ORLANDO — The United States men’s national team progressed to the CONCACAF Nations League finals, though it made hard work of defeating El Salvador 1-0. Ricardo Pepi scored the all-important goal just moments after coming on as a second-half substitute, and with the U.S. proving resolute in defense, that was enough to claim the top…

The January transfer window is closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Man United eye Ferguson, Hojlund Brighton teenager Evan Ferguson will be on Manchester…

Whatever way you slice it, Erling Haaland is having an epic debut season in English football having already rattled away 42 goals in his first 36 games for Manchester City since his arrival last June. In the Premier League alone, the Norwegian powerhouse has notched 28 goals in 26 games — a hefty tally that…

Jack Grealish took a trip to New York in order to get over his World Cup heartbreak. Eddie Keogh – The FA/The FA via Getty Images England forward Jack Grealish said he took a trip to New York and relied on his favourite Christmas movie “Home Alone 2” to deal with the disappointment of exiting the…

If Tottenham Hotspur are serious about challenging for trophies and ridding the club, once and for all, of its reputation for promising much but delivering nothing, chairman Daniel Levy should respond to manager Antonio Conte’s remarkable postmatch rant at Southampton by offering him a new long-term contract. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)…

LONDON — Christian Pulisic is as committed and passionate about the U.S. men’s team immediately focusing on winning the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by Mexico and Canada, as he was determined to drive the rebuild after Bruce Arena’s squad failed to qualify for Russia 2018. It was a promise on which Pulisic delivered, too, playing…

5:29 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Andreas Pereira is looking forward to returning to Manchester United on Sunday, but in the summer it was time to leave. He was so convinced he had to move on after a stop-start 10 years at Old Trafford that he dodged face-to-face talks with Erik ten Hag for fear that…

2:51 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Vinicius Junior said referees are failing to adequately punish opponents for fouling him, after the winger scored — but was also yellow carded himself — in Real Madrid’s 3-1 comeback win over Espanyol in LaLiga. Espanyol went ahead through Joselu in the eighth minute at the Bernabeu on…

Members of the Canadian women’s national soccer team said they felt shocked and disrespected after their governing body released details of its proposed collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on Thursday, with details of private bargaining made public with no notice. The Olympic champions launched a protest over pay equity and budget cuts last month, saying the…