Apr 21, 2025, 02:17 PM ET Barcelona and Spain forward Lamine Yamal won the breakthrough of the year award at the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Madrid on Monday. The 17-year-old has been pivotal in Barça’s success this season with six goals and 12 assists in LaLiga and three goals in the Champions…
Apr 21, 2025, 01:27 PM ET The 2025 MLS season is now firmly underway, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Who’s climbing the table? Who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 9 to come up with this week’s order of all 30 teams in the league. Let’s dive…
James McLean scored Wrexham’s opener against Blackpool. Wrexham climbed back into the automatic promotion spots in League 1 with a crucial 2-1 win over Blackpool on Monday. The result sees Wrexham move two points clear of third-place Wycombe Wanderers, who suffered a 4-0 loss to Charlton Athletic. The top two sides gain promotion to the…
Apr 21, 2025, 12:00 PM ET Liverpool have Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman on their radar, while Napoli face competition for the signature of Alejandro Garnacho. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January grades | Women’s January grades TOP STORIES –…
Apr 21, 2025, 11:11 AM ET Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro has said the club has a “gentleman’s agreement” with head coach Xabi Alonso that means he could leave the Bundesliga side to take over at one of the clubs he represented as a player, including Real Madrid and Liverpool, should he wish to do…
Trent Alexander-Arnold has a big decision to make. He may have already made it and is simply waiting to tell the world where he will be playing next season, but as he ripped off his Liverpool shirt in celebration after scoring the winning goal against Leicester on Sunday, any thoughts of wearing the white of…
Pep Guardiola has branded Manchester City’s clash with Aston Villa as “a final” in the race for the Champions League and called on the club’s fans to help them against Unai Emery’s side. City and Villa meet at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday with just a point separating the two teams. Newcastle, Chelsea and Nottingham…
Apr 21, 2025, 05:21 AM ET Pope Francis was an avid football fan who met a host of star players, manager and officials. Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images Monday’s Serie A fixtures have been postponed following the death of Pope Francis, the Italian league has announced. Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the…
Apr 20, 2025, 07:44 PM ET Napoli face competition for the signature of Alejandro Garnacho as news emerges over Jadon Sancho‘s future at Chelsea. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January grades | Women’s January grades TOP STORIES – Alexander-Arnold…
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 20, 2025, 06:27 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti praised Federico Valverde as “the key” after the midfielder’s 93rd-minute goal gave Real Madrid a dramatic 1-0 win over Athletic Club on Sunday to react to their Champions League exit in midweek. After an underwhelming first half, Madrid improved in the second period…