12:44 PM ET Ronald Koeman will continue as Barcelona‘s coach next season following weeks of uncertainty surrounding his future, president Joan Laporta confirmed on Thursday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Laporta had said a “period of reflection” was needed after two wins in their final six games saw Barca miss out
Month: June 2021
11:37 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Zinedine Zidane’s decision to step down as Real Madrid manager surprised nobody. After all, he’d done it before. Twice. As a player in 2006 and as manager in 2018, he walked away from the club, with no fuss and with no interest in negotiating a payoff. So when
7:07 AM ET Serie A champions Inter Milan have named Simone Inzaghi as their new manager, the club said. Inzaghi had confirmed last week that he was leaving his role as Lazio coach, and will now take over from Antonio Conte. Conte agreed to the mutual termination of his contract just weeks after he led
8:30 AM ET Adriana Garcia Sergio Aguero‘s father Leonel del Castillo has said the tears shed by Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola while speaking about his son were insincere and only for the cameras. Aguero, 33, joined Barcelona as a free agent this week after his contract with City was not renewed. – Stream ESPN
7:21 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Antonio Conte over their vacant manager’s position with Harry Kane‘s future among the key topics of discussion, sources have told ESPN. Spurs have been forced to look at alternative targets after ending their interest in former head coach Mauricio Pochettino. – Stream LIVE games and replays
4:00 AM ET When N’Golo Kante walked into the France national team camp in Nice on Tuesday alongside Olivier Giroud and Kurt Zouma, his Chelsea teammates, he was greeted by huge cheers and applause. On Saturday evening, the French squad and manager Didier Deschamps and his staff watched the Champions League final together, once again
3:49 AM ET England coach Gareth Southgate has said some fans do not understand the message behind players taking a knee before matches after the gesture was booed ahead of Wednesday’s 1-0 friendly win over Austria. Around 7,000 fans attended Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium for the Euro 2020 warm-up and jeers could be heard from sections
2:26 AM ET Hosts Brazil will open the Copa America with a game against Venezuela in the capital Brasilia while the final will be played at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Wednesday. The tournament, held over from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was shifted to
6:54 PM ET Luke Thrower With most of the major European seasons now complete, the rumour mill has been sent into overdrive as clubs ponder their moves ahead of what will be a busy transfer window. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Mbappe, Ronaldo moves could be
5:44 PM ET Trent Alexander-Arnold gave England an injury scare barely a week before the European Championship by hobbling off with a suspected left thigh injury in a warmup match on Wednesday. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only)– European Soccer Pick ‘Em: Compete to win $10,000 The Liverpool right
4:48 PM ET England beat Austria in a less-than-enthralling friendly at the Riverside Stadium on Wednesday as both teams prepare for the upcoming European Championship. – European Soccer Pick ‘Em: Compete to win $10,000– Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Concerningly for England, Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was a late inclusion
7:56 PM ET Fresh of his triumph in the UEFA Champions League with club side Chelsea, United States men’s national team attacker Christian Pulisic said it’s a case of getting “right back to work” in the CONCACAF Nations League. It was on Saturday that the Blues overcame Manchester City to claim their second UCL triumph.
5:03 PM ET Karim Benzema missed a penalty and hit the post but delivered a fine performance in his France comeback as the world champions beat 10-man Wales 3-0 in a Euro 2020 warm-up game on Wednesday. The Real Madrid striker, back in the squad after a hiatus of more than five years following a
5:21 PM ET After a year-long postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, the CONCACAF Nations League finals kick off this week, and there are plenty of storylines to keep track of ahead of Thursday’s semifinals and Sunday’s final in Denver. The United States — featuring Christian Pulisic, Sergino Dest, and Giovanni Reyna — will have
1:16 PM ET Alex Kiirkland Carlo Ancelotti has said he had “zero doubts” about returning to Real Madrid but hinted that he may have to accept the departure of captain Sergio Ramos, saying “I never imagined a Real Madrid without Ancelotti, and it happened.” Ancelotti, who previously coached the club from 2013 to 2015, was
4:57 AM ET Casey Stoney made over 100 appearances for England as a player. Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Former Manchester United women’s coach Casey Stoney has said individuals targeting her for abuse online after she was linked with taking charge of non-league side Wrexham should be “ashamed.” Stoney, who was in charge at United for three years,
7:00 AM ET Phil Foden is in contention to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale by being voted the men’s PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year in the same season after the Manchester City midfielder was shortlisted to win both awards by his fellow professionals. The England international is one
5:27 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have completed their third transfer of the week activating a clause to recall Emerson Royal from Real Betis for a fee of €9 million. The Brazil international signed a five-year contract with Barca when he moved to Spain from Atletico Mineiro in 2019, but spent the last
4:00 AM ET Mark Ogden Rob Dawson Manchester City have regained their position at the top of English football, winning the Premier League and Carabao Cup, but the wait to be crowned champions of Europe goes on after Champions League final defeat against Chelsea. With manager Pep Guardiola extending his contract at the Etihad Stadium
3:04 AM ET Manchester City will spend in the transfer window to find a replacement for striker Sergio Aguero and also improve the overall quality of the squad, Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said. Argentina international Aguero, City’s all-time top scorer with 260 goals, will join Barcelona on a two-year deal in July after his contract