1:40 PM ET Gareth Bale‘s announcement on Tuesday that he plans to return to Real Madrid when his loan stint expires, can be read two ways, like most of his career. (His agent, Jonathan Barnett, told ESPN that Bale’s comments to the media were “taken completely out of context.” Out of context? You be the

7:44 PM ET Danny Lewis The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Zidane fine with Odegaard leaving Real Madrid As

1:49 PM ET The Netherlands national team wore T-shirts on Saturday emblazoned with the words “Football supports change,” in an apparent statement about human rights in World Cup host Qatar, ahead of its Group G qualifier against Latvia. Defender Matthijs de Ligt had said ahead of the match that the Dutch team wanted to make

5:00 AM ET There was a duel of ex-Premier League strikers over the past two weeks in the qualifying rounds of the Copa Libertadores, South America’s Champions League. With Franco Di Santo scoring in both legs, San Lorenzo of Argentina cruised to a 3-1 aggregate victory over Universidad de Chile, for whom Angelo Henriquez was

7:05 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Real Madrid eye Vinicius exit for Mbappe,

1:43 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer FIFA has officially opened an investigation after anti-gay chants were audible during the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying match between Mexico and the Dominican Republic on March 18. Potential sanctions range from a fine charged to the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) to forfeiture of the three points obtained from the 4-1

9:25 AM ET Barcelona forward Ansu Fati has been handed the keys to a brand new Cupra Formentor, but it will be a while before he can take it out for a spin.. SEAT Ansu Fati is one of the world’s most upwardly mobile players, with the Barcelona prodigy’s career going from strength to strength. Having

8:14 PM ET Danny Lewis The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Rabiot, Ramsey on way out at Juve? Juventus

2:11 PM ET Mention France vs. Ukraine to Karim Benzema, and you’ll see his eyes sparkle. The expression on his face will light up. In November 2013, Benzema played his best match ever for Les Bleus in a 3-0 win over Ukraine in which he scored France’s second. That evening at the Stade de France,

9:41 PM ET Norway players marked the start of their quest to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by protesting against the gulf state’s alleged treatment of workers before kick off in their opening match against Gibraltar on Wednesday. The Norway side, including Arsenal‘s loanee from Real Madrid Martin Odegaard and Borussia Dortmund