Carlo Ancelotti’s side slumped to a disappointing defeat at Rangers in their first preseason game. Photo by Pedro Castillo/Real Madrid via Getty Images Real Madrid began their preseason campaign with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Scottish champions Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday. Steven Gerrard’s side came back from a goal behind to win the

Andre-Pierre Gignac scores France’s third from the penalty spot. Naomi Baker/Getty Images Teji Savanier scored the match-winning goal in stoppage time and Andre-Pierre Gignac added three more to give France a 4-3 victory over South Africa on Sunday in the group stage of the men’s Olympic football tournament. After a scoreless first half, Kobamelo Kodisang’s goal

Brazil’s Dani Alves fights for the ball with Ivory Coast forward Christian Kouame. YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images Playing with 10 men for most of the game, Brazil held the Ivory Coast to a 0-0 draw on Sunday in the group stage of the men’s Olympic football tournament. Brazil are the defending Olympic champion after winning

Manchester United suffered a heavy defeat in the second preseason friendly of the summer, losing 4-2 at Queens Park Rangers. Jesse Lingard gave Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team the lead at Loftus Road but three goals in six minutes early in the second half ensured a comfortable win for the home side. – Stream ESPN FC

Barcara Banda celebrates with her Zambia teammates during the epic draw with China. Kohei Chibahara/AFP via Getty Images Zambia’s Copper Queens held China 4-4 in an Olympic thriller on Saturday, with China-based Barbra Banda becoming the first player — male or female — to score consecutive hat tricks at the tournament, while Wang Shuang netted all

Ricardo Pepi became the young player in Major League Soccer history to score a hat trick, leading FC Dallas to a 5-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Saturday evening in Frisco, Texas. Pepi, who is 18 years, 197 days of age, increased his season goal total to a team-high eight with his first career

Euro 2020 and the Copa America are over and the summer transfer window is open, leaving Europe’s biggest clubs clear to make a splash in the market. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: City willing to wait for Kane’s decision The Harry Kane saga could go down

Atlanta United FC has had some of the world’s biggest music acts attend games in the past, with Wocka Flock and Outkast’s Big Boi among those professing their love for the Five Stripes. But Saturday’s contest against the Columbus Crew went to a different level, with none other than Kanye West taking in the proceedings.

Vivianne Miedema celebrates with her teammates after opening the scoring for Netherlands. Koki Nagahama/Getty Images Dominique Janssen‘s 79th-minute goal pulled Netherlands into a 3-3 draw with Brazil on Saturday in women’s football at the Tokyo Olympics. Vivianne Miedema gave the Dutch the early lead in the third minute but Debinha countered with an equaliser in the

The quarterfinals lineup of the Olympic women’s football tournament is starting to take shape as Sweden secured their place in the knockout phase at the Tokyo Games after fighting back against Australia to win 4-2. A topsy-turvy game in Saitama produced six goals and set up a big match on Tuesday between the Matildas and

6:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has signed a new contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2024, the club announced on Saturday. The Norwegian’s previous deal was due to run out in 2022, but United have moved to agree fresh terms to extend his stay as manager.

9:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jesse Lingard says he used his move on loan to West Ham as an opportunity to ‘hit the reset button’. Getty Images Written on a whiteboard in the window of Jesse Lingard‘s Stratford flat overlooking the London Stadium were the words “European Championships.” It might have seemed an ambitious target when

Euro 2020 and the Copa America are over and the summer transfer window is open, leaving Europe’s biggest clubs clear to make a splash in the market. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Villa’s Grealish nears Man City deal Jack Grealish is getting closer to a move

Barcelona have hit a big stumbling block in their attempt to register Lionel Messi’s new contract — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: An ex-Man United star wanted by Chelsea. Jump to: Romero a Chelsea, Juve target after United exit | Premier League clubs’ COVID fears | Barca back out of H&M collab |

It was bad enough that the U.S. women’s national team lost 3-0 to Sweden to open its Tokyo Olympics. But the way the USWNT lost made the result feel somehow worse and more significant. Now, the question USWNT fans will be asking — and that the USWNT players might be asking themselves — is whether

Chelsea have signed trailblazing striker Lauren James from Manchester United in a reportedly record-breaking deal for two Women’s Super League clubs. James has been a stalwart of United’s squad since the club was formed ahead of the 2018-19 season. She scored their first goals in the Championship and the Women’s Super League and was the

More than a year after a judge dismissed their equal pay lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, the U.S. women’s national team has appealed, arguing that the judge’s ruling “is legally wrong, and it defies reality.” The legal team representing the USWNT players, who are in Tokyo competing in the Olympics, filed the appeal on

What do Mohamed Salah, Raheem Sterling, N’Golo Kante, Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Jordan Henderson all have in common? They have reached the key moment in their contracts when they find out how important they really are to their clubs. As my ESPN colleague Gab Marcotti wrote this week, there is an array of star-studded

Chelsea will begin their Women’s Super League title (WSL) defence with a trip to London rivals Arsenal after the fixture list for the 2021-22 season was released on Friday. Manchester City, who finished second last season, travel to Everton, while their cross-town rivals Manchester United host Reading in the opening round of matches. Promoted Leicester

Richarlison scored a first-half hat trick as defending Olympic champions Brazil kicked off their Tokyo 2020 campaign with a 4-2 win over 10-man Germany at the International Stadium in Yokohama on Thursday. The Everton striker, who was one of several notable names in the Selecao‘s squad alongside Dani Alves, Douglas Luiz and Malcom, opened the