D.C. United owns the discovery rights for Paul Pogba and are therefore the only MLS team currently able to enter into negotiations with the 32-year-old free agent, but the midfielder is taking his time before choosing where he will play next and remains focused on joining a club in Europe, sources told ESPN. Sources added…
Apr 29, 2025, 12:33 PM ET Argentine club Boca Juniors fired coach Fernando Gago on Tuesday after losing to crosstown rival River Plate over the weekend. Mauricio Serna, a member of Boca Juniors’ Football Council, announced Gago’s departure following the 2-1 defeat in the Argentine Superclásico played on Sunday. Fernando Gago was sacked after Boca’s…
Apr 29, 2025, 11:52 AM ET Minnesota United FC on Tuesday announced the signing of MLS veteran Julian Gressel off waivers. Gressel will be under contract with the MLS club through December 2026, with a club option for 2027 after Inter Miami waived Gressel. “I’m really excited to be here at Minnesota United and to…
Apr 29, 2025, 11:11 AM ET A groundbreaking FIFA-funded study at Kingston University will investigate whether hormonal fluctuations during menstrual cycles could be contributing to an alarming rise in career-threatening knee injuries in women’s soccer. The research comes after players including Arsenal’s Beth Mead, Manchester City’s Vivianne Miedema and Chelsea’s Sam Kerr have all suffered…
Apr 29, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Arne Slot is set to be handed a bumper summer transfer budget by Liverpool, while Chelsea are plotting a double summer raid for Marc Guéhi and Dean Huijsen. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s…
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 29, 2025, 09:03 AM ET Lamine Yamal said his critics can’t touch him while he’s winning after boasting about Barcelona’s superiority over Real Madrid in the aftermath of Saturday’s Copa del Rey final victory. Yamal, who set up two goals in the 3-2 extra time win against Madrid at the…
Joey Lynch Close Joey Lynch is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and AYA cancer advocate. Primarily working on football, he has covered the Socceroos, Matildas and A-Leagues for ESPN for over a decade. Apr 29, 2025, 08:15 AM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Circumstances conspiring to make his Al Nassr almost-unbackable favourites in their AFC Champions…
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 29, 2025, 07:06 AM ET Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger is expected to be out of action for up to two months, sources have told ESPN, after undergoing knee surgery on Tuesday. Rüdiger, 32, was substituted during extra time in Madrid’s 3-2 defeat to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey…
Wolves women’s players have said they feel “let down” and “devastated” after learning the club failed to submit an application for promotion to the Championship, despite battling to secure a spot in the second tier all season. Wolves ultimately lost out on promotion to Nottingham Forest on Sunday. However, players have said they feel that…
Graham HunterApr 29, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. There’s a fair case that Athletic Club would have been in the UEFA Champions League this season, rather than facing Manchester United for a place in the UEFA…