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4:05 PM ET Lionel Messi scored a stellar goal as Paris Saint-Germain returned to winning ways, but 3-1 victory over Montpellier came at a cost as star Kylian Mbappe limped off in the first half on Wednesday at the Stade de la Mosson. Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring for the visitors in the 55th minute

4:12 PM ET Hussein El Shahat, Mohamed Sherif and Percy Tau all scored as Egyptian side Al Ahly cruised to a 3-0 victory over Auckland City at the Club World Cup in Morocco on Wednesday to set up a second round tie against Seattle Sounders FC. Ahly, who have finished third in the previous two

3:21 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Cristian Arango scored 32 goals in 54 MLS appearances with LAFC, across regular season and playoffs. Omar Vega/Getty Images Colombian forward Cristian “Chicho” Arango has joined Liga MX title-holders Pachuca from MLS Cup champions LAFC, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) After joining

1:28 PM ET Kazuyoshi Miura’s legendary career will continue in Portugal. Hiroki Watanabe/Getty Images Kazuyoshi Miura will continue his professional career in Portugal at the age of 55 after the former Japan striker joined second-tier Oliveirense on loan from Yokohama FC, the Portuguese club said on Wednesday. Miura, who turns 56 this month, will enter his

12:56 PM ET San Diego Wave forward Alex Morgan, OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe and Portland Thorns defender Becky Sauerbrunn highlight the 23-player U.S. women’s national team roster for the SheBelieves Cup. The competition includes Brazil, Japan, and Olympic champions Canada in the four-team competition. All three teams qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World

6:56 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Madrid academy product Fran Garcia will stay at Rayo on loan after signing a deal with Real. Angel Martinez/Getty Images Rayo Vallecano president Raul Martin Presa has confirmed that left-back Fran Garcia will join Real Madrid this summer. Garcia, 23, was a highly rated Madrid youth product who left

8:30 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti backed Real Madrid to challenge leaders Barcelona for the LaLiga title on Wednesday, saying it “wasn’t necessary” to strengthen the squad in the January transfer window. Madrid, who host Valencia on Thursday, with Barca away at Real Betis 24 hours earlier, are five points behind their

8:33 AM ET Associated Press Women’s World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand urged FIFA on Wednesday not to sign a sponsor deal with the tourism authority of Saudi Arabia where “rights of women remain severely restricted.” Leaders of the two national football federations warned in a letter to FIFA, including president Gianni Infantino, that

6:33 AM ET Hakim Ziyech will not join Paris Saint-Germain on loan from Chelsea due to late paperwork causing the deal not to be registered by the French football governing body (LFP), sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN that PSG argue Chelsea were late to send the paperwork to finalise the transfer due

6:11 AM ET LaLiga has hit out at the Premier League for “cheating” and “doping” after an analysis from Deloitte’s Sports Business Group said clubs spent a record £815 million ($1 billion) in the January transfer window. The biggest spenders were Chelsea, responsible for 37% of the total — equivalent to more than the combined

5:25 AM ET Antonio Conte will miss Tottenham’s clash with Manchester City on Sunday. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Tottenham manager Antonio Conte will undergo surgery on Wednesday to remove his gallbladder, the club have announced. Conte fell ill this week and the diagnosis came back with cholecystitis requiring surgery. He’ll spend time away from

4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen January’s transfer window spending in Europe was led by one team: Chelsea. The Blues splashed over €300 million on eight players including Enzo Fernandez (€121m), Mykhailo Mudryk (€70m), Benoit Badiashile €37m) and Noni Madueke (€35m), which blew the rest of the clubs out of the water. Nobody else could compete

6:15 PM ET Enzo Fernandez didn’t make his senior international debut until September 2022. Within a few months he was a starter and World Cup winner with Argentina. The 22-year-old midfielder’s ascent to the top has been rapid, even by modern football’s standards, and it was only last summer that Benfica signed him from River

6:19 PM ET Barcelona and the LA Galaxy have agreed on a deal for Julian Araujo, but the transfer is pending the Spanish football federation and FIFA’s approval because the paperwork to sign the Mexico international missed Tuesday’s deadline, sources told ESPN. A final decision on the agreement between Barca and the Galaxy for Araujo

8:32 PM ET Associated Press Matthew Hoppe will spend the rest of the season in Scotland on loan with Hibernian. Cristian Trujillo/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images United States forward Matthew Hoppe was loaned to Hibernian of the Scottish Premier League for the rest of the season on Tuesday by Middlesbrough from England’s first-tier Championship. A 21-year-old from

1:15 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens A Spanish court has ordered LaLiga to accept Gavi‘s new contract at Barcelona and his registration into the first team. The court’s ruling said a failure to enroll Gavi with the first team before the January transfer window closes on Tuesday “would imply the player’s free agency and

7:00 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s loan deal for Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech is in serious jeopardy after it was determined they failed to register the move in time before the close of the January transfer window on Tuesday, sources have told ESPN. The clubs had agreed a loan deal for the rest of the season,

4:14 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag hit out at Reading striker Andy Carroll for the challenge which injured Christian Eriksen. The Denmark international has been ruled out for at least three months with an ankle injury suffered after a reckless tackle from Carroll during United’s 3-1 win over Reading in

5:48 PM ET Chelsea have agreed to sign Enzo Fernandez from Benfica and will meet the midfielder’s €120 million (£105m) release clause, according to ESPN sources. Fernandez will move to Chelsea for a Premier League-record transfer fee with a contract that runs through 2031, the sources added. The 22-year-old impressed for Argentina as they won

5:05 PM ET Newcastle United booked their place in a first major final in 24 years by overcoming Southampton 2-1 at home on Tuesday in their Carabao Cup semifinal second leg to seal a 3-1 victory on aggregate. Newcastle had earned a 1-0 away win in the first leg last week with a late strike