Month: December 2022

7:04 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Chelsea are looking to strengthen their defence, and Benoit Badiashile of Monaco could be on his way to west London. CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images With the opening of the January transfer window coming closer, there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the

9:33 AM ET The World Cup final ended nearly a week ago but the drama around it continued as the match referee showed a photo on his phone during a news conference to respond to claims that Lionel Messi‘s extra-time goal should not have stood. Argentina won the final in Lusail, Qatar, 4-2 on penalties

7:00 AM ET After a wretched 2021-22 season, Marcus Rashford has been back to his best for Manchester United this term and continued that form for England at the World Cup. Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images The problem takes hold when you start to think instead of feel. What was once instinctive now feels laboured. Doubt

5:15 AM ET Manchester United have triggered one-year contract extensions for four first-team players, including England forward Marcus Rashford, manager Erik ten Hag said. Rashford, Diogo Dalot, Fred and Luke Shaw were all in the final year of their deals but had an option to extend their contracts by 12 months. – Stream on ESPN+:

6:28 AM ET Patrick Vieira has criticised Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for his celebrations after their World Cup final win over France. Martinez saved Kingsley Coman‘s penalty in the shootout and threw the ball away before Aurelien Tchouameni dragged his spot-kick wide. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Following the epic final, Martinez

5:00 AM ET Picture the scene; you’re doing your Fantasy Premier League team selection at the last minute on a Friday afternoon, and you’re unsure whether your star striker is going to be fit for his side’s match on Saturday. There’s just one problem: you have no way of verifying his fitness until Saturday’s newspapers

5:31 PM ET Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips missed the Carabao Cup fourth round win against Liverpool after returning to the Etihad “overweight” from World Cup duty with England. Phillips, 27, was not named among the substitutes for the 3-2 win against Jurgen Klopp’s team and is unlikely to be considered

2:20 PM ET Claudio Ranieri last coached Watford in the Premier League last season. Photo by EPA/Vickie Flores Cagliari have appointed the much-travelled Claudio Ranieri as head coach on a contract until June 2025, the Serie B club announced on Friday, 31 years after he left the role. The 71-year-old Italian is best known in England

1:46 PM ET Chelsea have reached an agreement with Vasco da Gama for the signing of young midfielder Andrey Santos, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Santos, 18, had also drawn interest from Manchester City, Newcastle United and Barcelona but the London club have moved quickest. Sources say personal terms will not be a problem now

5:00 PM ET Howard Webb has said he wants more openness about decision-making after taking over as the head of referees for the Premier League. Webb, a former Premier League official who took charge of the 2010 World Cup final, left the same role at the Professional Referee Organization for Major League Soccer to return

10:41 AM ET Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are investigating several incidents of crowd trouble during Manchester City‘s Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool on Thursday night, including one that led to a 15-year-old girl being treated for head injuries. The clubs issued a joint statement condemning the disturbances, which they called “hugely disappointing.” City won the

11:34 AM ET Associated Press Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana ended his career with the national team on Friday, one month after the 26-year-old player was sent home from the World Cup in a dispute with coach Rigobert Song. The Inter Milan player posted a statement on his Twitter account saying “my story with the Cameroonian

6:50 AM ET The Premier League title race is about to get real for Arsenal. For the first time since Arsene Wenger’s “Invincibles” won the club’s last title in 2003-04, Arsenal feel like a team that can go all the way and take the trophy to the Emirates. But manager Mikel Arteta’s side have only

10:03 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool‘s top-four rivals there is a lot more to come from his side as they prepare for the return of Premier League action following the World Cup. Liverpool are sixth in the table, seven points behind Tottenham in fourth following a slow start to the season, but Klopp

8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has told Lisandro Martinez to be ready for the restart of the Premier League despite his World Cup celebrations. Martinez returned to Argentina with the rest of the squad following victory over France in Qatar but Ten Hag has reminded the centre-back that he

6:10 AM ET George Cohen pictured during England training at the 1966 World Cup. Photo by Barratts/PA Images via Getty Images England‘s 1966 World Cup-winning right-back George Cohen has died aged 83, his former club Fulham announced on Friday. Cohen made his international debut in 1964 and went on to represent his country 37 times, playing