1:51 PM ET Associated Press Philippe Clement has left Club Brugge for AS Monaco on Monday. Vincent Van Doornick/Isosport/MB Media/Getty Images AS Monaco appointed coach Philippe Clement on a two-and-a-half year deal on Monday after firing Niko Kovac during the midseason break. Sources previously told ESPN that American coach Jesse Marsch, who is a free agent
Month: January 2022
4:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — It says everything about Manchester United‘s opening game of 2022 that Phil Jones returned for his first appearance in 708 days and was, by some distance, their best player. It’s no disrespect to Jones, without a game since January 2020 as he battled back from a serious
11:21 AM ET There are numerous examples of players jumping straight into management upon retirement. Barcelona and Spain legend Xavi took over the managerial reins at Qatari club Al Sadd mere days after his playing career ended, while Frank Lampard took his first managerial job at Derby County 18 months after hanging up his boots.
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9:00 AM ET LAFC has hired former United States men’s international defender Steve Cherundolo to be its next manager, sources have told ESPN, with an announcement expected later on Monday. Cherundolo replaces Bob Bradley, who parted ways with LAFC after his contract expired following the conclusion of the 2021 season. Bradley ultimately moved to take
9:48 AM ET Happy New Year! Only the Premier League and LaLiga were in action of the major European leagues, but the leaner schedule still gave us plenty to discuss. Chelsea and Liverpool played to an entertaining draw that helped neither side keep pace at the top of the table, while Manchester City got a
7:13 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Joan Laporta has said “Barcelona are back” and added that they will be able to compete for the game’s best players next summer after presenting new signing Ferran Torres on Monday. Barca let Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann leave before the season started due to financial problems, but
4:25 AM ET Adriana Garcia Argentinian DJ Fer Palacio has denied accusations he infected Lionel Messi with COVID-19. Paris Saint-Germain confirmed on Sunday that Messi is among four club players to have tested positive for COVID-19 during the holidays. Messi spent the Christmas break in his native Rosario and attended several parties, including one at
4:50 AM ET River Plate striker Julian Alvarez is a star who is attracting a lot of attention. Mataas Baglietto/NurPhoto via Getty Images The January transfer window has opened across Europe, which leaves South American football open to the risk of losing its biggest talents. But not, perhaps, as much as in the recent past. The
3:55 AM ET The 2022 winter 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: Man United return for Rice move Manchester United will reignite
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has told striker Edinson Cavani he does not want him to leave the Premier League club in January. Cavani, 34, has been linked with moves to Barcelona and several clubs in South America, but Rangnick is adamant the Uruguay international is going nowhere. –
3:52 PM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel will hold talks with Romelu Lukaku on Monday to discuss recent comments by the Belgian that were critical of the coach’s tactics and which cost the striker his place in Sunday’s 2-2 home draw with Liverpool. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide:
2:14 PM ET Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta said Sadio Mane should have been sent off in the first minute of Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge after VAR failed to review an apparent elbow by Liverpool forward after just 14 seconds of the game. Mane, who scored Liverpool’s opening goal on nine minutes, was given
6:34 PM ET Luke Thrower The 2022 winter window is open as of Jan. 1 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: Ndombele drawing Roma interest AS Roma are interested in signing
5:05 PM ET Sam Marsden Luuk de Jong scored the only goal of the game as a depleted Barcelona won 1-0 at Mallorca on Sunday to move within one point of the top four in LaLiga. De Jong headed in Oscar Mingueza’s cross on the stroke of half-time as Barca took advantage of Rayo Vallecano
1:24 PM ET Chelsea and Liverpool were both dealt a significant blow in the Premier League title race as they played out a thrilling and breathless 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge with Christian Pulisic netting the hosts’ equaliser, a result that leaves leaders Manchester City 10 points clear. In a meeting between second and third
2:44 PM ET LONDON — Manchester City have shown themselves to be in a league of their own, so the Premier League should be thankful that Chelsea and Liverpool are still able to keep us all entertained. Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge helped neither team and only consolidated City’s vice-like grip on the top
11:11 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Carlo Ancelotti said his Real Madrid players looked like they were “on holiday” in their 1-0 loss at Getafe on Sunday, calling the defeat “a wake-up call” for the LaLiga leaders. A mistake from defender Eder Militao gifted Getafe’s Enes Unal an early goal at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez
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6:41 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed Lionel Messi has tested positive for COVID-19. Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi and three other players have tested positive for COVID-19, the French Ligue 1 club said Sunday. PSG said in a statement that the players — including Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala —