11:08 AM ET Everton boss Frank Lampard said Liverpool‘s Virgil van Dijk should have been sent off during the sides’ 0-0 draw following the defender’s studs-up challenge on Amadou Onana at Goodison Park. Van Dijk was shown a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor after the 76th-minute foul on Onana in which the Netherlands centre-back
Month: September 2022
9:27 AM ET Liverpool endured a frustrating visit to the blue half of Merseyside as they were held to a goalless draw by Everton to stunt their early-season progress in the Premier League. It could have been worse for Jurgen Klopp’s side as Conor Coady looked to have put Everton ahead from close range in
8:08 PM ET Associated Press United States defender Sergino Dest is hoping to get more playing time ahead of this year’s World Cup in Qatar after joining Serie A champion AC Milan on transfer deadline day. Milan also has the right to buy Dest from Barcelona at the end of the season-long loan deal for
6:13 PM ET Marcelo will be back in European competition with Olympiakos this season. Oscar J. Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images Brazilian full back Marcelo has signed for Olympiakos after leaving European champions Real Madrid in the summer, the Greek champions announced on Friday. The club did not reveal the details of his contract but Greek
5:52 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Club America manager Fernando Ortiz has cautioned Mexico coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino to “watch what you’re saying” over comments he made about dual-national midfielder Alejandro Zendejas, who has reportedly yet to sign a one-time switch from the U.S. to Mexico. After a 1-0 friendly loss to Paraguay on Wednesday, Martino
11:37 AM ET Associated Press Champions League referees must be tougher with players who exaggerate contact trying to get an opponent shown a yellow card, UEFA said Friday. UEFA wants to punish attempts to “dupe” referees with “acts of simulation or by overreacting to light-contact fouls” when European club competition groups start next week. –
12:53 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says he feels liberated after the transfer window closed with Hector Bellerin and Marcos Alonso becoming the club’s seventh and eighth signings of the summer. Barca were one of the busiest clubs in Europe during the window, spending over €150 million on Robert Lewandowski,
12:36 PM ET Associated Press Paris Saint-Germain must pay €10 million ($10m) for breaking UEFA financial rules, with seven other clubs also punished for overspending since 2018. UEFA said its club finance investigators ordered prize money from European competitions totaling €26m ($26.1m) to be withheld from the eight clubs sanctioned under Financial Fair Play rules.
9:35 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City were forced into the transfer market to sign Manuel Akanji over fears about Aymeric Laporte‘s fitness. City completed the €17.5 million signing of Akanji from Borussia Dortmund on deadline day. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) And Guardiola said the decision
10:51 AM ET Antonio Conte said Tottenham are still behind Premier League rivals after transfer window shut. Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur‘s manager Antonio Conte said spending in the transfer window is a step in the right direction to improve their squad but there is still a gap between them and their Premier League
9:30 AM ET New signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is not afraid of the supposed curse of the No. 9 shirt at Chelsea, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. Speaking to reporters ahead of Saturday’s league game at home to West Ham, he said expects the Gabon striker to bring a host of qualities to the squad.
9:25 AM ET Mikel Arteta has said he was frustrated at Arsenal‘s failure to sign a midfielder on deadline day after confirming Mohamed Elneny will be sidelined for several months with a hamstring injury. Sources told ESPN that Arsenal had three bids rejected for Aston Villa‘s Douglas Luiz on Thursday — the last of which
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Anthony Martial will miss Manchester United‘s Premier League clash with Arsenal on Sunday with Erik ten Hag unable to give a timeframe for the striker’s return. Martial has missed the last two games with an Achilles injury picked up during the 2-1 win over Liverpool on Aug. 22. He also
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent As Erik ten Hag sat down for his news conference at Manchester United‘s Carrington training ground on Wednesday afternoon, he told reporters he wasn’t in a position to talk much about prospective new €95 million signing Antony until the paperwork was completed. His smile, though, said everything. By that point,
4:38 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal says footballers are “an easy target” after he was the victim of an attempted robbery at his home this week. Spanish police are investigating after three men tried to break into the Spain international’s residence in Boadilla del Monte — to the west
6:52 AM ET Premier League clubs have broken their transfer spending record for a season in the summer window alone, spending £1.9 billion during the period, according to analysis from finance company Deloitte. The summer transfer window, which closed on Thursday, beat the previous record of £1.86bn spent in a whole season, which was set
4:56 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was the subject of an assassination attempt. Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images All football matches in Argentina were suspended on Friday after an assassination attempt on the country’s vice president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) made the announcement on Thursday night after
4:45 AM ET The summer transfer window is closed for the major leagues in Europe. However, with an eye on January next, there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Fenerbahce to make move for
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The summer transfer window has been incredible, as the top clubs around Europe spent millions to try to strengthen their sides. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, clubs across the English Premier League spent a colossal €2.24 billion during the window — the most ever — and there were some huge
9:21 PM ET One of Nottingham Forest’s summer signings Taiwo Awoniyi celebrates with teammates after scoring against Tottenham on Aug. 14. Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Nottingham Forest made their 21st signing of the summer on Thursday, breaking the English record for the most arrivals in one transfer window. Forest, who secured promotion to the