LaLiga will join the Premier League in having five teams in the Champions League next season after it secured the second of the extra places for performance by clubs across the three European competitions. Two leagues are rewarded with a European Performance Spot (EPS), which was introduced last season as part of a revamp to…
Manchester United blew a two-goal lead and then came back from 4-2 down in extra time against Lyon to secure a place in the Europa League semifinals on Thursday. In a remarkable match at Old Trafford, United won 5-4 on the night and 7-6 on aggregate. United had led 2-0 at halftime, but then conceded…
Steve Kapuadi scored the decider for Legia Warsaw at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea secured a spot in the Conference League semifinals despite losing the second leg of their quarterfinal 2-1 at home to Legia Warsaw on Thurday. The result keeps Chelsea’s push for silverware alive but their performance will do little to quiten the discontent in…
A first-half penalty by Dominic Solanke secured Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday for a 2-1 aggregate victory. They will face either Lazio or Norway’s Bodo/Glimt, whose match went into extra time on Thursday, in May for a spot in the final….
Tisha ThompsonApr 17, 2025, 12:59 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Officials for Miami-Dade County said a lack of intelligence gathering, insufficient security perimeters and large numbers of unticketed fans on stadium grounds led to the…
FIFA has unveiled its official host city posters for the men’s 2026 World Cup — due to take place across the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer — and it’s an eye-catching collection which ranges from the astoundingly artistic to the sublimely surreal. The world game’s governing body has been commissioning individual venue artworks…
Apr 17, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Angel City FC has hired Alexander Straus as the team’s new head coach following an extensive search that sporting director Mark Parsons detailed to ESPN. Straus was previously in charge of Bayern Munich women, who are currently positioned to win a third straight league title under the 49-year-old Norwegian’s…
LIVERPOOL, England — In the foyer of Liverpool’s AXA Training Centre last Friday, giant television screens beamed out the news that many fans on Merseyside had been waiting to hear all season. After months of speculation that he would leave the club on a free transfer when his contract expired in the summer, star forward…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has signed a new contract at Anfield, ending months of speculation over his future. Van Dijk’s previous deal was set to expire this summer. Negotiations, led by sporting director Richard Hughes, have been taking place with Van Dijk’s representative, Neil Fewings, for several months. Sources have told ESPN that from…