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The start of the new Premier League season is just days away and clubs have been frantically trying to prepare themselves. It’s been a summer of transfer activity like no other among most of the Big Six. Manchester City‘s squad will look very different, while Arsenal have embarked on what they hope is an upgrade

Lionel Messi scored a pair of vintage goals to lead Inter Miami CF in a stunning comeback win over FC Dallas in the Leagues Cup on Sunday in Frisco, Texas. The World Cup winner scored Miami’s first goal and its last in a chaotic match at Toyota Stadium that ended 4-4 in regulation before netting

LONDON — Nothing develops a winning mentality quite like winning itself. The Community Shield occupies a curious position in the calendar, sitting somewhere between a friendly and the competitive fare that follows a week later when the Premier League begins, but beating Manchester City in any circumstances can have a significant psychological effect on Arsenal

Caitlin Murray, ESPNAug 6, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close 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 Press, and others. She authored a book about the history of the U.S. women’s national team called

Aug 5, 2023, 06:59 PM ET After performing below expectations in the group stage, the United States scraped by into the Round of 16 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. They will play Sweden on Sunday (5 a.m. ET, live on Fox) at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Meanwhile, Netherlands faces Vietnam at the

Caitlin Murray, ESPNAug 5, 2023, 10:58 AM ET Close 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 Press, and others. She authored a book about the history of the U.S. women’s national team called

Tor-Kristian Karlsen Aug 5, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Manchester United have signed Atalanta forward Rasmus Højlund for an initial fee of €75 million ($82m), with another €10m in add-ons. The 20-year-old has been likened in style to Manchester City goal-machine Erling Haaland, but is the Denmark international anything like his new club rival? And how

Banyana will play for teammates before them in historic World Cup knockout against Netherlands South Africa are at the highest point they’ve ever reached in their women’s game, as current African champions and reaching their first-ever World Cup knockout game, against the Netherlands, but they didn’t get there in a vacuum.

Bayern Munich have set Tottenham a deadline of midnight on Friday to accept a club-record offer in excess of €100 million ($110m) for striker Harry Kane, sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN that Bayern’s latest bid comprises €100m guaranteed with up to approximately €20m in add-ons. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerAug 4, 2023, 04:00 AM ET With all 32 nations having now played three times the group stage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup is over, leaving just 16 knockout-phase clashes to go before a winner is crowned. The World Cup group stage produced an impressive total of 126 goals scored

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