8:27 AM ET Aitana Bonmati scored for Barcelona. Alex Caparros – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Barcelona completed the perfect season as they beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Sunday to end the campaign with 30 wins from 30 Primera Division matches having wrapped up a third consecutive league title in March. Irene Paredes and Aitana Bonmati scored
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6:27 PM ET Bayern’s victory over Dortmund on Saturday confirmed their 10th straight Bundesliga title and also sent a stern message to their rivals about the gap between them and everyone else. Matthias Hangst/Getty Images The European weekend was again filled with adventure and excitement as two title races (German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1) ended with
4:00 AM ET Love it or loathe it, VAR is now an established part of the modern game, and this very week marks the fifth anniversary of the first time a top-flight professional league match was overseen by the video assistant referee system. That milestone moment in soccer history took place on April 7, 2017
2:29 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona set a new world record attendance for a women’s match with 91,553 supporters attending Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal against Real Madrid at Camp Nou. The previous record crowd for a women’s game has stood since 1999, when 90,185 fans watched the World Cup final between the United
Mar 29, 2022 Caroline Graham Hansen was 14 when she first found out there was a women’s national team in Norway. It was only then, after 10 years of playing football for three hours every day — however cold or wet the weather would get in Oslo — that she realised the game she enjoyed
6:52 AM ET Barcelona coach Jonatan Giraldez said there is no danger of his side relaxing when they face Real Madrid in the quarterfinal of the UEFA Women’s Champions League on Tuesday. Barca beat Madrid 5-0 earlier this month to clinch a third successive Primera Division title and make it three wins out of three
3:41 AM ET The Clasico Rosarino between Newell’s Old Boys and Rosario Central in Argentina was delayed on Sunday after fans threw “bombs” onto the pitch and damaged it, Newell’s Old Boys said. Shortly before kickoff, Newell’s Old Boys said on Twitter that the Argentine Primera Division game was delayed as the referee was being
6:23 AM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said the women’s team have marked the path for the men to follow after they secured a third successive Primera Division title with a 5-0 win over Real Madrid on Sunday. Barca have wrapped up the league with six games to spare after winning all 24 of
7:23 PM ET With NFL legend Tom Brady in attendance, Manchester United‘s Cristiano Ronaldo became football’s all-time top scorer. Elsewhere, drama in the Bundesliga and Serie A are providing some title races, but Sevilla‘s LaLiga chances against Real Madrid are shrinking. ESPN’s Mark Ogden, Alex Kirkland, and Bill Connelley wrap up all the big action
8:56 AM ET Jennifer Hermoso celebrates as Barcelona secured the title with a fine win over Real Madrid. Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Barcelona’s all-conquering women’s team won the Primera Division title for the third season in a row after thrashing Real Madrid 5-0 on Sunday. Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas scored twice in two minutes
Feb 10, 2022 Sid LoweSpain writer Darder joined Espanyol at 13 and after some stints outside the club, he’s back and loving soccer again. Cristian Trujillo/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images “I thought I wasn’t good enough. I’m no use; I can’t be a footballer,” Sergi Darder says. The Espanyol midfielder isn’t talking about the early days as
6:24 PM ET Adam Brown Real Sociedad’s Alexander Isak is on the transfer radar of several clubs including Manchester United. Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is closed but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings
8:11 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Barcelona won their first trophy of the year on Sunday. Angel Martinez/Getty Images Barcelona cruised to a 7-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa final on Sunday to claim their first trophy of 2022. Barca were three goals up inside half an hour after Ingrid Engen gave them
8:17 AM ET Lieke Martens celebrates her second goal with her Barcelona teammates. Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Barcelona stretched their winning streak in all competitions to 23 games as they beat Real Madrid 3-1 in the Clasico on Sunday. Lieke Martens scored two goals and made another as Barca raced into a three-goal lead inside
3:18 PM ET Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas has become the first Spain international to win the Ballon d’Or since 1960 after leading her club to the Treble this year. She was named the best women’s player in the world on Monday as she received the Ballon d’Or Feminin. Putellas, who was also named UEFA Women’s Player
7:00 AM ET Connor O’Halloran Emma Hayes, the coaching mind behind the Chelsea women’s dynasty, sat down for her postmatch news conference on Sunday, enjoying the feeling of a win like few others. The first question asked what was going through her head. “I’m very f—ing happy,” she said, a phrase she would repeat twice
4:00 AM ET The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Kane and Haaland on the move The Mirror reports that Manchester United have their
4:00 AM ET Ralf Rangnick is dealing with increased player unrest at Manchester United — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Ed Woodward’s big United regret. Jump to: Woodward’s Kane disappointment | Benzema shirt in demand at Alcoyano | Ruthless Conte plans major Spurs clear-out | Red card romance Rangnick battling with Man United’s
9:25 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Here’s a little game everyone can play, which is ironic really, because it’s the games not everyone can play that brings it to mind. Of all the managers at Spain‘s first division LaLiga clubs, who do you think is currently the best player? If you stuck them in their
4:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer TALAVERA DE LA REINA, Spain “And wearing No. 17…” Wait, is that … all of them? Thursday night in Talavera, Toledo province, and there were fireworks everywhere. On the bridges into the town — population 83,303, main industry pottery — banners declared the local football team “a way of