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Aug 4, 2023, 03:33 AM ET Manchester City won the treble last season so will contend Sunday’s Community Shield against last season’s Premier League runners-up Arsenal (10:50 a.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+). But after a summer of upheaval, transfers and tours on foreign soil, how will each side match up? And does it mean

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 3, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 BRISBANE, Australia — When the final whistle blew, Germany’s players looked at one another, turned to the bench

Aug 3, 2023, 08:30 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup is in full swing, and these daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Australia and New

Aug 2, 2023, 11:52 PM ET In arguably the biggest sports deal in American history, Lionel Messi‘s move to Major League Soccer is seismic for the sport’s growth in the U.S. The superstar has won LaLiga, Ligue 1, the Champions League and the World Cup. Now, he faces a new challenge with Inter Miami. Miami

Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Caitlin Murray Close Caitlin Murray ESPN Caitlin Murray is a general editor for ESPN.com. She has reported on and written about soccer for The New York Times, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, the Associated

Aug 2, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup is in full swing, and these daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Australia and New

Ross Devonport Aug 1, 2023, 03:00 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New Inter Miami CF left back Jordi Alba admitted Tuesday that he had other, more lucrative offers but that his move to Miami was about more than money and that he was excited to reunite with his former Barcelona teammates. “Despite the offers

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 1, 2023, 08:59 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The width of the post. That is how close the U.S. women’s national team came to being eliminated from the 2023 World Cup. Fortunately, for the U.S., the

Dan Hajducky, ESPNAug 1, 2023, 10:59 AM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor 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. Inter Miami CF, saddled with a regular-season winning percentage just above 41% four years into

Aug 1, 2023, 02:12 AM ET An exciting final matchday in Group E of the 2023 Women’s World Cup awaits as the United States team plays Portugal on Tuesday (3 a.m. ET, live on Fox) at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Meanwhile, Netherlands faces Vietnam at the same time at Forsyth Barr Stadium in

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 31, 2023, 09:34 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Pressure has been the companion of the United States women’s national team practically from the beginning. It wasn’t enough to do well: The USWNT had to win trophies

Jul 31, 2023, 08:20 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup is in full swing, and these daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Australia and

LAS VEGAS — Manchester United ended their tour of the United States with a 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund at Allegiant Stadium. Erik ten Hag’s team were made to pay for a poor defensive performance as they fell to their third defeat in four games in the U.S. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 30, 2023, 12:29 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Marcus Rashford has admitted there was a point last summer when he considered leaving Manchester United. The England forward scored five goals during an injury-hit campaign and United finished sixth in the Premier League, and in the process racked up a fifth straight season

Jul 30, 2023, 07:10 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup is in full swing, and these daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Australia and

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJul 29, 2023, 12:14 PM ET BRISBANE, Australia — There may be a strike in Hollywood this summer, but veteran defender Wendie Renard wrote her own superhero blockbuster script on Saturday night and starred as the main character, too. You could not have scripted what happened in Brisbane on Saturday night: doubtful all

Ousmane Dembéle, youngster Fermin Lopez and Ferran Torres scored as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 in El Clásico at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday. Dembéle, 26 — who ESPN has reported is close to a move to Paris Saint-Germain — put Barca ahead in the 15th minute, collecting Pedri‘s pass and shooting past

Jul 29, 2023, 08:45 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup is in full swing, and these daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Australia and