12:50 AM ET Portland Timbers midfielder Santiago Moreno settled the ball with his chest and turned centrally. He had received the pass near midfield and suddenly found himself in acres of space with teammates flanking him on both sides. He drove toward the penalty box and when the defenders didn’t close out, he released a

9:07 PM ET Felipe Mora scored early, Santiago Moreno added a goal from distance after halftime, and the Portland Timbers reached their third MLS Cup final Saturday night with a 2-0 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference final. Steve Clark made three saves to preserve his second consecutive playoff shutout and

11:22 AM ET The success of Chelsea‘s Premier League title campaign is poised to be decided by how well they can continue their remarkable defensive record under Thomas Tuchel — and therefore West Ham exposed weaknesses on Saturday afternoon that must be quickly eradicated. This 3-2 defeat at the London Stadium constitutes the first time

4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen There are a host of top players set to become free agents in July 2022, including Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba, Antonio Rudiger and Paulo Dybala — enough even to fill a pretty good XI. But these stars will still end up costing their future clubs a lot in wages and

6:31 PM ET Derbies, rivalry matches and clasicos serve as useful mile markers over the course of a long soccer season. They give us an excuse to check in on two key teams, see how everything is going and see what has happened since the last time said teams met. With the Bundesliga’s Der Klassiker

3:45 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Thibaut Courtois has been superb between the posts for Real Madrid this season and is arguably the main reason they lead LaLiga. Angel Martinez/Getty Images “You can say that we have a goalkeeper,” Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said, smiling. You can, yeah. This was after a game against Sevilla,

11:45 AM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Barcelona have contacted Edinson Cavani‘s representatives to gauge his interest on leaving Manchester United for the Camp Nou during the January transfer window, various sources told ESPN. ESPN has learned that a Barcelona representative contacted Cavani’s environment to inquire out about his situation. – Stream ESPN FC Daily

4:23 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur moved up to sixth in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Brentford in north London on Thursday night. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Spurs took the lead just past the 10-minute mark when a dangerous Son Heung-Min cross deflected off Bretford’s Sergi Canos

11:55 AM ET Pozzo took over Udinese over 35 years ago and as the club celebrates its 125th birthday, it’s clear that they’re a template for other small teams to follow when it comes to keeping up with richer opponents. Dino Panato/Getty Images When Giampaolo Pozzo acquired Udinese in 1986, the world was a distinctly different

1:14 PM ET Rob Dawson Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Van de Beek has made just four Premier League appearances, totaling just 62 minutes, for Manchester United this