5:56 PM ET Danny Lewis 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: Dortmund to step up for Werner Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing
Month: March 2022
5:32 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur suffered an FA Cup upset at the hands of Championship club Middlesbrough on Tuesday losing 1-0 after extra time in the fifth round at the Riverside Stadium to Chris Wilder’s side. – ESPN+ viewers guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Josh Coburn drilled in the decisive goal in the
5:52 PM ET The Houston Dynamo have acquired Atletico Madrid and Mexico international midfielder Hector Herrera on a Designated Player deal, sources confirmed to ESPN. Herrera, 31, will join up with Houston on a free transfer when his contract with Atletico expires in the summer. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games, replays (U.S. only)
4:20 PM ET Roman Abramovich rarely speaks in public, and so when the Chelsea owner released a statement on the club’s website this past Saturday, it felt like a significant moment. “During my nearly 20-year ownership of Chelsea FC, I have always viewed my role as a custodian of the club, whose job it is
4:44 PM ET Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish were on target as Premier League leaders Manchester City beat Championship strugglers Peterborough United 2-0 on Tuesday to advance to the FA Cup quarterfinals. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more City struggled to break down the second tier’s bottom club until Mahrez put
12:01 PM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel lost his temper at a news conference ahead of their FA Cup match at Luton Town and snapped at journalists after being repeatedly asked about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The world of sports continued to isolate Russia on Tuesday after it launched its invasion of Ukraine by land,
12:56 PM ET On Monday, FIFA announced that it was indefinitely suspending Russian representative teams (men’s and women’s). (In a joint statement, UEFA announced they were removing club sides from all competitions.) This means Russia will almost certainly not be participating in the Qatar World Cup in November. The previous day, FIFA had condemned the
8:52 AM ET Associated Press Roman Abramovich’s attempt to shift the “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the Premier League club’s foundation has sparked the trustees to report the move to the British body overseeing charities. The unexpected announcement from the Chelsea owner, which lacked full clarity, was issued on Saturday following calls for him
8:55 AM ET Associated Press Lokomotiv Moscow coach Markus Gisdol has quit his role. Alexander ShcherbakTASS via Getty Images German coach Markus Gisdol quit his job as coach of Russian soccer club Lokomotiv Moscow on Tuesday in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Lokomotiv said simply that Gisdol was “removed from the post of head coach”
6:20 AM ET Everton have received an apology from the Premier League’s head of referees, Mike Riley, after the failure to award an injury time penalty against Manchester City on Saturday, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Everton were trailing the league leaders 1-0 when Rodrigo handled the ball inside the area. Match referee Paul Tierney
5:24 AM ET The Football Association has written to Harvey Elliott for observations after he was seen celebrating Liverpool‘s Carabao Cup victory with a red flare. Liverpool claimed the trophy for a record ninth time after beating Chelsea 11-10 in an epic penalty shootout. – Carabao Cup on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S.
7:05 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United‘s search for a new manager will be “thorough,” according to football director John Murtough, with the new man tasked with returning the club to top of domestic and European football. United are looking for their next permanent manager after placing Ralf Rangnick in charge until the end of
5:00 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Most clubs in Italy would consider themselves bitter rivals of Juventus due to some historical injustice. Everyone has tale of a “robbery” committed against them by the Bianconeri throughout the years, though few are as personal, damaging and unrelenting as Fiorentina‘s. While Juve fans will admit they, too, hold
5:12 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona want to create their own cryptocurrency to help them “survive financially” against clubs owned by big corporations and foreign investors, president Joan Laporta has said. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in the Catalan city this week, Laporta said Barca will launch a range of NFTs (Non-Fungible
Feb 22, 2022 There were times on Sunday night when Barcelona‘s football in the 4-0 win against Athletic Club was rapturously good. You know the feeling: when something happens on the pitch that’s so outrageously joyous that the senses take over, completely, from the rational mind — when football transcends your daily woes and your
9:00 AM ET In the end, reality caught up with Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United. You can play fantasy football for so long, but when a devotion to style over substance begins to threaten your existence as a Premier League team, time and patience start to evaporate for even the most celebrated of coaches. When
6:41 PM ET 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: Arsenal, Man United interested in Fabian Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz could have an offer
4:04 PM ET A set of proposed resolutions addressing gender equity and discriminatory chanting are set to be taken up by the U.S. Soccer Federation’s board of directors on Friday. If passed, the resolutions would take immediate effect and become the official position of the USSF. The gender equity proposal consists of three parts. The