3:18 PM ET Associated Press The Champignons League pizza is fine with UEFA after all. European soccer’s governing body said Tuesday it does not mind that a German frozen pizza manufacturer is referencing the Champions League with one of its cheesy offerings. – ESPN+ viewers guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more The manufacturer, Pizza
Month: February 2022
3:36 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Juventus and U.S. men’s national team midfielder Weston McKennie said the U.S. needs to take better advantage of its transition opportunities when it faces Honduras in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
2:31 PM ET The U.S men’s national team are approaching the end of World Cup qualifying and — surprise surprise! — their trip to Qatar is still not booked after Sunday’s 2-0 defeat in Canada. The USMNT are in second place, level on points with Mexico, with the top three teams guaranteed a World Cup
6:36 PM ET Luke Thrower Chelsea are set to rekindle their pursuit of West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice. Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is closed but there’s still 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
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have asked wantaway players including Paul Pogba to delay decisions on their futures until the club have picked a new manager, sources have told ESPN. United hope their choice of manager might convince Pogba to extend his contract at Old Trafford rather than walk away for free in
8:19 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed the club’s previous board could face criminal charges for the misappropriation of funds and false accounting. Laporta said a third-party forensic investigation into the club’s finances revealed that the previous board, presided over by former president Josep Maria Bartomeu, made unjustified payments
2:31 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Canada forward Cyle Larin said that he agreed with teammate Milan Borjan‘s assessment that the United States men’s national team played scared in last Sunday’s World Cup qualifier in Hamilton, Ontario. Borjan made his declaration after Canada’s 2-0 win, saying: “Before it was like, you play U.S., and they’re like,
8:32 AM ET Players in the Women’s Super League and Championship will be entitled to the changes. Naomi Baker/Getty Images The Professional Footballers’ Association has said that they will continue to push for “absolute parity” for female players and that a “piecemeal adoption” of new changes announced on Tuesday will only further hurt the women’s game.
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Joao Cancelo has signed a new contract at Manchester City, the club have confirmed. Cancelo, who moved to City from Juventus in 2019, will stay at the Etihad Stadium until 2027 after penning a long-term extension. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie
4:30 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Given the financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the January transfer window was surprisingly busy as clubs made mid-season moves to try and strengthen their sides. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, the Premier League (€335 million) spending was actually the second-highest in history, with Liverpool‘s move for FC Porto winger
5:38 AM ET The 2022 January transfer window is closed but there’s still 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: Real Madrid end Haaland interest in, move for Mbappe El Chiringuito host Josep Pedrerol
11:43 AM ET The 2022 January transfer window has firmly shut, but what a Deadline Day it brought. All eyes were on Barcelona, as they worked to bring in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal in addition to attempting to send Ousmane Dembele to the Premier League. Aaron Ramsey left Juventus for Rangers on loan. Everton were
12:21 PM ET Juventus ended the last transfer window with a frown and a sense of uncertainty. Cristiano Ronaldo had just left, and while it was just a question of whether he’d be moving on for a fee in the summer of 2021 or as a free agent the following August, the fact that his
2:40 PM ET Colorado Rapids defender Auston Trusty will join Arsenal in the summer, the Major League Soccer club announced on Monday. Trusty will remain with the Rapids on loan before departing for the Premier League side on July 17. Both teams are owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. – ESPN+ viewers guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
10:33 PM ET Caitlin Murray The National Women’s Soccer League and the NWSL Players Association agreed to their first-ever collective bargaining agreement on Monday night. The landmark deal introduces player free agency, higher salaries with annual increases and other health and wellness benefits through to 2026. “This is a historic moment for women’s soccer in
1:33 PM ET Ecuador and Peru face a tough match as both eye a World Cup qualifying berth. MB Media/Getty Images Brazil and Argentina are already over the line — and Ecuador will become the third World Cup qualifier from South America if they win away to Peru on Tuesday night. It is the meeting of
3:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jesse Lingard looks set to remain at Manchester Untied after the close of the winter window Photo by James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images Jesse Lingard has been stopped from moving to Newcastle United by Manchester United‘s board despite interim manager Ralf Rangnick giving the move his blessing, sources have told ESPN.