Football

2:00 PM ET Darwin Nunez scored Liverpool’s third goal as they beat Manchester City 3-1. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Summer signing Darwin Nunez scored as Liverpool beat Premier League champions Manchester City 3-1 to claim the FA Community Shield at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. The Uruguayan, bought from Benfica for an initial fee

Jul 28, 2022 Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk; two world-class goalkeepers in Ederson and Alisson; and arguably the two leading coaches in the game in Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. With so much A-list talent and winning pedigree between Manchester City and Liverpool, Saturday’s Community Shield clash (stream live

1:35 PM ET After more than three weeks of intense competition, it all comes down to this. England will be hosting Germany at Wembley for the 2022 Euro final (Watch LIVE, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+) and one team will lift the trophy. England and Germany came into this tournament on

10:55 AM ET Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has undergone surgery for a knee injury and could be out until September, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The 28-year-old Spain centre-back missed City’s pre-season tour of the United States this month, during which they beat Club America and Bayern Munich. – Stream Community Shield preview

4:32 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Joan Laporta has reiterated his desire to see Lionel Messi end his career at the Catalan club. Laporta told ESPN last week that Messi’s story with Barca “is not over.” Coach Xavi Hernandez has said a return this summer is “impossible” but there is a window

11:35 AM ET Adam Snavely Surveying the rolling hills and sun-spackled plains of North America, one cannot help but feel the sense of space, the vast openness, the sense of adventure, exploration, and corporate brand partnerships for meaningless tournaments involving clubs from the Premier League, LaLiga and beyond. 2 Related That’s right, this preseason across

11:16 AM ET As the question was asked, you could start to see the amused look creep across the face of Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff. Austin FC was just days away from the season opener against FC Cincinnati and a local reporter noted that the oddsmakers in Las Vegas had the Texan capital

6:21 AM ET Chloe Petts Manchester United captain Harry Maguire does not look happy about the prospect of wearing this shirt before every match this season. TREVOR COLLENS/AFP via Getty Images The new season is but a breath away and plenty of the home, away and third kits that will be worn across Europe’s top club

4:52 PM ET Germany will play hosts England in the final of the 2022 Women’s European Championship after two goals from Alexandra Popp gave them a 2-1 victory over France in Wednesday’s second semifinal in Milton Keynes. After her first-half goal had been almost immediately canceled out by an unfortunate own goal by Germany goalkeeper

3:01 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have beaten Chelsea to the signing of defender Jules Kounde after agreeing a fee of around €55 million with Sevilla, sources told ESPN. Kounde, 23, was the subject of several bids from Chelsea last summer and reports suggested he was close to a move to the English

4:49 PM ET Beth Mead and Lucy Bronze each had an assist and a goal as England overcame a nervy start to thrash Sweden 4-0 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Tuesday night and advance to the final of the 2022 Women’s European Championship. Sarina Wiegman’s England side came into the match as favourites in

5:59 PM ET SHEFFIELD, England — If you want to seal a famous victory, it doesn’t really matter how you do it. The goal will speak for itself, whether it is a tap-in or a spectacular 30-yard strike. But there is also another level entirely, and Alessia Russo delivered Euro 22’s viral moment with a

6:41 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Manchester United‘s training ground on Tuesday to hold talks over his future at the club. Ronaldo has not yet trained under new manager Erik ten Hag after being given permission to miss the tour of Thailand and Australia due to personal reasons. The Portugal international made an official

5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent PERTH, Australia — The final act of Manchester United‘s summer tour of Thailand and Australia didn’t reflect how positive the trip had been. Eric Bailly sent a plastic chair hurtling across the turf as he walked off the pitch at a sodden Optus Stadium, while David De Gea marched through

2:00 PM ET Ryan Rosenblatt The Chicago Fire were left for dead, but guess who’s back in the playoff race? That’s right: Xherdan Shaqiri & Co. The New England Revolution, too. Now Toronto FC has a pair of superstars that make the Reds look frighteningly good, and all of a sudden the Eastern Conference has

9:54 AM ET Everton supporters invaded the pitch at Goodison Park during their victory over Crystal Palace last season. MB Media/Getty Images England’s Premier League and Football League have announced tough new sanctions for pitch invasions and the use of smoke bombs and pyrotechnics. Last season saw an increasing number of pitch invasions at the end

4:30 AM ET Lucy Bronze knows the pain of losing a semifinal in a major international tournament all too well. She was there for England‘s last three “Final Four” knockouts. So, having experienced the expectation and then the heartbreak, it’s easy to see why she was a little withdrawn after their 2-1 quarterfinal win over

12:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent PERTH, Australia — Manchester United‘s players and staff landed back at Manchester Airport on Sunday after nearly three weeks away in Thailand and Australia to begin the final run-up to the start of the Premier League season. 2 Related Erik ten Hag has two weeks to make any final decisions