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5:29 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Paul Pogba is considering an offer to return to Juventus, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder is set to leave Manchester United when his contract expires at the end of June. There is interest from Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain in signing Pogba on a free transfer in the summer and

7:30 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona defender Irene Paredes hopes selling out Camp Nou will serve as inspiration for other clubs ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final against Lyon. Barca twice broke the attendance record in women’s football on their way to this weekend’s showpiece in Turin, with 91,553 fans watching their quarterfinal

12:29 PM ET Associated Press Members of the winning bid from Canada, Mexico and the United States after being chosen to host the 2026 World Cup. EPA/SERGEI CHIRIKOV FIFA intends to announce the 2026 World Cup sites during a news conference in New York on June 16. Seventeen U.S. stadiums in 16 areas remain in the

4:00 AM ET The Champions League as you know it will be no more — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Pogba fears a Manchester United fans’ backlash. Jump to: Pogba’s fear over fans’ backlash | Oxlade-Chamberlain’s Liverpool limbo | Newcastle won’t be bullied in transfer window | Super Cup quandary for UEFA Champions

10:45 AM ET Sophie Lawson When Barcelona stepped out onto the pitch at the Groupama Arena three years ago in Budapest for their first UEFA Women’s Champions League final, they were the unfavoured team, expected to be no match for Olympique Lyonnais. The narrative was set: the European juggernaut (Lyon) was clashing with the new

8:43 AM ET Associated Press Stephanie Frappart officiated matches in the men’s Champions League and World Cup qualifying. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men’s tournament for the first time in Qatar. Three female referees and three female assistant referees were announced

6:04 PM ET Eintracht Frankfurt players celebrate after beating Rangers in a shootout to win the Europa League. Getty Images Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties on Wednesday to win the Europa League title and claim their first European trophy in 42 years. Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp saved Aaron Ramsey’s spot kick — Rangers’ fourth

4:51 PM ET The long slog toward equal pay — and labor peace — in the U.S. Soccer landscape took a giant step forward on Wednesday with the announcement that the unions for players on the U.S. men’s national team and U.S. women’s national teams had ratified new collective bargaining agreements with the U.S. Soccer

9:44 AM ET Cesar Hernandez SAN DIEGO — Nearly three years after earning consecutive Women’s World Cup titles in 2015 and 2019, former U.S. women’s national team head coach Jill Ellis is seated in the outdoor patio of a local coffee shop, warm beverage in hand. On a near-perfect Southern California day in May and

10:50 AM ET Brenden, 21, is thriving in Europe and should make the 2022 World Cup squad. But he didn’t get there alone, backed by his family and his brother, Paxten, who’s also making a name in the sport. Tom Pennington/Getty Images SALZBURG, Austria — Brenden and Paxten Aaronson are on FaceTime, debating who is better

6:28 PM ET SOUTHAMPTON, England — After a case of history repeating, Liverpool have earned the chance to find out if destiny is calling. The Premier League title race will go to the final day of the season after Takumi Minamino and Joel Matip struck to overturn Nathan Redmond‘s 13th-minute opener to ensure the Reds

9:41 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have given up on keeping Kylian Mbappe at the club next season and expect the forward to announce a move to Real Madrid imminently, sources have told ESPN. There are still some details to be sorted out between Mbappe’s attorney and LaLiga champions Madrid, but nothing that would prevent the

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal must “swallow the poison” after a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United left his team facing failure to qualify for the Champions League for the fifth successive season. Arsenal had been one win away from sealing a top-four spot and returning to the Champions League for the first time since 2017 ahead

9:34 AM ET Where would Manchester United be without Cristiano Ronaldo? That question has been posed almost since the day the 37-year-old scored twice on his second Premier League debut for the club during a 4-1 win against Newcastle at Old Trafford last September. This followed his transfer from Juventus, for an initial €15 million,

11:59 AM ET Another weekend in European soccer yielded another flurry of talking points! In England, Manchester City clawed back at West Ham to remain in charge of the Premier League title race with one weekend remaining, while Liverpool looked tired in the FA Cup final but still had enough juice to defeat Chelsea on

10:06 PM ET With the Premier League and Serie A title races going down to the wire and the battle for Champions League spots and relegation scraps playing out in almost every league, it was a tense weekend of games across the continent. Manchester City showed resilience to keep their bid to repeat in the

2:01 PM ET Luis Suarez will leave Atletico Madrid at the end of the season, the club announced on Sunday. The 35-year-old has spent two years in the Spanish capital and Atletico confirmed his exit before their LaLiga home clash against Sevilla. – La Liga on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only)– Lowe:

10:53 AM ET Riyad Mahrez missed a late penalty as Manchester City slipped up in the Premier League title race after drawing 2-2 at West Ham United on Sunday. Jarrod Bowen grabbed a first-half brace to give West Ham a shock lead but City responded with second-half strikes from Jack Grealish and a Vladimir Coufal