8:00 AM ET LeBron James has been a minority shareholder in Liverpool since 2011. Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images LeBron James turned heads when he arrived for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday wearing what appeared to be a special-edition Liverpool jersey, designed in collaboration with the Premier League club.

4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen When your club spends a huge amount of money to sign a new player, it’s all good, right? Wrong. History is littered with a number of expensive flops and, even if they do hit the ground running, there are numerous things to take into consideration as they adapt to their

1:05 AM ET LOS ANGELES — In the team’s first game since the 2022 World Cup, the United States men’s national team got an early goal from debutant Brandon Vazquez before conceding twice in a 2-1 loss to Serbia at BMO Stadium. JUMP TO: Best/worst performers | Highlights & notable moments | Postgame quotes |

4:29 AM ET Brazil are the only country to have won the World Cup five times. And on every occasion, the man in charge was Brazilian. So, say most of the Brazilian coaching fraternity, there is no need to start a revolution through a foreign appointment to the national team. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,

4:26 PM ET Associated Press The late Grant Wahl will be honored with this year’s Colin Jose Media Award — given to journalists who made long-term contributions to soccer in the United States — and a seat will be saved for him in the press box for every home U.S. men’s and women’s game between

10:37 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — When fans arrived at the King Fahd International Stadium to watch the Italian Super Cup between Milan and Inter last week, they were each handed an LED wristband that was programmed to flash red or blue (the colours of the two teams) whenever a goal went

4:29 PM ET There’s no such thing as a meaningless, consequence-free national team match. It remains an honor for the players involved, there are a few FIFA ratings points on the line and have you seen Twitter during a U.S. men’s national team match? The existential dread gets all over the furniture even in the

12:24 PM ET Three men were arrested following reports of alleged homophobic chanting at the goalless draw between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield, Merseyside Police said on Tuesday. The men, aged 23, 37 and 49, were arrested on suspicion of “homophobic intentional harassment alarm and distress” in Saturday’s game, the police said in a statement

8:00 AM ET Kylian Mbappe became the first man to score five goals in a single competitive game for Paris Saint-Germain. Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images Kylian Mbappe broke new ground on Monday by scoring five goals in Paris Saint-Germain‘s 7-0 demolition of sixth-tier side Pays de Cassel in the Coupe de France. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The

5:06 AM ET Adriana Garcia Referee Catarina Campos showed a white card during Benfica’s match against Sporting Lisbon on Saturday. Joao Rico/DeFodi Images via Getty Images A white card was shown to the medical staff of Benfica and Sporting Lisbon during the Portuguese women’s Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. With Benfica leading 3-0 in the 44th minute,