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Next few weeks will make or break Kompany's first Bayern season
With a Champions League tie vs. Leverkusen and a challenging Bundesliga run, the next three weeks will define Vincent Kompany's first year at Bayern Munich.
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
SEASON KICKS OFF ON SATURDAY
2025 MLS preview: Why is this your team's year?
With the 2025 MLS season fast approaching, ESPN breaks down where the league's 30 clubs stand and how they've prepped for a run at MLS Cup.
MLS turns 30: Will promotion/relegation, big spending fuel next 30 years?
When the regular season kicks off on Saturday, Major League Soccer will have reached an impressive milestone.
GLOBAL SOCCER SCORES
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Ranking all 20 Premier League teams by their ceiling: How good can they really be?
The Premier League table summarizes how every team performs on average, but it doesn't show you how good any team is capable of being. Let's rank how high the ceiling is for all 20 teams.
Premier League injury news, predicted lineups, fantasy updates
Find out who is missing through injury and who is in a race against time to prove their fitness this weekend.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Champions League round of 16 picks: PSG a nightmare draw for Liverpool
The path to the Champions League final is now mapped out, and none of the heavyweights has an easy round-of-16 as they bid to be in Munich on May 31.
The battle for extra Champions League places: Premier League, LaLiga now firm favorites
This is how it works, and which leagues are leading the race.
GOLAZO!!!
Kiliann Sildillia scores sensational bicycle kick for Freiburg
TRANSFER TALK
Transfer rumors, news: Van de Ven linked with Liverpool move
Liverpool are eyeing a possible move for Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
Could Vinícius Júnior really leave Real Madrid for Saudi Arabia? Here's what we know
Vinícius Júnior is among the biggest stars at one of the world's top clubs, yet talks of a move won't go away.
EUROPA LEAGUE FIXTURES
Europa League knockouts: Find out the path to the final in Bilbao
After the playoff round draw of the new-look Europa League, here's how it impacts the round of 16, the format and the rest of the bracket.
ROUND OF 16 REACTIONS
Nicol's biggest worry for Liverpool when facing PSG
What to expect when Bayern Munich face Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League
Top Headlines
- UCL draw: Liverpool vs PSG; Madrid vs Atlético
- Rubiales fails in CAS appeal of three-year FIFA ban
- Udinese PK drama: Lucca scores, promptly subbed
- Sergio Ramos will make Liga MX debut Saturday
- Forbes ranks MLS most valuable: LAFC tops Miami
- Man United handed Sociedad in UEL; Spurs get AZ
- Barça's Flick: LaLiga ref-bashing unbelievable
- Player comps for Europe's elite U21s
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Lamine Yamal is the latest teenage phenom to burst onto the soccer scene, but there's something about him that's just ... different.
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The 25 best or worst Premier League players at different skills
The fastest player? The slowest? Best at using both feet? Best header? Worst passer? We name the Premier League's standout players in a multitude of categories.
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How good is MLS compared to Premier League, LigaMX, others?
As MLS prepares to kick off its 30th season, how good is the league compared to its peers? We attempt to answer this tricky question.
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Is Man City's dominance over? What can Man United, Liverpool teach them?
Every generation has a dominant team, but all periods of dominance end -- just look at Liverpool in the 1990s and Man United in the 2010s. Have Man City firmly in their decline?
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How Nottingham Forest disrupted the Premier League's Big Six
In some ways, Nottingham Forest's dizzying ascent this season doesn't make sense. And yet, the former European Cup winners are doing merrily upending the Premier League's traditional power structure and showing others how it's done.
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Cristiano Ronaldo's career on his 40th birthday
Cristiano Ronaldo, who turns 40 on Feb. 5, is one of the GOATs of the sporting world, but he's still chasing the one milestone no one has ever managed: 1,000 career goals. We look at his career to date, and what's left.
