Prem players to take a knee for next 2 weeks

8:47 AM ET Premier League captains voted before the season to limit taking the knee to significant moments. Photo by Mark Leech/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Premier League players will take the knee before their matches for the next two weekends as part of the “No Room for Racism” campaign, it was announced on Thursday. Club … Read more

ESL confirm new plans, eyes 80-club tournament

5:39 AM ET Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are the only sides still vying for the formation of the European Super League. Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images A future European Super League (ESL) could include as many as 80 teams, Bernd Reichart, the chief executive of A22 Sports Management, a company formed to sponsor and assist … Read more

NWSL announce ’23 games, new Challenge Cup

4:33 AM ET Portland Thorns clinched the 2022 NWSL title with a 2-0 win over Kansas City Current in October last year. AP Photo/Nick Wass The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced that the 2023 campaign will begin on March 25 with the new format for this year’s UKG NWSL Challenge Cup set to start … Read more

Transfer Talk: Busquets, Alba to leave Barca in LaLiga-enforced fire sale

4:00 PM ET The January transfer window might have closed around Europe, but there’s plenty of gossip swirling around as clubs prepare to make moves in the summer. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals. Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyYour US State Privacy RightsChildren’s Online Privacy … Read more

Sources: Cocca eyed as top pick for Mexico job

7:15 PM ET Tigres head coach Diego Cocca is now leading the race to become the next manager of Mexico men’s national team, sources told ESPN Mexico. The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) have already had conversations with Tigres about hiring the Argentinian coach, who would leave for free if the national team hire him, despite … Read more

Man United battle back vs. Leeds but still drop points in title race

5:51 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Leeds United in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Wednesday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Wilfried Gnonto opened the scoring for Leeds after just 55 seconds before a Raphael Varane own-goal doubled their … Read more

PSG knocked out of French Cup by Marseille

5:27 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s miserable start to the year continued when they were knocked out of the French Cup last 16 by bitter rivals Marseille on Wednesday. Marseille, who had only beaten PSG twice since the capital side were taken over by Qatar Sport Investment (QSI) in 2011, reached the quarterfinals thanks to an … Read more

Zaniolo signs with Galatasaray after Roma row

4:42 PM ET AS Roma midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo has completed a move to Turkish side Galatasaray, the Serie A club said on Wednesday. Zaniolo has signed a 4-1/2-year deal, and Galatasaray would pay Roma a transfer fee of 16.5 million euros ($17.70 million) and a further 13 million euros in add-ons, according to multiple reports … Read more

Alex Morgan: ‘Bizarre’ for Saudi to sponsor WWC

play Why Catarina Macario is crucial for the USWNT’s World Cup success (1:02)Herculez Gomez identifies Catarina Macario as an important piece for the USWNT’s success at the World Cup. (1:02) 6:54 PM ET U.S. women’s national team forward Alex Morgan spoke out against FIFA possibly bringing on Visit Saudi — the official tourism authority for … Read more