Month: March 2022

3:22 PM ET Foreign players contracted to clubs in Ukraine and Russia have been given the freedom to sign for new teams outside the two countries as free agents after FIFA invoked temporary employment and registration rules. The emergency rules follow Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ensure that all employment contracts of foreign players and
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8:26 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has reiterated his call for five substitutions to be reinstated in the Premier League, insisting that the change would favour the top-six clubs. The Premier League increased the number of substitutions permitted in a match to five when it restarted in June 2020 in the UK’s first coronavirus
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9:08 AM ET Associated Press State authorities in central Mexico have suspended five officials after a huge brawl among fans during a Liga MX match between Queretaro and Atlas left 26 people injured, three critically. The match was halted following scenes of violence in the stands that spilled onto the pitch of the Estadio Corregidora
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10:12 AM ET Kylian Mbappe is a major doubt for Paris Saint-Germain‘s Champions League round-of-16 second-leg clash with Real Madrid after suffering a foot injury in training on Monday, sources have told ESPN. The forward sustained the injury in a 50-50 challenge in training and stayed on the floor. He was examined by the club’s
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10:00 AM ET Chelsea are up for sale, with owner Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch, enlisting the Raine Group, a New York investment bank, to find a buyer willing to meet his asking price of £3 billion for the reigning Champions League holders and FIFA Club World Cup champions. 2 Related For the super-wealthy individuals
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3:54 PM ET United States and Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie has been ruled out for the season with a broken foot, his club manager Massimiliano Allegri said on Sunday. McKennie sustained the injury in Juve’s Champions League round of 16 clash with Villarreal last month. Sources previously told ESPN he suffered fractures to the second
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5:17 PM ET Ahead of their midweek Champions League showdown, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain endured mixed fortunes. Elsewhere, Jesse Marsch made his Premier League managerial debut, Thomas Muller scored an “unforgettable” own goal and Manchester United had a derby day they will want to forget. Here are Alex Kirkland, Ryan O’Hanlon, Andrew Cesare Richardson
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2:48 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has defended his players after they were accused of showing a lack of effort during their 4-1 derby defeat to Manchester City. Speaking on Sky Sports, United legend Gary Neville said his former team “were a disgrace in the last 25 minutes” at the
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6:33 PM ET Sebastian Driussi and Ethan Finlay scored two goals each as Austin FC continued the torrid start to their second campaign with a dominating 5-1 victory over visiting Inter Miami CF on Sunday afternoon in the first-ever meeting between the teams. Austin FC (2-0-0, 6 points) picked up right where it left off
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10:54 AM ET Bukayo Saka contributed a goal and an assist as Arsenal continued their fight for a Premier League top-four finish with an impressive 3-2 win over Watford at Vicarage Road on Sunday. Martin Odegaard got the visitors’ first on five minutes when, after a neat one-two with Saka, the England man played it
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10:42 PM ET Charlotte FC‘s first-ever home game brought together a record crowd, but it also reunited two Major League Soccer players sharing a special bond. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games, replays (U.S.)– Soccer on ESPN+: FC Daily | Futbol Americas – Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access LA Galaxy midfielder Sacha Kljestan
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