12:51 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City dropped points in the Premier League title race after being held to a 1-1 draw by relegation candidates Everton. – Report: Man City 1-1 Everton | Premier League table | Upcoming fixtures City took the lead in the first half thanks to Erling Haaland before

Dec 30, 2022 Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid are ready to spend over €100 million to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham and are confident they will be able to speed up transfer talks in January, sources told ESPN. The LaLiga giants view the England international, 19, as a priority signing for next season

4:13 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr after leaving Manchester United in controversial fashion, the club announced Friday. Ronaldo signed a contract through the summer of 2025 and, according to reports, will receive $75 million per year to make him the highest paid player in history. Sources did not dispute that

8:50 AM ET Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from competitive football since February. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images The Russian Football Union (RFU) has created a working group to assess the feasibility of resigning its UEFA membership and joining the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), sources have told ESPN, after delaying a decision over

Dec 28, 2022 Alex Kirkland Sam Marsden With the World Cup over, all of Europe’s major leagues are gearing up to restart the 2022-23 season. In Spain, LaLiga will be back on Thursday (matches, replays, highlights on ESPN/ESPN+) and, as often is the case, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be battling for the top spot.

1:09 PM ET Between Portugal’s World Cup disappointment and his exit at Man United, it’s been a tough winter for Cristiano Ronaldo. Where will he end up playing? Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua via Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all made the headlines in 2022, while Argentina and Real Madrid claimed football’s biggest

1:54 PM ET Associated Press Pele, the Brazilian king of football who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the past century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalised for

Dec 28, 2022 Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has told the club he is frustrated they could not secure the signing of Cody Gakpo but remains hopeful a short-term replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo can still be found in January, sources have told ESPN. Gakpo’s imminent transfer to Liverpool did not come as

1:56 PM ET Not many 16-year-olds were watching the recently concluded World Cup with a realistic hope of being a major player in the next edition. But Endrick, signed earlier this month by Real Madrid, is not any 16-year-old. His first step on the road to possibly playing at the 2026 World Cup for Brazil

4:55 PM ET Erling Haaland continued his assault on the record books as Manchester City beat Leeds United 3-1 at Elland Road on Wednesday to move into second in the Premier League. A late first-half strike from Rodri and a second-half double from Haaland — his 19th and 20th goals making him the first in