10:00 AM ET The countdown to Qatar 2022 has now reached the final straight, with the conclusion of Euro 2020 and the Copa America shifting the focus firmly to the opening game of the FIFA World Cup in less than 500 days. While the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Africa Cup of Nations (due to be

5:30 AM ET For the United States men’s national team, Thursday’s CONCACAF Gold Cup group-stage match against Martinique wasn’t really about the result. The 6-1 win matters, of course, but the real value for head coach Gregg Berhalter was in seeing some young faces up close in a competitive environment. The upcoming three-match World Cup

12:27 PM ET United States international midfielder Tanner Tessmann has joined Serie A side Venezia FC from Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas, the clubs announced on Thursday. Tessmann, 19, was just in his second season with FCD’s first team, after having come up through Dallas’ academy since 2016. He’s made a total of 28 league

4:50 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have opened talks over a swap deal involving Antoine Griezmann and Saul Niguez, multiple sources have confirmed to ESPN. Griezmann, 30, left Atletico for Barca in 2019 for a fee of €120 million, but the Catalan club are open to letting him leave this

5:17 AM ET Great Britain’s football team will take a knee before their matches at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, it was announced on Thursday. Earlier this month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) relaxed its policy on allowing athletes to protest at the Games but reiterated it was not acceptable on the podium. – Stream

6:27 PM ET Adam Brown Euro 2020 and the Copa America are over and the summer transfer window is open, leaving Europe’s biggest clubs clear to make a splash in the market. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Chelsea plot move for Haaland Chelsea‘s pursuit of Borussia

4:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are hoping Marcus Rashford will recover from shoulder surgery in time to feature in a crucial run of fixtures for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side at the end of October, sources have told ESPN. Rashford is set to undergo surgery on his left shoulder after being hampered by it

3:15 PM ET James Olley Nicolas Pepe missed a second-half penalty as Arsenal kicked off their pre-season campaign by slumping to a 2-1 defeat at Hibernian. Around 2,000 home fans were at Easter Road to witness Gunners goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo mark his promotion to the first-team squad with a dreadful error which gifted Martin Boyle

2:43 AM ET Expectations for the United States men’s national team are high in the Gold Cup, regardless of who actually suits up. Not only is the U.S. expected to win every game in the tournament’s group stage, but by clear margins as well. Fail to reach such a level, and the tendency to look

2:03 PM ET Jozy Altidore was officially welcomed back by club side Toronto FC on Monday after being forced to train on his own for over seven weeks. In a Zoom call with reporters, the forward said he held no grudges against anyone within the organization, and warned that anyone who writes TFC off is