5:00 AM ET Sam Marsden Alex Kirkland Barcelona and Real Madrid will face off in the second El Clasico of the season on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (stream live on ESPN+ in the U.S.) with the Spanish Supercopa on the line. As both sides fight for supremacy in LaLiga, the showdown between the Spanish

8:47 AM ET Associated Press Benjamin Mendy was cleared on six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty on Friday on six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. Jurors at Chester Crown Court in northwest England could

9:46 AM ET Mark Ogden Bill Connelly Close Bill Connelly ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Manchester United are back. Maybe not yet to the level they enjoyed under Sir Alex Ferguson as the dominant force of English football, but the Premier League’s most successful club are finally showing signs

4:00 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-standing agent Jorge Mendes could be set to part company, while Chelsea are still looking to splash some serious cash on a Ukraine international coveted by Arsenal ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Chelsea still in talks over Mudryk | De Gea and Fred wait on

7:00 AM ET Chelsea announced on Wednesday that Joao Felix, whose €126 million transfer to Atletico Madrid remains the fourth biggest in the history of the game, has joined them on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season. Sources have told ESPN’s James Olley that the move carries a fee of around €12.5m, and

11:16 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain are hoping to make a big step forward in negotiations with Lionel Messi over his new contract by the end of the month, sources have told ESPN. Messi, 34, was linked with a shock move to Al Hilal on Thursday but is happy in Paris and won’t be joining Cristiano

1:45 PM ET The “rent boy” chant will be considered a breach of the Football Association’s rules, it said on Wednesday in a statement condemning all offensive, abusive and discriminatory chanting in football stadiums. The FA said those chants can have a “lasting and damaging impact” on people and communities within the game and must

5:30 PM ET Graham Potter has described managing Chelsea as “the hardest job in football.” Chelsea travel to Fulham on Thursday night seeking to improve on a disappointing run of six defeats in nine games, which has seen them drop to 10th place in the Premier League table. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more

5:36 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nine-time winners Barcelona face being thrown out of the Copa de la Reina for fielding an ineligible side in Tuesday’s 9-0 win over Osasuna. Brazil forward Geyse, who scored one of the nine goals, was sent off in the quarterfinals of last season’s competition while playing for former

4:00 AM ET Sophie Lawson There were a total of 74 permanent signings made by clubs in the Women’s Super League over the summer window, which closed exactly four months ago. Not every player has hit the ground running with their new teams — some like Thea Kyvåg have already departed after a brief stint