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Oct 21, 2025, 09:19 AM ETThe MLS Cup playoffs are here, with the postseason getting underway on Wednesday night with the Wild Card round.Major League Soccer’s play-in games pit the eighth- and ninth-seeded teams in each conference against one another, with the winner moving on to face the No. 1 seed in the best-of-three Round 1.So how will things unfold out East, between the Chicago Fire and Orlando City (8:30 p.m. ET)? And who will move on in the West, with the Portland Timbers hosting Real Salt Lake (10:30 p.m. ET)? Cesar Hernandez and Joseph Lowery dive into the first…

Oct 21, 2025, 08:47 AM ETEndrick is now open to leaving Real Madrid in January, sources have told ESPN, with the teenage forward’s representatives now working on a possible loan move.The Brazil international, 19, has not played a single minute in LaLiga this season, despite recovering from an injury which kept him out of action since May.Endrick’s lack of involvement in Sunday’s LaLiga game at Getafe — where he warmed up on the touchline, before appearing visibly frustrated, kicking a water bottle onto the pitch, when told he would not be introduced — was “the last straw,” a source told…

Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezOct 21, 2025, 08:11 AM ETXabi Alonso praised Vinícius Júnior as “fundamental” and “decisive” for Real Madrid ahead of two crunch games this week against Juventus in the Champions League, and Barcelona in El Clásico.Alonso left Vinícius out of the starting XI for Sunday’s LaLiga trip to Getafe, before the Brazil international came off the bench to change the game, with two Getafe players receiving red cards for fouling him.It was the third time this season that Alonso has benched Vinícius when available, with contract talks over a new deal for the forward at a standstill.- Ballon d’Or…

There were incredible scenes in the Swedish top flight on Monday as Mjällby AIF, plucky upstarts and heroes of the Allsvenskan season, beat heavyweights IFK Göteborg to clinch the most unlikely of league titles.The vital 2-0 victory sparked jubilant celebrations on the pitch, as the result cementing an unassailable 11-point lead for Mjällby at the top of the table with three fixtures of the campaign remaining. The team who hail from the small fishing community of Hällevik (population: 800) on the Baltic Sea will play in the UEFA Champions League in 2026-27.Mjällby’s story is made all the more incredible by…

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has revealed Liam Delap is “very close” to a return to training as the striker steps up his return from a hamstring injury.Delap limped out of the Blues’ 2-0 win over Fulham on Aug. 30 and Maresca subsequently ruled out the 22-year-old for up to 12 weeks.The injury triggered a late transfer window scramble as Chelsea tried and failed to block Nicolas Jackson’s move to Bayern Munich before recalling Marc Guiu from his loan spell at Sunderland and deciding against allowing Tyrique George to join Fulham despite negotiating a £22 million ($29.4m) move.Chelsea only had João…

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on Tuesday hit out at plans to play a regular-season LaLiga game in Miami, saying the move “totally affects the integrity of the competition.”LaLiga has moved ahead with plans to play Villarreal vs. Barcelona at Hard Rock Stadium on Dec. 20 — with tickets set to go on sale this week — after UEFA said they were reluctantly approving the proposal.The move would see Madrid’s title rivals Barça play the game in a neutral venue, rather than away at Villarreal’s Estadio La Cerámica.Editor’s Picks2 Related”Yes, it totally affects the integrity of the competition,” Courtois said…

KUWAIT: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Kuwait on Tuesday on an official visit. He was received at the airport by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and other senior state officials. Also present were His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Chief of the Kuwait National Guard (KNG) Sheikh Mubarak Al-Humoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah, Minister of the Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister…

Oct 21, 2025, 07:10 AM ETBayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany said he is looking forward to continuing “a wonderful journey” after extending his contract with the Bundesliga champions through 2029 on Tuesday.Former Burnley boss Kompany, 39, delivered the title in his first season, having taken over following the departure of Thomas Tuchel in May 2024.”I am grateful, honoured and would like to thank Bayern for the trust and the working environment they have given me from day one,” Kompany said.- Kompany happy with Kane’s England minutes- Marcotti’s Monday Musings- Kane nets 400th career club goalThe former Belgium defender, who…

It was supposed to be Vinícius Júnior’s year. In 2024 Real Madrid’s star forward had won LaLiga, and he’d won the UEFA Champions League. Next, logically, would be the Ballon d’Or.Almost everybody thought so, a feeling most vociferously expressed by former Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand, who bellowed “Ballon d’Or!” into a microphone six times — count them — after Vini Jr. scored Madrid’s second goal in the 2024 Champions League final.But Vinícius didn’t win the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Rodri did. On Oct. 28 last year, Vinícius and Real Madrid discovered that the Brazil forward was not about to cap…

Hugo Ekitike is making his return but it is his replacement at Eintracht Frankfurt who goes into their Champions League game against Liverpool in top form. Jonathan Burkardt, the summer signing from Mainz, has six goals in his last six games.Against Galatasaray in September, Burkardt became the first German player in over 30 years to score and assist on his Champions League debut and followed that up with another against Atletico Madrid. There were two more away to Freiburg at the weekend. The 25-year-old striker looks like another shrewd acquisition by Frankfurt, a club renowned for their savvy recruitment. This…