7:38 PM ET A consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly and backed by Clearlake Capital has won the bid to acquire Premier League club Chelsea, the team announced on Friday. The sale, which has a total value of £4.25bn ($5.25bn) is expected to complete in late May subject to all necessary regulatory
6:26 PM ET Adam Brown The summer transfer window is approaching, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Pogba to bolt Utd for City? Manchester City could make a shock-move in a
4:14 PM ET Players of Ukraine stand for the national anthem prior to their Euro 2020 Group C match against Austria. Denis Doyle – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Ukraine will pour their heart and soul into ensuring they win their World Cup playoff matches as soldiers repelling the Russian invasion want the team to do everything
3:15 PM ET Lautaro Martinez celebrates scoring Inter’s third goal against Empoli on Friday. Getty Images Two goals from striker Lautaro Martinez helped Inter Milan secure a nervy 4-2 home win over Empoli on Friday as Simone Inzaghi’s side kept their Serie A title hopes alive and provisionally went top of the table. The victory put
1:26 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer The way the story goes, one day when he was in fifth grade, the home in Fougères near Rennes, where Eduardo Camavinga lived with his parents and five siblings, burnt down, leaving them with nothing. The next evening he was back at training. Football was his escape, he said,
Serie A TIM L’Inter va sotto di due gol a San Siro, rimonta la formazione di Andreazzoli e tiene viva la volata per il titolo grazie al 4 – 2 finale. L’Empoli ha messo paura alla formazione di Inzaghi andando in gol due volte nella prima mezz’ora. Già al 5′ con Pinamonti bravo ad anticipare
1:42 PM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has laughed off suggestions of a rift with Christian Pulisic, following a tweet from the player’s father that appeared to cast doubt on the United States star’s happiness and future at the London club. In a since-deleted tweet following Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Everton, in which Pulisic was
12:42 PM ET Seattle Sounders midfielder Joao Paulo will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament in the team’s CONCACAF Champions League final on Wednesday. The 31-year-old was a finalist for league MVP last season and named to the MLS Best XI team. – Carlisle: Seattle makes history for
10:06 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola said he has questioned whether he is “good enough” to lead Manchester City to a Champions League title in the wake of their dramatic defeat at Real Madrid but insisted he is happy with what he has achieved at the Etihad Stadium. City were knocked out at the
8:43 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has defended his decision to deny Jesse Lingard an Old Trafford send-off ahead of his expected departure in the summer. The Manchester United interim boss left Lingard on the bench for the 3-0 win over Brentford on Monday night — the last home game of the season. –
9:07 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said Real Madrid will be “favourites” when they meet in the Champions League final later this month. Madrid produced a remarkable last-minute comeback against Manchester City on Wednesday to force extra-time before striker Karim Benzema netted a penalty to send the club to the final against Liverpool
8:30 AM ET Eintracht Frankfurt fans made sure to provide an atmosphere befitting of a UEFA Europa League semifinal as the Bundesliga side welcomed West Ham United to Deutsche Bank Park on Thursday. With a 2-1 lead carried over from the first leg, thousands of Frankfurt ultras in attendance welcomed their team on to the
4:00 AM ET Manchester City have created plenty of history under Pep Guardiola, but they may now be heading for the ignominy of adding their name to the list of sport’s biggest chokers. To make matters worse, City’s failings could fast-track Liverpool‘s path to an unprecedented quadruple. 2 Related This week has reminded us that
7:00 AM ET Antonio Conte has warned Tottenham Hotspur need to spend big this summer or pray for a “miracle” to catch Liverpool. Spurs travel to Anfield on Saturday aiming to boost their hopes of Champions League qualification by securing a result against Premier League title-chasing Liverpool, who have not lost at home to Tottenham
4:51 AM ET Mikel Arteta has signed a deal that will keep him at the Emirates until 2025. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has signed a new three-year contract at the Emirates, the club announced on Friday. Arsenal women’s manager Jonas Eidevall also signed a new deal, keeping him at the
4:00 AM ET Chelsea wanted Erling Haaland amid doubts over Romelu Lukaku’s future — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Ten Hag keen on rising French striker. Jump to: Ten Hag keen on Ekitike | Rangnick’s Hannibal snub explained | Qatar boats to cope with World Cup demand Sanctions halt Chelsea’s Haaland pursuit Chelsea
7:36 PM ET ESPN News Services A tearful Jose Mourinho salutes Roma supporters after beating Leicester in the Europa Conference League semifinals. Getty Images Jose Mourinho said a “sense of family” between his AS Roma club and their supporters was the biggest reason they reached the final of the Europa Conference League. The outspoken Portuguese coach
4:58 PM ET Eintracht Frankfurt celebrate Rafael Borre’s early second-leg goal against West Ham. Getty Images Eintracht Frankfurt beat 10-man West Ham United 1-0 in their Europa League semifinal second leg on Thursday to reach their first European final in 42 years with a 3-1 aggregate victory. In front of a deafening 48,000 crowd, Rafael Borre
2:31 PM ET Associated Press West Ham fans are escorted by police through Frankfurt city center ahead of the Europa League semifinal second leg. Getty Images More than 30 arrests were made after supporters of West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt clashed before their Europa League semifinal second leg, police said Thursday. Frankfurt police said in a
2:13 PM ET Roman Abramovich has dismissed suggestions he is seeking any financial return from selling Chelsea. A spokesman for the Russian oligarch issued a statement through the club’s website on Thursday denying claims that he explored the possibility of seeking repayment on the £1.6 billion ($2bn) loan owed to him by the Blues as