11:37 AM ET Germany forward Timo Werner has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar due to an ankle injury, his club RB Leipzig announced on Thursday. Werner, 26, was taken off in the first half of Leipzig’s 4-0 Champions League group stage win against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. – Stream on ESPN+:
Month: November 2022
9:56 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said it is “not fair” to expect footballers to make political statements ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. Speaking at a ceremony where he received the Freedom of Liverpool award on Thursday, Klopp said he doesn’t like the “expectation” put on players. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
10:58 AM ET England and Arsenal star Beth Mead has said she is disappointed that the men’s World Cup will be held in Qatar and refuses to back or promote the tournament. Qatar was a hugely controversial choice for the finals when it was awarded the 2022 tournament 12 years ago, not least because same-sex
8:53 AM ET A women’s UEFA Nations League is set to be launched next year as part of the revamped qualification process for the 2025 European Championship, the governing body said on Thursday. The new tournament will divide countries into three tiers and teams will play in groups of three or four, with promotion and
6:45 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has urged Spain to include his former captain Sergio Ramos in their World Cup squad. Ramos, 36, is in fine form for Paris Saint-Germain in his second season at the club having joined from Madrid in August 2021. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
8:05 AM ET AC Milan‘s Zlatan Ibrahimovic has questioned Kylian Mbappe‘s decision to stay at Paris Saint-Germain and warned him that “you are never bigger than a club.” Mbappe snubbed a move to Real Madrid to sign a three-year extension with the French champions in May and became the highest-paid player in world football, according
5:15 AM ET Casemiro has previously been coached by managers Zinedine Zidane, Rafa Benitez and Carlo Ancelotti. Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images Manchester United midfielder Casemiro said he has been surprised by manager Erik Ten Hag’s obsession with winning, adding it is a trait he has seen in very few managers. The Brazil midfielder,
5:34 AM ET Adriana Garcia LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said it would be good for both Lionel Messi and Barcelona if the Argentina captain plays for his former club again. Messi, whose performances for Barca and Argentina won him seven Ballon d’Or awards, had to leave his all-time club after 21 years in August
5:00 AM ET Bayern Munich finished the group stage with a perfect record for the third time in four years. S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images The 2022-23 Champions League group stage is all wrapped up, and there was no shortage of drama, goals and chaos. Bayern Munich achieved a perfect record, Tottenham Hotspur narrowly clinched
4:33 AM ET Connor O’Halloran Vivianne Miedema has scored two goals in five games in the WSL this season. Julian Finney/Getty Images Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema has been granted a leave of absence by the club to “rest and recharge.” The Netherlands international, who finished at No. 11 in voting for the Ballon d’Or Femenin last
4:10 AM ET Associated Press The United States will hold its traditional January training camp in New Zealand and play a pair of exhibition games against the island country’s national team. Both teams are preparing for next summer’s Women’s World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with the U.S. bidding to win a third
6:03 PM ET Manchester City’s Rico Lewis became the youngest player to score on their first Champions League start. MB Media/Getty Images Manchester City teenager Rico Lewis marked his first senior start with his maiden goal for the club as City came from behind to complete their commanding Champions League group stage with a 3-1 defeat
7:10 PM ET The tourist board of Swedish coastal province Halland has asked football fans to stop confusing its name with that of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland. Twitter posts in which the Norway international’s name is spelt Halland rather than Haaland mean social media users trying to discover the area online are instead directed
6:43 PM ET Chelsea and England defender Ben Chilwell reacts after going down in his team’s win over Dinamo Zagreb. Getty Images England‘s Ben Chilwell pulled up in stoppage time of Chelsea‘s 2-1 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday with a hamstring injury, putting his participation in the World Cup in Qatar in doubt.
6:00 PM ET Kylian Mbappe scored the opener and set up the winner for Paris Saint-Germain as they beat Juventus 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium in the Champions League on Wednesday, but finished a heartbreaking second in their group. PSG came into the match knowing they needed to win to ensure top spot in Group
ALLEGRI: “OTTIMA JUVE,MA C’E’ RABBIA” 02/11/2022 23:51 “Che sia stata un’ottima Juventus, sono d’accordo. Ma bisogna essere arrabbiati per non aver passato il turno”. Queste le parole di Massimiliano Allegri dopo la sconfitta col Psg. La squadra bianconera salva l’Europa League: “Abbiamo tirato molto in porta, bisogna guardare i lati positivi”. Rientro dopo 10 mesi
5:32 PM ET Shakhtar were no match for a rampant Leipzig side who avenged a 4-1 defeat in matchday one to win 4-0 and advance to the Champions League last 16 at the Ukrainian side’s expense. EPA/Leszek Szymanski WARSAW, Poland — “We wanted to hit the jackpot, but it was not to be,” Shakhtar Donetsk coach
3:38 PM ET Real Madrid beat Celtic 5-1 at home to finish top of their Champions League group on Wednesday as they bounced back from their first loss of the season against RB Leipzig last week. Goals from Luka Modric, Rodrygo, Marco Asensio, Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde – the first two from the penalty
5:20 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea star Son Heung-Min will undergo surgery to stabilise a fracture around his left eye, making him a major doubt for the World Cup that starts later this month. Tottenham confirmed that Son will need surgery after he suffered a blow to his face that forced him off
4:04 PM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has dismissed reports linking him to Barcelona, praising the work Xavi has done in “lifting” the Catalan club as manager. Arteta has guided Arsenal to the top of the Premier League table this season, which has reportedly led to Barca monitoring their former youth player as a potential