris Saint-Germain scoring five and Senegal finally claiming AFCON glory. Oh, and we have some FA Cup

4:57 PM ET Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties on Sunday to win their first ever Africa Cup of Nations. Getty Senegal defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final after the sides couldn’t be separated over 120 minutes of scoreless football. Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy made a fourth-round save to hand

10:00 AM ET Barcelona spent the final few hours of the January transfer window desperately trying to generate interest in a player president Joan Laporta has said is “better than Kylian Mbappe” and coach Xavi Hernandez insists can be “the best in the world in his position.” However, as Laporta worked until midnight at the