Month: October 2022

2:32 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have been knocked out of the Champions League in the group stage for the second season running after Inter Milan beat Viktoria Plzen 4-0 on Wednesday. Barca, therefore, will play in the Europa League in the new year regardless of their results against Bayern Munich at Camp

12:38 PM ET Associated Press Qatar has said that World Cup visitors should respect the country’s conservative culture. KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly faced criticism on Wednesday after telling gay football fans heading to the World Cup in Qatar that they should show some “compromise” and be “respectful of the host

2:00 PM ET Associated Press Major League Soccer is in discussions to modify its playoff structure to have as many as 30 games, with a World Cup style format, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The source cautioned that nothing has been approved, but the playoff format will be a topic for discussion at the

10:08 AM ET Jeff Kassouf Jessica Berman, the commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League, understands that one key metric will drive success in every other area. “I think we know, all of us who have worked in the sports industry for decades: The rocket fuel behind the growth of any sport league is attendance,”

10:27 AM ET European champions England will take on Copa America winners Brazil in the inaugural women’s Finalissima at London’s Wembley Stadium on April 6 next year, UEFA announced on Wednesday. England beat Germany in the European Championship final in July to lift their first major title while Brazil sealed an eighth continental crown in

8:07 AM ET Associated Press The FA said it completed a full investigation into the confrontation between Gabriel and Jordan Henderson. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images The Football Association (FA) announced on Wednesday it will not be taking any disciplinary action following an investigation into a confrontation between Arsenal defender Gabriel and Liverpool midfielder Jordan

7:37 AM ET Sebastien Haller underwent surgery for a testicular tumour in July. Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller is back on the training pitch, three months after he underwent surgery for a testicular tumour. Haller was ruled out for several months in July after Dortmund said he would have to

7:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will be part of the squad to face FC Sheriff on Thursday but said Raphael Varane‘s injury means he is a doubt for the World Cup. Ronaldo returned to training with the first-team squad on Tuesday after being dropped for

5:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jose Mourinho once hailed former Manchester United goalkeeper Joel Pereira, now playing in the Netherlands with RKC Waalwijk, as “the best Portuguese goalkeeper of the next generation” so he doesn’t always get it right, but the manager can afford himself a smile at what Diogo Dalot is doing at Old

4:53 AM ET Adriana Garcia Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim has said “everybody” dreams of Cristiano Ronaldo‘s return to the club but believes it is unlikely to happen due to the Manchester United forward’s high wages. Ronaldo, 37, has been available on a free transfer since the summer, with United hoping another club will take

3:06 AM ET Bobby Madley was sacked in 2018 after sending a video mocking a disabled person to a friend. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Bobby Madley will referee a Premier League match for the first time in four years on Saturday after losing his job over a controversial video in 2018. Madley was sacked by the refereeing

6:36 PM ET Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri says his side are “sorry and angry” following their 4-3 Champions League loss at Benfica on Tuesday as they miss out on the knockout rounds for the first time since 2013/14. The defeat means struggling Juve can only finish third in Group H, which would earn them a

6:44 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois is beaten by Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol for a goal in the Champions League. Getty Images Thibaut Courtois slammed Real Madrid‘s “sleepy” start in their 3-2 Champions League loss to RB Leipzig, saying the team “lacked intensity” in conceding two early goals that led to their first