9:46 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday that Juventus and Bayern Munich may have underestimated Villarreal but his team will not make the same mistake when the two sides meet in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal this week. Villarreal have been a surprise package in this season’s competition, having
Month: April 2022
7:02 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo has agreed a new contract until 2026 with his release clause rising to €1 billion ($1.16bn), the club have announced. Araujo’s previous deal was due to expire in 2023 and ESPN revealed last month that both Manchester United and Liverpool were keen on signing
2:17 PM ET After Gabriel Jesus had put four goals past his Watford side on Saturday, Roy Hodgson compared the Manchester City striker to Ronaldo — the Brazilian original. It is a comparison that O Fenômeno himself made — but almost six years ago, and it is not a view that has been voiced since.
6:45 PM ET Giorgio Chiellini, who won the 2020 Euro with Italy last summer, is retiring from international football in June. Getty Images Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini will retire from international football after the European champions play a friendly against their South American counterparts Argentina at Wembley in June. Italy’s failure to qualify for this year’s
2:55 PM ET James Tyler Close Senior Editor, ESPN FC James Tyler is an ESPN editor for soccer. Austin Lindberg Another week, another LAFC victory, another edition of MLS Power Rankings topped for Steve Cherundolo & Co. Behind the Black and Gold, though, their closest rivals are steadily sneaking up the order. The LA Galaxy
4:33 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Arsenal teenager Marcelo Flores is still eligible to play for either Mexico or Canada at international level. Getty Images Arsenal dual-national Marcelo Flores said he is ready to commit his future to Mexico if he’s named in their squad for the 2022 World Cup. Flores, who was born in Canada to
5:06 PM ET United States men’s national team defender Sergino Dest is the latest member of the squad to go down with an injury that will put his summer availability for the the Americans in question. The standout 21-year-old came away with a hamstring injury on Sunday while playing for his club team Barcelona in
1:59 PM ET Manchester City will return to the United States to play their first international friendly in two years when they take on Mexican giants Club America in Houston this summer. The Premier League champions and Mexico’s most historically successful club will face off on July 20 at the 72,000-capacity NRG Stadium, with kickoff
12:44 PM ET What a weekend! Liverpool kept the pressure on Manchester City atop the Premier League, Barcelona lost another shocker in LaLiga to put their top-four hopes in a little jeopardy, and Bayern Munich clinched their 10th straight Bundesliga title. Also, Paris Saint-Germain won Ligue 1 (but nobody seemed too happy about it), Inter
10:26 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City cannot compete with Real Madrid‘s history in the Champions League but has challenged his players to prove that the Spanish giants’ 13 titles mean nothing when the two teams meet in the competition’s semifinal on Tuesday. City are aiming to become champions of Europe
10:32 AM ET Video Assistant Referee (VAR) causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made and are they correct? After each weekend, we take a look the most high-profile incidents and examine the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. This weekend saw most
8:40 AM ET Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City squad could not get out of the Estadio do Dragao quickly enough after losing last season’s Champions League final against Chelsea in Porto. Guardiola gave the briefest of postmatch interviews and his players headed out of the stadium with barely a word to any media outlet
8:18 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have told Erik ten Hag he will have to oversee an evolution rather than revolution of the squad when he takes over with club chiefs distancing themselves from Ralf Rangnick’s suggestion that as many as 10 players could arrive in the summer, sources have told ESPN. Ten Hag
7:56 AM ET The regulator will be provided with power to licence and sanction clubs, the U.K. government said on Monday. Visionhaus/Getty Images The British government will establish an independent regulator in English football to deal with the game’s finances, club ownership and corporate governance, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said on
6:00 AM ET This weekend, Barcelona slumped to a third successive home defeat at Camp Nou for the first time ever in a single season, with some of the spotlight landing on a player who wasn’t even on the pitch. 2 Related Xavi’s side fell behind after just seven minutes against mid-table Rayo Vallecano, yet
3:47 AM ET Didier Drogba lost a controversial bid to become president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation when he was eliminated after the first round of voting at Saturday’s elective congress. The former Chelsea star polled only 21 votes in a three-way race, with the two other candidates, Yacine Idriss Diallo (59) and Sory
4:40 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have reached a preliminary agreement with Antonio Rudiger for the Chelsea centre-back to move to the Bernabeu on a free transfer this summer, sources have told ESPN. The club and the Germany international’s representatives are still working on aspects of the deal, but Rudiger, 29, is
12:00 PM ET LONDON — It took until the last minute of the 90 to break West Ham United‘s resolve on Sunday. But after what felt at times like a preseason game of attack vs. defence, Christian Pulisic swept home Marcos Alonso‘s cross to give Chelsea three Premier League points with a 1-0 win at
2:30 AM ET Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic said he was eager to prove his desire to play more often and was happy to score a “massive goal” after coming off the bench in Sunday’s 1-0 Premier League win over West Ham United. Pulisic’s 90th-minute winner at Stamford Bridge made up for his team mate Jorginho‘s
7:43 PM ET Kellyn Acosta and Danny Musovski scored 20 minutes apart in the second half and Los Angeles FC rallied for a 2-1 win over host FC Cincinnati on Sunday. Down 1-0 in the 59th minute, Acosta found himself in the right spot to drive the ball — off the remnants of star Carlos
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