5:58 PM ET Juventus booked their spot in the Champions League last 16 with two group games to spare after a double from Argentine striker Paulo Dybala steered them to a 4-2 win over Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S.
Month: November 2021
6:00 PM ET Robert Lewandowski was in fine form for Bayern Munich. Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick, set up another goal and missed a penalty in his 100th Champions League appearance as Bayern Munich crushed Benfica 5-2 on Tuesday to cruise into the knockout stage with two Group E matches
3:38 PM ET Chelsea took a huge step towards the Champions League knockout stages with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Malmo in Sweden on Tuesday. Thomas Tuchel’s side, without forwards Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner because of injury, were frustrated in front of goal and found a breakthrough hard to come by until Hakim Ziyech
11:20 AM ET The United States men’s national team will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly on Dec. 18, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday. Because the match, scheduled to be held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, falls outside an international window, the U.S. squad is expected to be comprised
9:21 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola said Manchester City‘s Champions League clash with Club Brugge is “much more important” than Saturday’s trip to Old Trafford for the Manchester derby. City, second in Group A behind Paris Saint-Germain, can take a giant step towards the knock-out rounds with victory over the Belgian side at the
10:10 AM ET Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been indicted by Swiss prosecutors. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Sepp Blatter, the former FIFA president, and Michel Platini, ex-president at UEFA, were charged with fraud and other offences by Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after a six-year investigation of a controversial $2 million payment. Blatter, 85, and Platini, 65,
7:18 AM ET Lionel Messi was not included in the Paris St-Germain squad that will face RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday but forward Kylian Mbappe made the team. Messi had limped off during their 2-1 win over Lille in Ligue 1 on Friday and was not included in the 21-member squad named
8:06 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur have appointed former Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte to replace Nuno Espirito Santo. Conte, who has signed a deal until 2023 with the option to extend, returns to the Premier League having won the division with Chelsea in 2017 and the FA Cup a year later. He
6:00 AM ET Neymar been less than impressive for PSG this season, certainly far below what’s expected of the Brazilian star. Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images Disappointing. Transparent. Ghostly. Average. You can probably think of a few more ways to describe Neymar‘s season so far — in fact, these are actually kind words in regards to the performances
1:03 PM ET Associated Press Mexico will have to play in an empty stadium for its next two home games in World Cup qualifying because of persistent anti-gay chants by fans, FIFA said on Monday. The Mexico football federation was also fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($110,000) for charges of “discriminatory behavior by supporters.” It’s the
5:52 AM ET Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked as Tottenham manager after just 17 matches in charge, the club announced on Monday. The news comes after a terrible run of results for Spurs since the start of the 2021-22 campaign which included a dismal 3-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester United, where Nuno
4:13 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has been ruled out for three months after a cardiac exam, the Spanish club announced on Monday. The 33-year-old was admitted to hospital for tests on his heart after he was substituted with chest pains in the first-half of Barca’s 1-1
4:03 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi says it was inappropriate for Barcelona president Joan Laporta to say he could have played for free but has suggested he would have been willing to accept a bigger pay cut to stay at Camp Nou. Messi, 34, accepted a salary reduction of 50% in the
8:43 PM ET Adam Brown The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here is the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Spurs to
7:53 AM ET Tottenham are in advanced talks to appoint Antonio Conte as their new manager after sacking Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday morning, sources have told ESPN. Nuno was removed after just 17 games in charge following talks involving chairman Daniel Levy, managing director of football Fabio Paratici and other members of the club’s
11:54 AM ET Pat Onstad had a long and distinguished MLS career. Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images The Houston Dynamo hired Pat Onstad, a two-time MLS Cup winner with the team, to be its next general manager, it was announced on Monday. Onstad, 53, spent the last eight seasons in the Columbus Crew organization, first as
10:46 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged his Manchester United players to put the team before themselves to ensure they build on their impressive victory against Tottenham Hotspur. United face Atalanta in Bergamo on Tuesday having bounced back from their 5-0 defeat to Liverpool with a comprehensive 3-0 win at the Tottenham
12:15 PM ET Another great soccer weekend and a fresh batch of talking points! Manchester United‘s win over Tottenham cemented the exit of Nuno Espirito Santo, but it doesn’t necessarily mean Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is safe in his job. Barcelona stumbled to a draw, Juventus are in trouble, Bayern Munich shrugged off last week’s 5-0
1:57 PM ET There’s the journey, and there’s the destination. For a sport dominated by haves and have-nots — so, most sports — we generally understand that the winner of a league or tournament is going to come from a select minority of teams. But in instances in which the destination is predictable, or even
12:05 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Fewer than seven days remain in the 2021 Major League Soccer season, and with the final matchday