12:56 PM ET The summer transfer window is about to open, so let’s look at the 10 most expensive transfers by position — goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards — through 2021. I awarded a (highly subjective) grade out of five based on what we know now. In other words, with the benefit of hindsight and
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4:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Every summer, Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak uses the club’s in-house television channel to address the fans. It’s usually a review of the previous season, but this year’s address also included a warning for the Premier League and the rest of Europe. Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, one of
4:39 PM ET Rodrigo Faez Julien Laurens Aurelien Tchouameni is set to join Real Madrid from AS Monaco on a five-year contract, sources have told ESPN. The Champions League winners and the Ligue 1 side have reached an agreement for a deal worth up to €80 million ($86m) with the player set to undergo a
10:35 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Zimmerman has grown in stature through this World Cup cycle, with his form right where it needs to be
3:03 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is the most valuable football player in the world, according Swiss research group CIES Football Observatory, followed by Real Madrid‘s Vinicius Jr. and new Manchester City recruit Erling Haaland. Mbappe, who turned down Real and signed a new three-year deal at PSG last month, topped the list
9:15 AM ET Neymar got himself onto the scoresheet for Brazil. Kenta Harada/Getty Images Two decades have gone by since Brazil lifted the last of their World Cups in Japan and, back in Tokyo on Monday, the 2022 model underlined their credentials as a candidate to win Asia’s second World Cup this year. The 1-0 win
9:30 AM ET Football’s new generation of superstars might have to think again about stealing the show at Qatar 2022. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have made it pretty clear they are ready to prove that age is no barrier to success at the World Cup. Messi, 34, scored all five goals in
9:21 PM ET CARDIFF, Wales — The Ukrainian dream of a World Cup appearance ended on a cold Sunday night in an unrelenting rainstorm. Head coach Oleksandr Petrakov stared out through the downpour and didn’t know what to do. A red flare landed on the pitch, and the air smelled like gunpowder. Smoke swirled up
7:01 PM ET Associated Press Jesus Ferreira failed to convert a pair of first-half chances as USMNT forwards kept up their goal-scoring struggles in a 0-0 draw against Uruguay on Sunday in their second of four World Cup warmup matches this month. The U.S. took the field three hours after learning Wales would be its
11:21 AM ET Catarina Macario was injured in Lyon’s last game of the season. Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images United States women’s national team’s Catarina Macario has confirmed she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in Lyon’s final game of the season and will be out “for a few months.” Lyon beat Issy
5:30 AM ET It is now all or nothing for Gareth Bale — win or bust, it’s his “Last Dance.” The Wales captain will either realise a lifetime ambition and end a 64-year wait for his country by qualifying for the World Cup on Sunday, or it will be the end of the line for
3:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Kan. — United States men’s national team midfielder Weston McKennie will start Sunday’s friendly against Uruguay, the first time he’s been in the starting 11 for club or country since breaking his foot in February, U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter announced on Saturday. Berhalter announced the rest of his lineup as
5:56 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It seems that just about everyone connected with the United States men’s national team is pulling like mad for Haji Wright. In many respects, it’s because the path his career has taken is so relatable in that little has come easy to him. Granted, there was a time
2:10 PM ET By the time Diego Alonso’s Uruguay squad arrived in Glendale, Arizona, he had come to some important conclusions about the balance of his side. After beating Mexico 3-0 at State Farm Stadium on Thursday, La Celeste can now move forward with confidence to Sunday’s meeting with the United States in Kansas City,
11:10 AM ET Will Wilson is stepping down as CEO and secretary general of the U.S. Soccer Federation “to pursue new professional ventures and opportunities,” effective Oct. 31, 2022, the USSF announced on Friday. Wilson had been in his current role since March 2020. The USSF stated that it will “immediately begin a nationwide search”
10:28 AM ET The summer transfer window is approaching, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Pogba, Juventus near deal Juventus are entering the final stages of completing a three-year deal for
3:02 PM ET The French camp was full of joy and vitality until the sad news of Deschamps’ father broke on Tuesday. From here, it’s all business as their Nations League defense begins. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images Up to that point, everything was going perfectly well. Didier Deschamps had welcomed 23 very happy France players
Jun 1, 2022 The third edition of the UEFA Nations League begins in June 2022. Here’s a guide for all you need to know about the competition. JUMP TO: Format | Groups | Fixtures | Final Four | Promotion/Relegation | Euro 2024 qualifying What is the UEFA Nations League? It is a competition between the