Jun 2, 2023, 04:52 PM ET Spain great Sergio Ramos will leave Paris Saint-Germain after their final game of the season on Saturday, both player and club confirmed on Friday. Ramos’ contract, which is due to expire this summer, will not be renewed, making him available on a free transfer. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
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Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 2, 2023, 01:04 PM ET It’s Sunday, May 21 at Valencia‘s Mestalla stadium. It’s the 73rd minute, and Real Madrid are 1-0 down. Toni Kroos is about to take a free kick just outside the box. Vinicius Junior isn’t looking at Kroos as he sizes up the set piece; he’s facing
Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 2, 2023, 05:00 AM ET History beckons between Manchester City and Manchester United. There are two “Doubles” on the line and even a “Treble” as the 189th Manchester derby plays out in the 142nd FA Cup final. Saturday’s clash at Wembley will either see Premier League champions City take
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 1, 2023, 01:47 PM ET On FA Cup final day — also a Manchester derby day — it’s impossible not to compare the blue half with the red half. Yin to yang. And sure, there are plenty of vantage points from which to do it. One club (Manchester City)
The 2022-23 Premier League season is over, with plenty of VAR controversies across the campaign. Which clubs have been the winners and losers from the influence of the video referee? ESPN brings you the VAR Effect Table. We’ve taken all 116 VAR overturns in the Premier League and calculated how they might have influenced matches.
Tor-Kristian Karlsen Jun 1, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Welcome to the ESPN FC hotlist, which each month highlights some of the most in-form talent aged 23 or under across Europe. Generally, young but established stars like Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund‘s Jude Bellingham or Barcelona‘s Gavi aren’t included — otherwise they’d be on the
May 31, 2023, 06:03 PM ET Sevilla beat AS Roma 4-1 on penalties on Wednesday to win the Europa League for a record-extending seventh time, handing Jose Mourinho his first defeat in six European finals. Sevilla keeper Yassine Bounou saved spot kicks from Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez while Sevilla were flawless in their execution,
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2023, 09:26 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker once famously said, “Football is a simple game: Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end, the Germans always win.” That isn’t particularly true at the international level
Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerMay 30, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 29, 2023, 10:49 AM ET Another Premier League season is over, and the winners and losers have been confirmed. Manchester City have won a fifth title in the past six years and might yet end the campaign with a historic treble. Arsenal ran them close, while Manchester United and Newcastle returned to
May 30, 2023, 10:25 AM ET Victor Osimhen propelled Napoli to their first Serie A crown since 1990. Elianto/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images As we creep towards the official end of the 2022-23 European football season — the English Premier League and German Bundesliga have concluded, while Italy‘s Serie A, France‘s Ligue 1 and Spain‘s LaLiga
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 29, 2023, 03:35 PM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he told club president Joan Laporta that he would like to have Lionel Messi back next season and said he speaks to his former teammate regularly about a possible return to the team. Messi, 35, left Barca two years ago
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 29, 2023, 11:38 AM ET Well, well, well … that was quite the weekend? On Saturday, we had final day drama in the German Bundesliga as Borussia Dortmund let the title slip away and allowed Bayern Munich to claim a remarkable 11th straight title. Then, on Sunday, we had
Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 29, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2022-23 Premier League is now consigned to the history books. Manchester City are the champions, Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton have been relegated, and Erling Haaland has broken countless records to end up as the division’s top scorer with 36 goals. But
May 28, 2023, 01:29 PM ET Leicester City and Leeds United have been relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season after Everton ensured their own survival with a narrow victory on Sunday. Leicester put together one of the all-time underdog sports stories when they lifted the Premier League title in
Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 28, 2023, 02:30 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — The euphoria of survival lasted less than a minute at Goodison Park. Everton pulled off the victory they needed to avoid relegation from the Premier League, beating Bournemouth 1-0 with Abdoulaye Doucoure‘s second-half goal, but the overriding emotion at the end
May 28, 2023, 10:30 AM ET It’s the final day of the 2022-23 Premier League season on Sunday, and there’s a lot to play for. Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford are fighting for the final place in the Europa Conference League; while at the bottom of the table, two of Everton, Leicester City and
May 27, 2023, 02:18 PM ET Bayern Munich have parted ways with club CEO Oliver Kahn and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic only minutes after they snatched their 11th straight Bundesliga title on the last matchday on Saturday, the club said. Kahn, who took over the position in 2021 succeeding Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, will be replaced by