USATSI After a wild first week of MLS action, the second matchday has a lot to live up to, but with St. Louis City SC playing their first home match and three teams taking action for the first time this season, it should be able to reach the standard set in week one. LAFC and … Read more

2:35 PM ET Moises Caicedo has excelled for Brighton since making his debut in a FA Cup tie against Tottenham in February 2022. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Moises Caicedo has signed a new long-term contract with Brighton & Hove Albion, the Premier League club announced Friday, just over a month after the midfielder asked … Read more

6:32 AM ET Achraf Hakimi has been placed under police monitoring and was banned from contact with the alleged victim. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi was given preliminary charges of rape, the prosecutor’s department of Nanterre told ESPN on Friday. A preliminary investigation was opened against Hakimi last week … Read more

9:16 AM ET Vincent Kompany will return to the Etihad Stadium for Burnley’s FA Cup quarterfinal against Manchester City. Richard Sellers/Getty Images Pep Guardiola said it’s “written in the stars” that Vincent Kompany will one day become manager of Manchester City. Kompany looks set to lead Burnley back to the Premier League at the first … Read more

5:44 AM ET Emiliano Martinez was named the best goalkeeper at the 2022 World Cup. Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has said he regrets making a vulgar gesture at the World Cup final but placed the blame on his teammates. After being handed the “Golden Glove” for being the best goalkeeper … Read more

play What can Man Utd & Arsenal expect from their Europa League draws? (1:52)Julien Laurens says English pair Man Utd & Arsenal are big favourites in their Europa League round-of-16 clashes. (1:52) 7:30 AM ET Erik ten Hag has told Liverpool fans that his Manchester United players won’t be fazed by the hostile atmosphere at … Read more

12:19 PM ET Lionel Messi captained Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar last year. Shaun Botterill – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images World Cup winners Argentina will celebrate with their fans at two home games in March against Panama and Curacao in their first matches since their triumph in Qatar. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni announced … Read more

play Are PSG better without Neymar? (1:00)Julien Laurens speaks about the “masterclass” from Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi in PSG’s win over Marseille. (1:00) 11:23 AM ET Brazil interim coach Ramon Menezes left Neymar, Gabriel Martinelli and Alisson out of his squad Friday for the international friendly against Morocco on March 25 in Tangier. Brazil … Read more

play Burley: Real Madrid were ‘disappointing’ in loss to Barcelona (0:52)Craig Burley explains why Real Madrid didn’t live up to expectations in losing effort against Barcelona. (0:52) 10:19 AM ET Real Madrid‘s board were disappointed by coach Carlo Ancelotti’s tactics in the side’s 1-0 Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg defeat to Barcelona on Thursday, sources … Read more

play Can Liverpool make a top-4 run in the Premier League? (1:29)Stevie Nicol and Shaka Hislop discuss Liverpool’s chances of finishing in the top four of the premier league. (1:29) 1:53 PM ET Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino will leave Liverpool this summer after eight seasons at the club, sources confirmed to ESPN Brasil. Firmino, 31, … Read more