Football

3:37 AM ET With the Premier League back in action for the first time since the summer transfer window closed, this feels like a good time to take stock. The clubs who have finished in the top four in each of the past two seasons — Chelsea, Liverpool, defending champions Manchester City and Manchester United

6:00 PM ET Two big players returned to their former clubs and had very different “debuts” in Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United and Antoine Griezmann at Atletico Madrid, while Bayern Munich showed how they’re still the clear front-runner to win the Bundesliga this season and make it a stunning 10 in a row. Here’s the

12:58 PM ET Harvey Elliott was hurt in Liverpool’s Premier League game vs. Leeds. Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Liverpool have been dealt an injury blow after Harvey Elliott was hurt during the Premier League game against Leeds United on Sunday. The game was halted shortly before the hour when Elliott, who has become a member

1:00 PM ET LONDON — The revolution has to start somewhere. Mikel Arteta included five of his six summer signings from the outset and although Arsenal laboured to a 1-0 victory against Norwich City, a team likely to battle relegation this season, this was an important win in the Spaniard’s ongoing battle to win hearts

2:44 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — It’s never easy to turn back the clock and recreate magic moments — they say never go back, after all — but Cristiano Ronaldo‘s football career has always defied logic and by, making a spectacular return to Manchester United with two goals in a 4-1 win against Newcastle United,

11:55 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t disappoint on his Manchester United return. Getty Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Manchester United beat Newcastle United 4-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday. United took the lead in stoppage time at the end of the first-half when Mason Greenwood‘s deflected shot was spilled by Newcastle goalkeeper Freddie Woodman and Ronaldo

Sep 8, 2021 ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae returns with his regular column, this week looking ahead to a back-to-back Saturday treat for all German football fans. Super-Samstag is almost upon us. There was a certain eeriness about that train journey from Cologne to Munich on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. My colleagues at the

Sep 9, 2021 RB Leipzig are familiar with Bayern Munich, their opponents on Saturday (12:20 p.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+), and not just in the sense of competing in the same league. Defender Dayot Upamecano and playmaker Marcel Sabitzer both left Leipzig for Bayern in the offseason, as did their former manager, Julian Nagelsmann.

9:21 AM ET The United States men’s national team finished the opening round of World Cup qualifying on a high note with a win at Honduras after drab draws against El Salvador and Canada. Amid mounting injuries and off-pitch drama, the team learned tough lessons as it seeks to book its spot at Qatar 2022.

9:03 PM ET Lionel Messi has scored his 79th international career goal for Argentina, surpassing the South American men’s record held by Brazil legend Pele. Messi scored all three goals in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Bolivia on Thursday in a World Cup qualifying match at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, giving him two more

9:03 PM ET Lionel Messi has scored his 78th international career goal for Argentina, surpassing the South American men’s record set by Brazil legend Pele. Messi claimed the mark for his own when he scored his second goal against Bolivia in Thursday’s World Cup qualifying match, having earlier scored in the 14th minute in front

11:14 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Manchester United and ready to wear the club’s No. 7 shirt for the first time since 2009 in Saturday’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United at Old Trafford. But giving the Portugal forward his old number is the easy part for United; the big challenge now is

12:26 AM ET Ricardo Pepi scored a goal and had three assists as the United States raced to a 4-1 win at Honduras in a World Cup qualifying match that saw Christian Pulisic hobble off with an injury. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S.

11:31 AM ET Christian Pulisic said the United States men’s soccer team is focused on picking up its first win in World Cup qualifying when it faces Honduras on Wednesday, amid Weston McKennie‘s exit from the national team camp. McKennie was sent home by USMNT manager Gregg Berhalter for spending a night outside of the

4:00 AM ET Sevilla’s record in Spain is brilliant except when they run into the three clubs that dominate. Will that change in 2021? Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images If Sevilla are to become Spain‘s champions for the first time in 76 years, which is feasible, then aside from the obvious goal of registering more points

4:00 AM ET While the 2021 summer transfer window was full of excitement and intrigue as the top clubs spent big, it did leave some star players waiting for their move. 2 Related Sources told ESPN that Real Madrid made an offer worth €200 million to Paris Saint-Germain to sign Kylian Mbappe, despite his contract

4:41 PM ET United States midfielder Weston McKennie was sent home by U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter for spending a night outside of the team’s COVID-19 bubble, as well as bringing an unauthorized individual back inside the bubble to his hotel room on a different evening, both of which violated the team’s coronavirus protocols, sources have

10:04 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christian Pulisic looked tired. Disappointed. Frustrated. His shoulders were bowed as he slid into a chair late Sunday night. His words were weary. Questions came about why the U.S. men’s national team is struggling to score, why it can’t do better than one goal in 180 minutes against two