Month: February 2022

4:45 AM ET The January window has only just closed, with over £620 million spent by teams in Europe’s major leagues, but the biggest clubs are already preparing for what could be the most spectacular summer of transfers with Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and maybe even Cristiano Ronaldo ready to switch clubs at

2:47 AM ET Associated Press FIFA’s fading plan for biennial World Cups was labeled a threat to football and all other sports by the International Olympic Committee on Thursday. IOC President Thomas Bach lambasted FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino, an IOC member for the past two years, for not being in Beijing to hear the criticism.

12:25 AM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. men’s national team can breathe again. It can feel its fingers and toes again, too, as a 3-0 win over Honduras in frigid conditions has the U.S.’s World Cup qualifying campaign back on track. It’s a win that is most welcome for the players and manager

11:17 PM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC ST. PAUL, Minn. — Honduras confirmed that two of its players in Wednesday night’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying loss to the U.S. men’s national team needed to be substituted at halftime because of the “extreme climate conditions” at Allianz Field. Honduras made three changes at the interval, with goalkeeper

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6:13 PM ET Adam Brown The 2022 January transfer window is closed but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Madrid turn to Milan’s Kessie Real Madrid are ready to turn their

6:56 PM ET Associated Press Christian Pulisic was not in the starting XI as United States coach Gregg Berhalter changed seven starters for Wednesday night’s World Cup qualifier against Honduras in chilly St. Paul, Minnesota, where the temperature at kickoff was forecast for 3-4 degrees Fahrenheit. A wind chill of about minus-14 was predicted. The

12:01 PM ET Caitlin Murray Both the U.S. women’s national team and the men’s national team are in the midst of negotiations with U.S. Soccer for new collective bargaining agreements, or CBAs, and these new agreements will be crucial for the federation and the teams alike. After years of the USWNT fighting U.S. Soccer in

3:30 PM ET Luis Diaz to Liverpool. Dusan Vlahovic to Juventus. Ferran Torres to Barcelona. Robin Gosens to Inter. Julian Alvarez to Manchester City. These are five of the biggest deals in the transfer window that just closed… and, generally, five moves that were hailed as good business. Time will tell, of course, but when

11:27 AM ET Benjamin Mendy appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday, accused of seven counts of rape. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy appeared in court on Wednesday to face a new allegation of attempted rape. Mendy, 27, now faces nine charges in all, including seven counts of rape involving six alleged victims.

12:00 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have left Dani Alves out of their Europa League squad but Ousmane Dembele remains registered despite being told to leave the club in January due to the stalemate over his contract. Alves was one of four signings at Barca last month, along with Ferran Torres, Adama Traore

9:45 AM ET Fulham midfielder has been the subject of interest from Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla. Jacques Feeney/Getty Images Liverpool remain hopeful of securing a deal to sign Fulham’s Fabio Carvalho without the need for a tribunal to determine a fee, sources have told ESPN. The two clubs agreed a package totalling £8 million including