Month: January 2022

12:19 PM ET From Chelsea‘s win over Tottenham to Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid‘s remarkable late comebacks, the European soccer weekend was full of drama. We had redemption for Man United’s Ralf Rangnick, a lucky Liverpool picking up points in the Premier League title race as Manchester City‘s incredible win streak finally came to an

9:12 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nicolas Tagliafico has told Ajax he wants to join Barcelona this month after the Catalan club expressed an interest in signing the defender on loan, multiple sources have told ESPN. Barcelona are in the market for a left-back in January to provide competition for Jordi Alba and have

8:47 AM ET Two men have been arrested and the Football Association have launched an investigation after objects were thrown at Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger during Sunday’s 2-0 win over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. The incident occurred in the 73rd minute when play was suspended after it appeared a lighter among other items were aimed

7:00 AM ET The transfer window closes on Jan. 31 (find out when across Europe’s top leagues here) and the final week of business is likely to prove significant to a number of leading players and clubs. 2 Related While some big deals have already been done — Barcelona signed Ferran Torres for £46.3 million

5:39 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Spanish police are investigating a robbery at the house of Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema while he was playing in the club’s 2-2 LaLiga draw with Elche on Sunday. Sources close to the investigation confirmed to the news agency EFE that the break-in took place between 3-7 p.m.

4:48 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Julian Alvarez has been capped five times for Argentina. Matías Baglietto/NurPhoto/Getty Images Manchester City are close to sealing a deal for River Plate forward Julian Alvarez, sources have told ESPN. City believe they have seen off competition from AC Milan for the 21-year-old Argentinian with the final details to be ironed

12:31 AM ET Australia international Milos Degenek is hoping a fresh start — mooted to be with Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew — can have him at his best leading into the 2022 World Cup. Degenek departed Red Star Belgrade earlier this month after a successful three-year spell across two stints with the Serbian outfit,

7:03 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Lille’s Renato Sanches could get a second chance in the Premier League with Arsenal. Photo by Marcio Machado/Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is open (find out when it closes here), and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz

7:04 PM ET India’s opening game vs. Iran, which ended in a draw, has now been declared void. AFC The Women’s Asian Cup was thrown into turmoil when hosts India were kicked out of the tournament after a COVID-19 outbreak meant they were unable to field a team for their Group A match against Taiwan on

6:38 PM ET Defender Jordi Alba says he is “killed” every time he plays badly, but accepts that criticism comes with playing for Barcelona. Alba helped create the late winner for Frenkie de Jong as Barca beat Alaves 1-0 on Sunday to move within one point of the Champions League places in LaLiga. The win