12:55 PM ET LONDON, England — In the space of 10 minutes, Chelsea went from being in the familiar position of a goal to the good at home, to wondering if their season is going to unravel. Antonio Rudiger‘s wondergoal at the start of the second half brought relief at Stamford Bridge, but it was

3:55 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — If Erik ten Hag or Mauricio Pochettino wants to know how big a job it will be to turn Manchester United around, they need only watch a replay of the 1-1 draw with Leicester City. For the Old Trafford club, this has become a season drifting toward

5:49 PM ET Twenty years have gone by since South America last got its hands on the World Cup. Since then, strikingly, every Brazil campaign has ended as soon as they have come up against European opposition in the knockout rounds. And though Argentina got past Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands in 2014, all of

8:56 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez has said he wants to take inspiration from the club’s record-breaking women’s side when they host Sevilla on Sunday with the chance to move second in LaLiga. Xavi was in attendance at Camp Nou on Wednesday, sat with former teammate Carles Puyol, as a

3:44 PM ET Gabriele Marcotti Mark Ogden Get ready for some heavyweight clashes, a renewal of old rivalries and the chance for some teams to avenge bitter defeats after the draw for Qatar 2022 offered some box office match-ups in the group stage of this year’s World Cup. The leading nations can now plot their

9:12 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Raul Moro in action for Lazio during a Serie A clash with Bologna. Fabrizio Corradetti/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Lazio winger Raul Moro was beaten and had his car stolen by a group of men posing as police officers, the Serie A club confirmed to ESPN. On Thursday at around 11

5:00 AM ET Bruno Fernandes has signed a contract extension until 2026 at Manchester United, the club have confirmed. The deal includes the option of extending it a further year to 2027. The Portugal international, who scored twice to seal his club’s passage to the World Cup in midweek, will be among United’s top earners

11:30 AM ET Lionel Messi was enlisted to help launch Adidas’ Al Rihla, the official ball of the 2022 World Cup. Adidas In the week that the draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup takes place in Doha, the official match ball which will be used at the tournament in Qatar has been unveiled by Argentina

2:44 PM ET Barcelona club directors Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff met with Antonio Rudiger‘s advisor, Sahr Senesie, on Wednesday evening to discuss the Chelsea defender’s potential arrival to the Camp Nou as a free agent this summer. Sky Sport Germany captured images of Barca football director Alemany and the club’s international scouting director Cruyff

8:57 AM ET Ryan Sessegnon has been out of action since the start of March. Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images Ryan Sessegnon is targeting a return to action for Tottenham against Brighton on April 16, sources have told ESPN. The 21-year-old suffered a hamstring injury on March 7 against Everton, ending a run of six consecutive