7:25 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19 that has forced 21 players and staff to isolate, including manager Pep Guardiola. City announced on Thursday that Guardiola and assistant Juanma Lillo both returned positive tests ahead of the FA Cup third-round tie at Swindon Town. – Stream ESPN FC
Month: January 2022
5:46 PM ET Associated Press Major League Soccer has approved the sale of Real Salt Lake to David Blitzer and Smith Entertainment Group. Blitzer also has an ownership stake in the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and the Premier League’s Crystal Palace. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more–
8:46 AM ET Inter Milan‘s Serie A game at Bologna descended into farce on Thursday as the hosts failed to turn up after the team were placed into quarantine. Rising COVID-19 cases in the Bologna squad meant the local health authority (ASL) placed the team into quarantine for 7-10 days from Wednesday, meaning they could
8:00 AM ET While Premier League leaders Manchester City look in the sort of form that could see them defend their title this season by breaking their own record of 100 points, down at the bottom of the table there are several teams in danger of setting some new marks of their own. There are
7:00 AM ET Ed Woodward will leave his role as executive vice-chairman at Manchester United at the end of January, nine months after announcing his intention to step down from the position in the wake of the failed attempt by several European clubs — including United — to launch a breakaway Super League. The 50-year-old,
4:48 AM ET Christian Streich has remarkable Freiburg in fine form and aiming for the Champions League places in Germany. Getty Images ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator on the secrets of Freiburg, the little team from the German south west that continues to pack a punch. Could a Champions League place be in their future? All top
7:00 AM ET Three Bridges’ Bryan Villavicencio received the fifth red card of the match for this challenge. Twitter @YourInstReplay For all the glitz, glamour and near faultless technical efficiency of the Premier League, there is a different pleasure to be found in watching nonleague matches. 2 Related Clubs in the divisions below the professional leagues
6:16 PM ET Adam Brown The 2022 January transfer window is open (find out when it closes here) 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: Inter’s Brozovic eyed by other big teams
3:17 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Ricardo Pepi said he believes the leading man in the frontline for the United States men’s national team at the 2022 World Cup. Speaking to ESPN’s Ahora O Nunca following his transfer from FC Dallas to Bundesliga side FC Augsburg, Pepi said he is confident he can be the starting
3:29 PM ET Lionel Messi has returned to Paris from Argentina after testing negative for COVID-19. Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi has returned to Paris after testing negative for COVID-19 and will resume training in the coming days, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday. Messi was among the four PSG
2:59 PM ET Caitlin Murray U.S. women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe blasted former U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro for his “caveman levels of misogyny” as he confirmed plans to run again for the post he resigned from in disgrace two years ago. Cordeiro was elected president of U.S. Soccer in 2018 but resigned barely
7:00 PM ET Even Philippe Coutinho was surprised to be named in the Brazil squad that was called up for last November’s World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina. He did not play — he has not appeared for his country since the first two rounds of the current qualification campaign back in October 2020.
6:49 PM ET LONDON — Chelsea managers often succumb to the club’s internal politics, but after a challenging week on and off the pitch, it is difficult to imagine Thomas Tuchel emerging from the past week with more credit than this. The only disappointing aspect of Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur is that their
3:42 PM ET It’s the juxtaposition that gets you. Davy Propper and Christian Eriksen made their professional debuts on the very same day and on Tuesday — 4,370 days later — they made radically different different choices when faced with an almost existential question: How do I feel about football? One is in love. The
2:44 PM ET Associated Press United States men’s international midfielder and defender James Sands was loaned Wednesday to Glasgow Rangers from Major League Soccer champions New York City FC through the end of the 2022-23 Scottish Premier League season. Rangers have an option to acquire Sands at the end of the loan. – ESPN+ viewers’
9:49 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Philippe Coutinho is open to leaving Barcelona this month and five Premier League clubs, including Aston Villa, have expressed an interest in signing him on loan, sources have told ESPN. Coutinho’s agent Kia Joorabchian is working in collaboration with Barca to find a new home for the Brazil
11:57 AM ET New year, same him? Kylian Mbappe has welcomed 2022 with open arms; to the surprise of many at the club, the Paris Saint-Germain striker arrived a day early to training after a brief Christmas break. Long rumoured to be joining Real Madrid when his contract expires this summer, he nevertheless arrived the
10:45 AM ET MLS expansion side St. Louis City has named Bradley Carnell, left, as manager. St. Louis City SC Major League Soccer expansion club St. Louis City SC has hired former New York Red Bulls assistant coach and former South Africa international defender Bradley Carnell to be the team’s first manager. The team will begin
9:04 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has said Alvaro Morata will not be allowed to leave the club this month after Barcelona made a move for the striker. ESPN revealed last week that Barca had made Morata their top target for the January transfer window after completing the €55 million
8:00 AM ET Arsenal qualified for the semifinals with a win over Sunderland last month, while Liverpool beat Leicester City. Visionhaus/Getty Images The first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal clash between Arsenal and Liverpool has been postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak, it was announced. Liverpool cancelled their first-team training on Tuesday following a COVID-19