12:29 PM ET Marco Mancosu revealed in an Instagram post he had surgery for a cancerous tumour in March. Danilo Di Giovanni/Getty Images Marco Mancosu, the captain of promotion-chasing Italian Serie B side Lecce, said he is determined to finish the season before finding out whether he requires chemotherapy after undergoing surgery for a tumour. Mancosu,
Month: May 2021
4:00 AM ET When Barcelona host Atletico Madrid on Saturday, and Sevilla travel to reigning champions Real Madrid the following day, each club will be within four games of potentially becoming Spain’s champions. This is the tightest (six points separate first from fourth), most open (four teams) La Liga title race in living memory. Still
7:48 AM ET The Premier League has rescheduled games to allow for home fans for every team. Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images The Premier League said on Wednesday a limited number of supporters would be permitted to return to stadiums for the final two rounds of the 2020-21 season, with attendance restricted to home fans. Matches
9:08 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Manchester United fans’ right to protest but said the demonstration which forced the Premier League clash with Liverpool to be postponed went “too far.” Supporters calling for the removal of the Glazer family as owners broke into Old Trafford and surrounded the Lowry Hotel in
5:39 AM ET Hertha Berlin have sacked former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann hours after former Germany international Dennis Aogo posted on Instagram a screenshot of a racist WhatsApp message Lehmann had sent him. Lehmann, who was part of Arsenal’s 2003-04 “Invincibles” team, had been acting as a member of Hertha Berlin’s supervisory board on behalf
3:22 AM ET Manchester United owner Avram Glazer has refused to apologise to fans for the club’s involvement in the failed breakaway European Super League. Avram is a member of the American Glazer family who own United. Their ownership has faced protests from fans since they bought a controlling stake in the club in 2005
8:21 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The January transfer window might seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Man United plot £90m Kane move Manchester
1:07 AM ET Kacper Przybylko’s late goal ensured that the Philadelphia Union progressed past Atlanta and into the CCL semis. Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group/Daily Times The Philadelphia Union cruised into the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, completing a 4-1 aggregate victory over Atlanta United with a 1-1 draw in the second leg on Tuesday in Atlanta. The Union
6:14 PM ET The National Women’s Soccer League said on Tuesday that no disciplinary action would be taken in regards to an April 9 incident in which Chicago Red Stars defender Sarah Gorden said she and her boyfriend were racially profiled by a Houston security guard. “Based on the findings of the independent investigator, no
11:15 AM ET Thomas Tuchel has denied reports he is on the brink of signing a contract extension with Chelsea by insisting “there is no time and no need” to discuss his future as the Blues pursue a place in the Champions League final. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Chelsea face
6:27 PM ET PSG midfielder Angel Di Maria was sent off in the team’s loss to Manchester City. Getty CBS color commentator Jim Beglin has apologised after using the term “Latino temperament” in Tuesday’s Champions League semifinals match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City. Beglin made the remark as cameras showed PSG’s Angel Di Maria walking
6:34 PM ET It was the moment that Pep Guardiola knew it was mission (almost) accomplished. As Riyad Mahrez celebrated his and Manchester City‘s second goal of their Champions League semifinal second-leg victory against Paris Saint-Germain, Guardiola turned away from the pitch, sought out Ferran Soriano in the directors’ box and, with his fist clenched,
3:04 PM ET Zinedine Zidane has said Real Madrid’s Champions League semifinal second leg with Chelsea is “a really good moment” for injury-prone forward Eden Hazard to show what he can do against his former team. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Belgium international, 30, has struggled in Madrid since leaving
5:50 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain midfielders Ander Herrera and Marco Verratti have said referee Bjorn Kuipers swore at players from the French side during the defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League semifinal second leg on Tuesday. Two Riyad Mahrez goals gave City a 2-0 victory on the night and a 4-1 aggregate win
8:47 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens La Liga has opened an investigation into whether Barcelona‘s players breached coronavirus regulations by attending a lunch at Lionel Messi‘s house, a league source told ESPN. Reports in the Catalan media also say local authorities are looking into whether the event could have infringed restrictions in place in
12:50 PM ET You always knew there was going to be a next chapter; you just didn’t expect it was going to come two weeks and one day after being relieved of duty at Tottenham Hotspur. And, obviously, you wouldn’t have expected Roma. Not this Roma. The sheer speed of Jose Mourinho’s appointment at Roma
9:13 AM ET Jose Mourinho will take charge at Roma next season. MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images Jose Mourinho has made a surprise return to football after being announced as the new Roma manager for next season, signing a three-year contract. Mourinho was sacked as manager of Tottenham on April 19 but has made a quick return, the
11:00 AM ET They say that life comes at you pretty fast, and that has rarely felt truer than when it was announced on Tuesday that Jose Mourinho will be the new coach of Serie A side AS Roma from next season. – Serie A on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) The
3:44 AM ET FIFA has banned Haiti’s Under-20 women’s team supervisor Nella Joseph for 10 years on Monday, as part of an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual abuse of female players in the Caribbean nation. Joseph was found guilty by FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee of failing to protect the physical and mental integrity of
6:38 AM ET Roma have announced that manager Paulo Fonseca will leave the club at the end of the season. The news comes two days ahead of Roma’s Europa League semifinal second-leg against Manchester United, a game in which they trail 6-2 on aggregate. – Serie A on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S.