Month: May 2021

1:30 PM ET Fans will be represented at Chelsea board meetings from July 1, the club announced in a statement on Tuesday. Three “supporter advisors” will be identified through an “election and selection process” and allowed to attend to “ensure general supporter sentiment is considered as part of the club’s decision making process,” although they
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12:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United fans have announced plans to boycott companies who sponsor the club amid growing hostility towards the owners, the Glazer family. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– The 39 best men’s players aged 21 or under– In pictures: Man United protest against Glazer ownership Protests at Old Trafford on
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11:00 AM ET They say that life comes at you pretty fast, and that has rarely felt truer than when it was announced on Tuesday that Jose Mourinho will be the new coach of Serie A side AS Roma from next season. – Serie A on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) The
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6:38 AM ET Paulo Fonseca was appointed in 2019. Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Roma have announced that manager Paulo Fonseca will leave the club at the end of the season. The news comes two days ahead of Roma’s Europa League semifinal second-leg against Manchester United, a game in which they trail 6-2 on
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9:13 AM ET Jose Mourinho will take charge at Roma next season. MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images Jose Mourinho has made a surprise return to football after being announced as the new Roma manager for next season. Mourinho was sacked as manager of Tottenham on April 19 but has made a quick return, the Serie A club confirmed
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4:50 AM ET Manchester United have joined Tottenham and West Ham in the race to sign West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, sources have told ESPN, with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer preparing for the likely departure of former No. 1 David de Gea this summer. Johnstone, 28, spent nine years at Old Trafford having progressed through
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3:44 AM ET FIFA has banned Haiti’s Under-20 women’s team supervisor Nella Joseph for 10 years on Monday, as part of an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual abuse of female players in the Caribbean nation. Joseph was found guilty by FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee of failing to protect the physical and mental integrity of
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12:43 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi held a team lunch at his house in Castelldefels on Monday as Barcelona prepare for this weekend’s top-of-the-table clash against Atletico Madrid. – Ratings: Messi gets an 8, De Jong 7 in Barca rally– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Barca bounced back from
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9:46 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have dismissed reports protestors gained entry to Old Trafford through a door deliberately opened by club staff. A group of United supporters were able to make it inside the stadium and onto the pitch during a demonstration aimed at owners the Glazer family on Sunday. It led to
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3:07 PM ET A defense lawyer involved in the case around the death in Argentina last year of football star Diego Maradona slammed what he called a “trial by media” on Monday after the leak of a report last week alleged “deficient and reckless” behavior by the footballer’s medical team. Maradona, the revered former Boca
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10:31 AM ET England’s Football Association (FA) has launched a formal inquiry into the role played by Premier League clubs in the attempt to create a breakaway European Super League (ESL). Last month, Premier League clubs Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, as well as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan
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10:15 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said he won’t speak “one word” to his players about Paris Saint-Germain as they look to book their place in the Champions League final. City have a 2-1 lead over the French side heading into the second leg at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday
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6:18 AM ET Violence during Sunday’s protests from Manchester United fans, which led to the Premier League game with Liverpool being postponed, has been condemned by the UK government’s sports minister and the mayor of Greater Manchester. United fans protesting against the club’s American owners, the Glazer family, stormed into the stadium which was closed
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7:12 AM ET Javi Gracia has left Valencia with the club only six points above the relegation zone. Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images Valencia have sacked coach Javi Gracia a day after the team slipped to within six points of the relegation zone in La Liga, the club said in a statement on Monday. Spaniard Gracia,
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