1:00 PM ET The Chicago Fire FC‘s Xherdan Shaqiri is Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player with a guaranteed compensation of $8.15 million, according to salary data published by the MLS Players Association. Shaqiri beat Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez of the LA Galaxy for the top spot, with the Mexico international guaranteed $6m. Inter Miami’s Gonzalo Higuain
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1:21 PM ET Associated Press Gabriel Slonina, 18, has already established himself as a regular for Chicago Fire FC. Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Chicago Fire FC‘s Gabriel Slonina, an 18-year-old viewed as a goalkeeper of the future for the U.S. national team, was listed on Poland‘s 39-man roster announced by coach Czesław Michniewicz
10:50 AM ET Brenden, 21, is thriving in Europe and should make the 2022 World Cup squad. But he didn’t get there alone, backed by his family and his brother, Paxten, who’s also making a name in the sport. Tom Pennington/Getty Images SALZBURG, Austria — Brenden and Paxten Aaronson are on FaceTime, debating who is better
9:41 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have given up on keeping Kylian Mbappe at the club next season and expect the forward to announce a move to Real Madrid imminently, sources have told ESPN. There are still some details to be sorted out between Mbappe’s attorney and LaLiga champions Madrid, but nothing that would prevent the
9:15 AM ET American Chris Kirchner (left) is likely to become Derby’s new owner by the end of May. Nathan Stirk/Getty Images American businessman Chris Kirchner is set to be the new owner of Derby County by the end of this month after administrators for the English club said they had exchanged contracts. Completion of the
8:30 AM ET There were incredibly emotional scenes in Turin on Monday as Juventus played host to Lazio in their final home game of the Serie A season — a game they used to bid a fond farewell to two of their long-serving players. 2 Related Both Giorgio Chiellini and Paulo Dybala made their final
8:07 AM ET Spain’s chief of police warned of the potential for “serious problems” as Seville braces for an expected of 150,000 Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt fans for Wednesday’s Europa League final. “It’s too many people with too much alcohol, the majority without tickets for the game and lots of construction sites around the city,
4:55 AM ET Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka said his teammates did not deserve to be on the pitch following their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United on Monday, putting a major dent in their Champions League qualification hopes. Arsenal were chasing a top four spot, sitting two points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur (68), but were second
7:35 PM ET USMNT midfielder Richard Ledezma has reporedly been contacted by Mexico to play for their national team. Soccrates / Courtesy of ESPN NL PSV Eindhoven and United States international midfielder Richard Ledezma has “made no commitment” to play for Mexico, according to a source close to the player. Ledezma, 21, scored the game-winner for
Mikel Arteta said Arsenal must “swallow the poison” after a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United left his team facing failure to qualify for the Champions League for the fifth successive season. Arsenal had been one win away from sealing a top-four spot and returning to the Champions League for the first time since 2017 ahead
5:00 PM ET A stoppage-time goal from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic earned Lazio a dramatic 2-2 draw at Juventus in Serie A on Monday, a point that sealed the Rome club’s spot in next season’s Europa League and overshadowed farewells from Giorgio Chiellini and Paulo Dybala. Already assured of a fourth-placed finish this term, Juventus could take
4:53 PM ET Newcastle players celebrate after scoring a goal against Arsenal in the Premier League. Getty Arsenal‘s Champions League hopes took another major hit on Monday as a 2-0 loss to Newcastle United left them trailing Tottenham Hotspur by two points with just one game left in the Premier League season. – Which Premier League
GIAMPAOLO: “NOSTRA MIGLIOR PARTITA” 17/05/2022 00:00 Calcio “La squadra ha fatto la miglior partita da quando io sono qui. Il carico mentale ha fatto la differenza e deve essere un insegnamento per tutti”. Così Marco Giampaolo ha commentato la vittoria per 4-1 sulla Fiorentina. “Quando un giocatore arriva a giocare a 39 anni, la risposta
4:24 PM ET Associated Press The British government has yet to approve the sale of Premier League club Chelsea to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. Outgoing Russian owner Roman Abramovich is not allowed to profit from the proceeds of the sale since he was sanctioned and his assets were frozen
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9:34 AM ET Where would Manchester United be without Cristiano Ronaldo? That question has been posed almost since the day the 37-year-old scored twice on his second Premier League debut for the club during a 4-1 win against Newcastle at Old Trafford last September. This followed his transfer from Juventus, for an initial €15 million,
1:46 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Marcelo Flores announced he is committed to playing for Mexico at international level. Getty Images Midfielder Marcelo Flores has officially committed his professional future to the Mexico national team. On Monday, the promising 18-year-old Arsenal academy player, who was also eligible for Canada and England, confirmed his allegiance to El Tri
11:59 AM ET Another weekend in European soccer yielded another flurry of talking points! In England, Manchester City clawed back at West Ham to remain in charge of the Premier League title race with one weekend remaining, while Liverpool looked tired in the FA Cup final but still had enough juice to defeat Chelsea on
12:35 PM ET Jake Daniels has come out as the UK’s first active openly gay male footballer. Blackpool FC Blackpool’s Jake Daniels has become the first active openly gay professional male footballer in the UK since 1990 after coming out publicly and making an announcement on Monday. The 17-year-old recently signed a professional contract with the
9:25 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has been assured that Erik ten Hag will have no involvement with the Manchester United first-team during his final week as interim manager, sources have told ESPN. Ten Hag took charge of Ajax for the final time on Sunday but will not join the Dutch side on their