Month: February 2023

6:04 PM ET Pep Guardiola has dismissed talk of Manchester City achieving a treble this season, saying his players must “forget about it” after a 3-0 win at EFL Championship side Bristol City secured a place in the FA Cup quarterfinals. Two goals from Phil Foden and a second-half strike from Kevin De Bruyne sealed

5:08 PM ET Juventus continued their winning run in thrilling style after beating local rivals Torino 4-2 at home in Serie A on Tuesday to keep alive their faint hopes of finishing in the top four. Massimiliano Allegri’s side, who had 15 points deducted by an Italian soccer court investigating the club’s transfer dealings, extended

4:47 PM ET N’Golo Kante is close to agreeing a new deal at Chelsea, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder is out of contract in June, but negotiations have gone well and the two parties are finalising the details over a new three-year contract that will run until June 2026, sources added. – Stream on

5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag says talk that Manchester United could complete a quadruple this season is only “for the fans.” The Carabao Cup has already been secured while United remain in both the FA Cup and Europa League. They are also on the fringes of the Premier League title race, sitting

3:32 PM ET CONCACAF announced that it has revamped the formats for its senior men’s national team competitions to be held between 2023 and 2026. This includes the CONCACAF Nations League, as well as qualifying for the 2024 Copa America and the 2026 World Cup. “These revamped formats and competitions will provide a tremendous platform

2:45 PM ET Cremonese were previously the only team in Europe’s top five leagues to be without a win this season. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Daniel Ciofani scored a late penalty as relegation-threatened Cremonese earned their first win of the season in a 2-1 home victory over AS Roma in Serie A on Tuesday that left Jose

2:00 PM ET Ally Watt and Haley McCutcheon show off the Orlando Pride’s new Luna Kit with dark shorts. Orlando Pride The Orlando Pride has become the first team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) to update its kit to dark shorts due to period concerns. The Pride announced the update to its Luna Kit

12:33 PM ET Associated Press Spain’s anti-violence commission proposed a fine of €4,000 ($4,200) and a 12-month ban from stadiums on Tuesday for the fan who racially insulted Vinicius Junior in a Spanish league match. The punishment is expected to be imposed by authorities against the fan who is accused of abusing the Real Madrid

10:56 AM ET Sophie Lawson It wasn’t until long after midnight on Aug. 7, 2021, that the Canadian women’s Olympic football team could turn to face the lofted Canadian flag, gold medals hanging around their necks, and begin to sing “O Canada.” From back-to-back semifinals heartbreak in 2012 and 2016, the North American team had

5:50 AM ET French football federation president Noel Le Graet is under investigation for harassment. Harold Cunningham – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Noel Le Graet has resigned as president of France‘s football federation (FFF) amid misconduct including sexual harassment and a damning audit, the federation said on Tuesday. Le Graet, head of the FFF since 2011,

5:49 AM ET Chelsea‘s injury woes have worsened with captain Thiago Silva set to miss six weeks after damaging his knee ligaments in his side’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Silva, 38, signed a new one-year contract with Graham Potter’s side earlier this month. The Brazil defender has been an important figure in

8:13 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has told his players to “get back to work” following their Carabao Cup success. United have an FA Cup fifth-round tie against West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday, just three days after their 2-0 victory over Newcastle at Wembley earned the club’s first

3:38 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid defender David Alaba has explained why he did not vote for teammate Karim Benzema ahead of Lionel Messi in the Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022 award after receiving abuse on social media, including racist tweets. Awards are voted for by national team captains and coaches, journalists from across

5:00 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.

4:41 AM ET Amputee footballer Marcin Oleksy saw off competition from Tottenham Hotspur‘s Richarlison and Marseille‘s Dimitri Payet to win the FIFA Puskas Award for best goal on Monday. Oleksy, 36, scored a stunning overhead kick for Warta Poznan in November against Stal Rzeszow, planting one of his crutches into the ground while turning mid-air

5:50 PM ET Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis resigned on Monday amid an ongoing labor dispute with the women’s team. Getty Images Canada Soccer President Nick Bontis announced his resignation on Monday, effective immediately, amid an ongoing labour dispute between the national governing body and the country’s men’s and women’s national teams. Bontis, who was elected

4:44 PM ET Associated Press French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into a rape accusation against Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, a judicial official said Monday. The investigation is being led by the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, the official said. The official would not provide details about the accusation or