Ryan Rosenblatt Jun 13, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Lionel Messi has played at the top levels in Spain and France, but MLS is going to be a uniquely American adventure for one of the game’s legends. Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images Lionel Messi is making the move to MLS, following a long line of stars who
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Jun 13, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Cody Gakpo scored three goals for Netherlands at the 2022 World Cup and earned a midseason move to Liverpool. Mark Metcalfe – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images With six minutes to play amid the Qatar heat and the beating drums, Netherlands were toiling as they tried to break the deadlock against
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 12, 2023, 04:24 PM ET The blue double decker bus carrying Manchester City’s treble winners pushed slowly through the streets of Manchester city centre on Monday evening to give the crowd a chance to celebrate a team that didn’t just complete the most successful season their club has seen, but one of
Jun 12, 2023, 04:04 PM ET After winning a historic European treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, Manchester City paraded their trophies through the streets on Monday. The rainy weather didn’t stop fans from flooding the Manchester city centre and celebrating the second English side in history to complete the treble.
The summer transfer window for the Premier League officially opens on June 14, and clubs have almost three months to reshape their squads before it closes at 23.00 BST on Sept. 1. Some deals have already been finalised, with Liverpool signing Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister for an initial fee of £35 million (potentially rising
Jun 11, 2023, 03:27 PM ET Cody Gakpo is keen to step into the centre-forward role for the Netherlands in this week’s Nations League finals — with Dutch first choice Memphis Depay ruled out — after being thrust into the position over the last months at Liverpool. Gakpo, 24, built his reputation as a left
ISTANBUL — Whatever else they might say about Manchester City‘s first-ever treble (first of many? We’ll find out…) let them not say that it was painless. Or that it didn’t involve suffering. And maybe even a smattering of self-doubt. We got to the conclusion most expected: a City win over Inter Milan. But the journey
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 11, 2023, 10:00 AM ET ISTANBUL — Romelu Lukaku can’t have got much sleep on Saturday night in Istanbul. He might not on Sunday or on Monday either. His failure to score for Inter Milan in the 88th minute of the Champions League final against Manchester City will haunt his nights as
ISTANBUL — It was mission accomplished for Pep Guardiola on Saturday night at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, and he did it with the big boss watching from the stands. By delivering Manchester City‘s first Champions League title, Guardiola has done precisely what he was hired to do by owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan,
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 10, 2023, 04:59 PM ET Manchester City lifted the Champions League trophy with a 1-0 win over Internazionale at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium. After a goalless first half, Rodri scored the only goal of Saturday’s game as Pep Guardiola’s side completed the treble, having also secured the Premier League title and the
Jun 10, 2023, 07:34 AM ET Lionel Messi arrived in Beijing on Saturday for Argentina‘s friendly match against Australia ahead of joining Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent. Messi’s arrival was announced in a post on the organising International Football Invitation’s official Weibo social media site with a video of players
Jun 9, 2023, 05:31 PM ET Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has reached an agreement to sell his stake in the club to 49ers Enterprises, the second-tier English side said Friday. 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, has been a shareholder at Leeds, recently relegated from the Premier League, since
Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNJun 9, 2023, 12:49 PM ET Each week, Luis Miguel Echegaray discusses the latest from the soccer world, including standout performances, what you might have missed and what to keep an eye on in the coming days. ONSIDE Lionel Messi is coming to America This is huge. To call Messi’s move to
Gab Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 9, 2023, 09:00 AM ET ISTANBUL, Turkey — This city straddling Europe and Asia (you can literally drive across the bridge from one continent to the other) is a fitting venue for a UEFA Champions League final. It’s the European Cup, yes, but the finalists are two Asian-owned teams
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 8, 2023, 12:00 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — John Stones has been so good during Manchester City‘s charge toward the treble that during a party to celebrate winning the Premier League title, Kyle Walker grabbed the microphone and began singing the song dedicated to the England centre-back by the club’s fans. Walker
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jun 8, 2023, 09:11 AM ET Barcelona have said Lionel Messi turned down their proposal because he wants to “compete in a league with fewer demands” after the forward confirmed he will join MLS side Inter Miami. Messi, whose contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires on June 30, revealed on Wednesday he
Tor-Kristian Karlsen Jun 8, 2023, 04:00 AM ET As the summer transfer window edges ever closer (find out when it opens across Europe here), there’s one thing that’s clear: most of the continent’s top clubs are looking to sign a new No. 9 striker. With Erling Haaland‘s 52 goals in 52 games for Manchester City
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jun 7, 2023, 03:59 PM ET Lionel Messi said he did not want to re-live his traumatic departure from Barcelona two years ago after revealing Wednesday he will join MLS side Inter Miami CF over the Catalan club. Messi, 35, left Barca in August 2021 as a free agent, signing for