Jeff CarlisleApr 24, 2025, 01:40 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Bayern Munich midfielder/forward Thomas Müller has rejected a contract offer from FC Cincinnati, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by German publication Bild. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Müller, 35, announced earlier…
Apr 24, 2025, 01:30 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti is once again the front-runner for Brazil’s vacant coaching job, sources told ESPN Brasil. Brazil’s Football Confederation (CBF) fired coach Dorival Júnior last month and had considered Al Hilal manager Jorge Jesus as a potential replacement. Ancelotti, whose contract with Real Madrid runs until June 2026, has…
Apr 24, 2025, 12:05 PM ET NBA Hall of Famer and Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has joined the ownership group of Everton, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Kidd has joined Roundhouse Capital Holdings, which is part of The Friedkin Group — the U.S. firm that completed its takeover of Everton in…
Apr 24, 2025, 10:49 AM ET While there is little suspense at the very top of the Bundesliga table, with Bayern Munich traveling inexorably to a Meisterschale lift, we’re in very different and more competitive territory in the European qualification shakeup. When the music stops on May 17, it’s difficult to say with any certainty…
Apr 24, 2025, 10:00 AM ET With the first legs of the UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinals in the bag, Arsenal travel to Lyon needing to overturn a 2-1 deficit and Chelsea host familiar foes Barcelona with the uphill task of coming back from a 4-1 defeat in Spain. It looks a tough ask for…
Apr 24, 2025, 09:39 AM ET Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández believes River Plate teenage sensation Franco Mastantuono is destined to play in Europe. Considered among the most promising talents in Argentina, the 17-year-old attacking midfielder is a reported target of top European clubs, including Real Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea. Editor’s Picks 1 Related “He’s…
Apr 24, 2025, 08:25 AM ET The 2025 NWSL season is already five weeks old, which can only mean one thing: the return of ESPN’s NWSL MVP Tracker! We will be checking in on the developing MVP race periodically throughout the season as the form of top players ebbs and flows. Who is positioning themselves…
Apr 24, 2025, 07:12 AM ET Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga will miss the remainder of the season, including Saturday’s Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, because of a left adductor injury. Camavinga, 22, came on in the second half of Wednesday’s 1-0 LaLiga win at Getafe but left Madrid with 10 men when he…
Apr 24, 2025, 07:08 AM ET Jamie Vardy will leave Leicester City at the end of the season, the already-relegated Premier League club confirmed on Thursday. Vardy, 38, has painted himself into Leicester folklore during his 13 years leading the line, scoring 198 goals in 495 appearances and playing a pivotal role in a miraculous…
Manchester United will take part in the inaugural World Sevens football tournament at the end of May in Portugal, with the competition planning to expand to North America at the end of the year. Ajax, Bayern Munich and Benfica will also lineup against Manchester United for the new event, with more teams to be announced…