9:31 PM ET The U.S. women’s national team opened the 2023 SheBelieves Cup with a solid 2-0 victory over reigning Olympic champions Canada. Winger Mallory Swanson scored twice in the first half, the first with a sharp finish and the second via a giveaway deep inside Canada’s defensive third. The rest of the match was

Feb 13, 2023 Jeff Kassouf Five months remain until the 2023 Women’s World Cup, and if it was not clear before, it should be now: It’s crunch time. February is a busy month internationally given that it’s the penultimate FIFA window prior to the World Cup. For the U.S. women’s national team, that means all

Feb 15, 2023 Rob Dawson Sam Marsden It’s a question that’s been asked so often since the summer transfer window, but at least this time Frenkie de Jong‘s girlfriend, Mikky Kiemeney, had an answer. After a summer of speculation about De Jong possibly moving to Manchester United, she was asked during an Instagram Q&A, “When’s

4:16 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Karim Benzema took another step towards cementing his reputation as an all-time LaLiga great on Wednesday when the Real Madrid forward’s goal against Elche put him in the league’s top five all-time goal scorers outright, moving him ahead of another Madrid legend, Raul Gonzalez. Benzema scored twice from the

4:25 PM ET Jeff Kassouf ORLANDO, Fla. — Three years after the United States women’s national team protested their federation at the SheBelieves Cup, Canada’s players find themselves in a similar situation. Despite the longstanding rivalry between the teams, though, there is camaraderie from the common fight for equity off the field. On Thursday, that

Feb 14, 2023 Xavi Hernandez already has a lifetime’s worth of experiences for Barcelona against Manchester United. However vital Thursday’s Europa League tie against Erik Ten Hag’s team at Camp Nou might seem for the Blaugranas‘ immediate future, it will simply be another set of colourful, passionate images for Xavi’s already bulging scrapbook. The saturnine

2:01 PM ET The time has come for Mikel Arteta to decide whether to stick or twist. Arsenal face Manchester City in Wednesday’s Premier League title showdown with the Gunners boss facing perhaps his biggest conundrum of the season: persevere with the same players who have taken them to the top of the table or

8:02 AM ET The Champions League is back, and it promises to deliver all the knockout-round drama we’ve been promised. With the round of 16 creating mouthwatering matchups between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, and AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur, ESPN is bringing you the latest updates, highlights and commentary with Champions League Live. We’re

Feb 13, 2023 Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi have been named in Paris Saint-Germain‘s squad for Tuesday’s Champions League round-of-16 first leg against Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes. Mbappe, who picked up a hamstring injury on Feb. 1 and was expected to be ruled out of action for three weeks, will start on

Feb 10, 2023 The break between the Champions League group stage and knockout rounds always feels a bit strange. The competition drives and dictates the European soccer season to the point where we follow the top-four races in the top leagues as closely as we do the title races — or more so, due to