4:00 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.
Month: April 2021
3:11 AM ET Stefan Uersfeld Bobby Wood will join Real Salt Lake for the 2021 season. Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images United States men’s national team forward Bobby Wood will join Real Salt Lake ahead of the start of the 2021 Major League Soccer season. Hamburg SV have terminated his contract to allow the attacker to
2:56 PM ET In the wake of Major League Soccer‘s announcement last month that Sacramento’s expansion team is on indefinite hold, MLS commissioner Don Garber said the league has moved forward vetting alternative options for its 30th team. – Carlisle: Where does expansion stand after Sacramento drama?– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA
1:15 PM ET It was quiet on Sunday at the Camp des Loges, Paris Saint-Germain‘s training ground located in the forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a little city to the west of the French capital. It was sunny, though a bit chilly, and there were smiles all around. Saturday’s 4-1 win at Strasbourg was very positive because
9:23 PM ET Manchester United‘s reported interest in buying the Central Coast Mariners is just speculative “noise,” according to the A-League club’s chief executive. Nine newspapers reported on Tuesday that the Premier League giants are in discussions with Mariners owner Mike Charlesworth, who is seeking a buyer for the Gosford-based club. United, if successful in
4:15 PM ET World Cup winner Mesut Ozil is part of a group that is eyeing a 50% ownership stake in Liga MX side Necaxa, a source confirmed to ESPN’s James Olley. The source confirmed Ozil’s involvement, but declined to elaborate further on the details of the potential deal. Sportico first reported the potential sale.
4:45 PM ET D.C. United has hired Lucy Rushton to be the team’s new general manager, sources confirmed to ESPN. Rushton becomes the second woman to hold that position at an Major League Soccer club. Lynne Meterparel served GM for the San Jose Clash in 1999. – Carlisle: Where does expansion stand after Sacramento drama?–
6:41 PM ET The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Spurs lead chase for Boateng Tottenham Hotspur are looking to
2:06 PM ET A federal judge approved a partial deal between players on the United States women’s national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation over unequal working conditions. The settlement paves the way for the players to appeal their equal pay claims. – NWSL debutants Racing Louisville’s kit inspired by Muhammad Ali– Stream ESPN FC
10:53 AM ET Aramide Oladipo United States international Christian Pulisic has said it has “not been an easy season” at Chelsea due to injury concerns. The forward bagged a brace in Chelsea’s emphatic 4-1 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday, scoring in back-to-back Premier League games for the first time since June. – Stream ESPN
5:21 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan and Real Madrid are among a host of clubs monitoring Jesse Lingard‘s situation ahead of the summer transfer window, sources have told ESPN. Lingard has been in top form since joining West Ham on loan from Manchester United in January, scoring eight goals in nine games
11:32 AM ET Barcelona have leapfrogged Spanish rivals Real Madrid to become the world’s most valuable football club with a valuation of $4.76 billion, according to a list published by business magazine Forbes on Monday. Real Madrid, who have topped the list five times in the past, edged Barcelona 2-1 in El Clásico on Saturday
6:16 AM ET Adriana Garcia Colombian top-flight club Aguilas Doradas started Sunday’s home league game against Boyaca Chico with only seven players due to COVID-19 cases and injuries but ultimately lost, 3-0 as they finished the match with six. The Colombian league, which had approved a rule at the start of the pandemic that forced
4:00 AM ET Jurgen Klinsmann Jurgen Klinsmann won the World Cup and European Championship with Germany during a glittering career in which he played for Inter, Tottenham and Bayern, among others. As a coach, he led Germany to a third-place finish at the 2006 World Cup and managed the U.S. men’s national team from 2011-16.
6:00 AM ET Trent Alexander-Arnold has a big week ahead when, once again, the Liverpool defender will find himself as one of the most analysed footballers in the world. Every pass, tackle and run he makes against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday and against Leeds United at Elland Road next Monday will
12:43 PM ET Another matchday, another VAR controversy in the Premier League. With Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur scoreless in north London on Sunday, Edinson Cavani appeared to put the visitors in front on 33 minutes, only for referee Chris Kavanagh to consult VAR and subsequently award a foul in the buildup, with Scott McTominay
11:11 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur condemned the “abhorrent” racial abuse of South Korean forward Son Heung-min on social media after he was targeted following Sunday’s 3-1 Premier League defeat by Manchester United. Son went down clutching his face after being accidentally caught by Scott McTominay in the build-up to an Edinson Cavani goal that was
11:09 AM ET Leicester said the incident would be dealt with internally. Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images Leicester City have said a COVID-19 breach among their players is “extremely disappointing,” after reports that three of the squad attended a party. The Telegraph says that James Maddison, Ayoze Perez and Hamza Choudhury were
3:11 PM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Jose Mourinho clashed over a controversial VAR goal reversal in Manchester United‘s 3-1 Premier League victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, highlighted by the Portuguese bizarrely questioning the former Norway striker’s parenting. The opening half-hour of the match was turgid, but things livened up considerably in the 34th
6:14 PM ET The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Barella blow for Euro trio Several European giants have been
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