6:27 PM ET MLS announced that it has once again extended its deadline for negotiating a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the MLS Players Association (MLSPA) for 24 hours until 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 5. The extension is the second one granted by MLS in the last week after the league said on
Month: February 2021
6:28 PM ET Jose Mourinho was right: It is easy to manage Chelsea, especially if their opponents play like his Tottenham Hotspur team did in a 1-0 loss to the Blues. The Tottenham manager had a wry smile on his face when suggesting in the prematch press conference that “I don’t think it’s very difficult
2:21 PM ET Europe’s leading leagues will hold an online meeting on Friday to discuss UEFA’s plans to change the Champions League format, with a major reshaping of the group stage on the agenda. UEFA has been consulting with clubs and leagues about how to liven up the group stage and a switch to a
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11:35 AM ET Artificial Intelligence can drive a car, curate the films and documentaries that you watch, develop chess programmes capable of beating grandmasters and use your face to access your phone. And, one company claims, it can also predict when footballers are about to suffer an injury. Off the field, football has gone through
1:26 PM ET The Champions League match between Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and Premier League champions Liverpool on Feb. 16 will not be played at Leipzig’s stadium, the German Ministry of the Interior confirmed on Wednesday. Last Saturday, flights from the U.K. and other high-risk countries were banned by the German government to stop the
9:19 AM ET The full-back position has typically been one of sturdy competence for the United States men’s national team. At right-back, you’ve been witness to the Steve Cherundolos and Timmy Chandlers of the world; the pickings have been a bit slimmer at times on the left, but players like DaMarcus Beasley and Fabian Johnson
5:44 AM ET Adriana Garcia Belgium national team doctor Kristof Sas has said Real Madrid‘s Eden Hazard is in a “vicious circle” that is difficult to come out of when it comes to injuries. Real Madrid announced on Wednesday that the Belgium captain will face a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a muscular problem
5:16 AM ET Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has urged social media companies to tackle online abuse and highlighted the damaging effect it is having on players. Marcus Rashford was among several Premier League stars to receive racist abuse this week after games and he said his experience was an example of “humanity and social
12:33 AM ET Norway international striker Bjorn Johnsen has left Asian Champions League winners Ulsan Hyundai to sign for Major League Soccer side CF Montreal, the Canadian club said on Thursday. Johnsen scored five times in nine games as a member of the Ulsan side that won the Asian title in Qatar in December. The
9:00 AM ET Jurgen Klinsmann Jurgen Klinsmann won the World Cup and European Championship with Germany during a glittering career in which he played for Inter, Tottenham and Bayern, among others. As a coach, he led Germany to a third-place finish at the 2006 World Cup and managed the U.S. men’s national team from 2011-16.
6:14 PM ET David Beckham, Hope Solo, Thierry Henry and Lauren Cheney Holiday headline the finalists for election to the National Soccer Hall of Fame for 2021. This year’s voting will be comprised of three separate ballots. Twenty names were listed in the Player Ballot, 10 in the Veteran Ballot and 10 in the Builder
6:36 PM ET Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman says Paris Saint-Germain talk about Lionel Messi “too much” and branded Angel Di Maria‘s latest comments on the forward as disrespectful. Speaking after PSG’s 3-0 win over Nimes on Wednesday, Di Maria claimed there’s a “big chance” his Argentina teammate Messi will make the move to Paris on
4:23 PM ET Alexandre Jankewitz was racially abused on social media. Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images Southampton have contacted the police after midfielder Alexandre Jankewitz was racially abused on social media. Jankewitz, 19, was red carded after two minutes during Southampton’s 9-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday. “Southampton Football Club can
5:52 PM ET West Ham United‘s new signing Jesse Lingard scored twice on his debut as they beat Aston Villa 3-1 at Villa Park to stay in touch with the top four in the Premier League on Wednesday. Villa had the better chances in the first half but it was West Ham who went ahead
5:52 PM ET Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson ruled the reigning champions of the 2019-20 Premier League title race following their 1-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield on Wednesday. The defeat — Liverpool’s second successive loss at home after a run of 68 Premier League matches unbeaten at Anfield — left Jurgen Klopp’s
6:23 PM ET It took Liverpool 30 years to end their wait to be champions of England, but Jurgen Klopp’s team are on the brink of surrendering their crown just seven months after lifting the Premier League trophy for the first time. In fact, fail to beat Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday and Liverpool
2:52 PM ET Manchester City continued their impressive form with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday. City came into this match on the back of 13 successive victories in all competitions and extending that run was never in doubt as they took the lead after three minutes. – Stream LIVE
2:19 PM ET Ajax‘s record signing Sebastien Haller was mistakenly left off their Europa League list, the club have confirmed. Clubs competing in the Europa League round of 32 submitted their final squads, which consists of up to 25 players, on Wednesday, but Haller was not included in Ajax’s list. – Eredivisie on ESPN+: Stream
9:57 AM ET Tottenham and England captain Harry Kane has reiterated his desire to become a kicker in the NFL after his playing career. Kane is an avid follower of the NFL and spoke to the players and watched from the stands when Tottenham hosted a match between Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders two years