Month: May 2023

6:53 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona announced on Tuesday that director of football Mateu Alemany will leave the club at the end of the season to embark on a new professional project. Sources have told ESPN that Alemany is set to join Unai Emery at Premier League side Aston Villa. Barca said they

6:29 PM ET Second-placed Real Madrid suffered a 2-0 defeat at Real Sociedad in LaLiga after being reduced to 10 men when defender Dani Carvajal was sent off early in the second half on Tuesday. The result gives leaders Barcelona the chance to clinch their 27th LaLiga title with a win in their next game

5:30 PM ET Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 3-1 win over London rivals Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. A dreadful first-half display from the visitors enabled the Gunners to race into a three-goal lead at the break as Martin Odegaard struck twice inside the first 31 minutes

4:54 PM ET Arsenal bounced back from their deflating loss to Manchester City by easing to a 3-1 victory over struggling Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday to keep their Premier League title hopes alive. Martin Odegaard scored twice in 13 first-half minutes before Gabriel Jesus added a third before half-time against a Chelsea

3:30 PM ET Wrexham’s Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney ditched the star-studded Met Gala to join the Welsh soccer club’s open-top bus victory parade on Tuesday as they celebrated their promotion to the English Football League. Wrexham secured a fairytale return to the EFL following a 15-year absence last month after beating Boreham

3:29 PM ET The transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Man United keep tabs on Lautaro Martinez Manchester United have

11:47 AM ET England‘s injury crisis has worsened with star forward Fran Kirby set to miss the 2023 Women’s World Cup later this year as she will undergo surgery for a knee problem. Kirby has been sidelined since February with a knee issues after being forced off during Chelsea‘s 7-0 win over West Ham. She

12:22 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain are considering handing Lionel Messi a fine for missing training on Monday to travel to Saudi Arabia, sources have told ESPN. First reported by French newspaper L’Equipe, PSG manager Christophe Galtier told his players that they would have two days off, Monday and Tuesday, if they beat Lorient on Sunday,

9:36 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed the comment referee Paul Tierney made to him as he was booked for his celebration in his side’s thrilling 4-3 victory over Tottenham on Sunday. Liverpool threw away an early three-goal lead against Spurs, culminating when Richarlison netted a stoppage-time equaliser. However, Liverpool forward Diogo Jota

8:01 AM ET Newly promoted Wrexham will travel to Hollywood in July, building on their American fan base with a friendly against Major League Soccer reserve team LA Galaxy II. The Welsh club acquired by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in November 2020 got the movie-script ending they craved last month as they returned

7:30 AM ET Antoine Griezmann registered a pair of assists in Atletico Madrid’s 5-2 win over Real Valladolid on Sunday. CESAR MANSO/AFP via Getty Images Turquoise boots, pink and peroxide hair, fluorescent orange strip, white-hot form. That was Antoine Griezmann last weekend, again, as his Atletico Madrid stuck five past Real Valladolid and maintained the pressure

6:04 AM ET Sam Allardyce last managed West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images Leeds United are set to appoint Sam Allardyce to replace Javi Gracia as manager with four Premier League games remaining in a desperate bid to avoid relegation, sources have told ESPN. Sources said Gracia, who replaced Jesse Marsch

4:43 PM ET Ryan Rosenblatt Hany Mukhtar is dependably consistently one of the best designated players in MLS, and he’s carrying Nashville up in our Power Rankings. Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports When teams break the bank for players, and hand over a coveted designated player spot, it’s imperative that those players perform as expected. The MLS

5:54 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Jaime Ordiales is stepping down from his role as sporting director with Mexico. Getty Images Jaime Ordiales left his position as sporting director for Mexico men’s national teams, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) announced on Monday. According to the FMF, the exit was a “personal decision” and through “mutual agreement.” “Jaime

5:13 PM ET Leicester City and Everton both remained deep in relegation trouble after slugging out a 2-2 draw in a gripping basement battle at a raucous King Power Stadium on Monday. Dominic Calvert-Lewin‘s first goal since October, a penalty in the 15th minute, put Everton ahead, but Leicester equalised seven minutes later when Caglar

4:05 PM ET Sophie Lawson Pauline Bremer scored a dramatic late goal in extra time as Wolfsburg beat Arsenal 3-2 in front on Monday night in front of a record Emirates Stadium crowd to advance to the Women’s Champions League final 5-4 on aggregate. Stina Blackstenius opened the scoring early on for Arsenal in the

1:48 PM ET Where do you even begin when it comes to another frantic weekend in European soccer? From Liverpool‘s 4-3 win over Tottenham — and all the pitch-side drama — to Bayern Munich taking pole position again in the Bundesliga, this weekend had it all. (There was even an apology from the German FA

1:12 PM ET A football fan wielding a chainsaw was arrested during riots at a CAF Champions League match in Tunis, a source at the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The return leg of the quarterfinal between Tunisia’s Esperance and Algeria’s JS Kabylie at the Rades Stadium on Saturday was interrupted by violence, which caused