9:45 AM ET First Lionel Messi, now Harry Kane. Manager Pep Guardiola is becoming accustomed to missing out on his top targets at Manchester City and, make no mistake, he will regard the failure to tempt Kane from Tottenham as being more damaging to his club’s hopes of success than the inability to persuade Messi

2:34 PM ET Lionel Messi will face Pep Guardiola — and maybe even Cristiano Ronaldo — in a blockbuster Champions League clash after Paris Saint-Germain were paired with Manchester City in Group A of this season’s competition. City and PSG, the last two losing finalists in the Champions League, have both invested huge sums in

6:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The 2021 MLS All-Star Game was supposed to be a match-up of the best players from Major League Soccer and Liga MX, as well as a celebration of the increasingly close relationship between the two leagues. And in many respects, the match — and the entire week — was

7:24 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window is into its final week for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market while they still can. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Ronaldo’s agent arrives amid

9:37 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has said that Kylian Mbappe wants to leave the club and confirmed the French giants turned down an offer from Real Madrid for the France international. Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Madrid had seen an €160 million offer for the 22-year rejected,

4:45 PM ET Julien Laurens Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have launched a €160 million offer to sign Kylian Mbappe which has been immediately rejected by Paris Saint-Germain, multiple sources have told ESPN. Sources close to Real Madrid admit to ESPN that the negotiations will be difficult but they still hope to convince PSG to agree

6:57 AM ET Associated Press Players from Afghanistan women’s national team had an “important victory” on Tuesday when they were among a group of more than 75 people evacuated on a flight from Kabul. Global players’ union FIFPRO thanked the Australian government for making the evacuation of players, team officials and family members possible, with

1:43 PM ET Premier League clubs will not release players called up for international duty if they are playing matches in a country on the UK’s red list to prevent them from having to quarantine on their return to England, the league said on Tuesday. “Extensive discussions have taken place with both the FA and

4:40 PM ET Willian could be headed from Arsenal to Corinthians before the end of the summer window. Photo by Visionhaus Corinthians are in talks to sign Arsenal winger Willian, sources have told ESPN. The 33-year-old has two years remaining on his contract at Emirates Stadium but is keen to leave after a disappointing first season

12:26 PM ET What a weekend of fun we had across Europe! There were big wins for Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League, a big fight in Ligue 1 that will resonate for some time, and some off-field drama involving Cristiano Ronaldo‘s status at Juventus. Also we saw Barcelona, Man United and