Football

6:00 AM ET With just over a month before the United States men’s national team resumes World Cup qualifying, the primary objective for Saturday’s international friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina — a 1-0 win in Carson, California — was to keep the potential contributors for that window as sharp as possible. The prospect of asking

10:13 PM ET Cole Bassett scored on his United States debut in a 1-0 win over 10-man Bosnia and Herzegovina in Carson, California, on Saturday night. Jordan Morris, who was making his first start for the U.S. since suffering a knee injury with Swansea City in February, saw a golden opportunity saved just before the

2:23 PM ET Arsenal remain fourth in the Premier League after a dominant 4-1 over Leeds United on Saturday. Getty Arsenal cruised to a 4-1 win over an injury-hit Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday, the only Premier League game to go ahead amid multiple postponements. An early brace from striker Gabriel Martinelli, as well

10:43 AM ET The 2021 MLS season is now in the books. The good news is that, well, it’s in the books, something that was by no means a sure thing when the campaign began its delayed start in mid-April. Now that it’s all over, ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle looks back on the 26th season in

7:30 PM ET Roughly nine months since being left off the United States‘ Olympic qualifying roster, USMNT and FC Dallas striker Ricardo Pepi called the snub a turning point to his season. “It just made me hungry,” Pepi said Friday. “It made me hungry to go on for the year. To do good for my

1:27 PM ET Bernardo Silva has been Manchester City’s key player this season, all this coming months after he was reportedly heading out of the club. Lynne Cameron/Manchester City Last season, we celebrated a number of players aged 27 or older who, like Ilkay Gundogan, had either pushed their respective games to new heights or thrived

Dec 16, 2021 Thomas Tuchel has a list of targets to plug Chelsea’s leaky defence — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Anthony Martial’s agent comments did not have the desired effect, and the MLS hotshot on the radar of Premier League teams. Jump to: MLS star attracts Premier League interest | Martial exit

4:56 PM ET LONDON — It felt like everyone involved in Chelsea‘s 1-1 draw with Everton was either chewing their fingernails, or holding on by them. Chelsea will lament the two points dropped and ground conceded in the title race, partly through their own profligacy but also due to a series of brilliant saves from

9:47 AM ET The Premier League is about to embark on its busiest period of the season, with 40 games — plus all four Carabao Cup quarterfinals — due to be played in the space of 17 days starting this Saturday. But a resurgence of COVID-19 is threatening to wreak havoc on the fixture list.

4:45 PM ET Juventus are in the news for the police investigation into player trading, with 42 of 62 ‘suspicious transactions’ under scrutiny involving the Serie A giants. Visionhaus You may have heard the term “player trading.” You sign a player for a million, he does well, appreciates in value, and you let him sign with

6:27 PM ET LONDON — The pre-match message was for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but we know now he wasn’t the only one listening. Mikel Arteta’s decision to strip Aubameyang of the captaincy dominated the build-up to Arsenal‘s game against West Ham United on Wednesday and could have had divisive effect given the striker’s popularity within the

6:30 AM ET Sergio Aguero won five Premier League titles during his 10 years at Manchester City before joining Barcelona in the summer. DAVE THOMPSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Sergio Aguero scored the most memorable goal in Premier League history, an iconic moment, three minutes and 20 seconds into stoppage time against Queens Park Rangers in 2012.

6:22 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sergio Aguero has retired from football due to medical advice. Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has announced his retirement from football at the age of 33 due to a heart condition. Aguero has not played since the end of October when he was

6:38 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City enjoyed themselves against Leeds United on Tuesday night, and so did Jack Grealish. Pep Guardiola’s side were 3-0 up after half an hour at the Etihad Stadium, eventually winning 7-0 to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League table. A seventh

4:28 AM ET Even while Real Madrid have been imposing a magnificent stranglehold on LaLiga‘s title race, it has been fascinating to see and hear Xavi Hernandez’s early attempts to coax and even taunt a reaction out of Barcelona, as they languish seven places and 18 points behind their eternal rivals. To put it mildly,

4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The January transfer window is getting ever closer and clubs are starting to think seriously about the players they want to strengthen their squads. 2 Related Traditionally, mid-season isn’t a time for major moves, but the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on football finances is unpredictable and the summer window saw plenty

12:07 PM ET What a weekend! Even before the chaos of the Champions League draw, the past 48 hours delivered a ton of talking points across Europe’s top leagues. Real Madrid‘s big derby win over Atletico Madrid feels decisive in LaLiga’s title race, while Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea all won to keep all three

11:07 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain must win the Champions League the hard way after being paired with Real Madrid in the re-drawn Round of 16 on Monday, following a software error that led to the initial draw — which had PSG facing Manchester United — being declared void by UEFA. – Champions League draw: PSG-Real