7:00 AM ET Declan Rice has targeted Champions League football after a fine season at West Ham. Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images Declan Rice believes he has become one of the best players in the world, and stressed his “urgent” desire to play Champions League football and win trophies. The West Ham midfielder was
Month: March 2022
9:07 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has refused to rule out the possibility that he could stay on as Manchester United manager next season. The German was unveiled as interim boss at Old Trafford in November and said at the time he could recommend that he stays in position beyond the summer. – Don’t
10:24 AM ET Alex Kirkland Moises Llorens Barcelona are close to agreeing a deal to sign Pablo Torre from Racing Santander, beating Real Madrid to land the player, sources have told ESPN. The transfer of the 18-year-old attacking midfielder is being finalised and an agreement between all parties is close, sources said. – La Liga
10:28 AM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s national team won its fifth SheBelieves Cup, the annual spring invitational hosted by U.S. Soccer. But the tournament wasn’t so much about lifting the trophy as it was about playing the kids. Head coach Vlatko Andonovski did exactly that, giving chances to players who haven’t yet earned
7:45 AM ET Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has insisted Roman Abramovich’s decision to sell will not affect his desire to stay with the club. Abramovich announced his intention to listen to offers on Tuesday and sources told ESPN the 55-year-old is seeking £3 billion to complete a deal. – Don’t have ESPN? Get instant
7:00 AM ET Head coach David Moyes is prepared to allow Andriy Yarmolenko to choose when he returns to the game. Alex Pantling/Getty Images Andriy Yarmolenko is a doubt for West Ham’s trip to Liverpool on Saturday with David Moyes prepared to allow the 32-year-old to choose when he returns to action amid the ongoing conflict
12:00 PM ET Caitlin Murray With a double World Cup/Olympics qualification tournament around the corner, the U.S. women’s national team has lined up Uzbekistan as its next opponent in April, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Thursday. The games will be played April 9 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, and April 12 at Subaru Park
1:09 PM ET The Russian Football Union (RFU) announced Thursday that it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the decisions from FIFA and UEFA earlier this week to suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all international competitions. The decision followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that sparked international outcry and a
11:54 PM ET The recent death of Katie Meyer, the 22-year-old goalkeeper and captain of the Stanford women’s soccer team, was determined to be “self-inflicted,” according to the medical examiner’s office of Santa Clara County, California. “The County of Santa Clara Medical Examiner-Coroner is investigating Kathryn Meyer’s death. There is no indication of foul play,
4:00 PM ET The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) has lodged a formal request to FIFA to postpone Ukraine‘s World Cup playoff semifinal against Scotland on March 24 due to the Russian invasion of the country last week. Ukraine, who qualified for their Path A playoff by finishing as runners-up to world champions France in
9:28 AM ET Kaila Burns-Heffner It’s transfer deadline day in Europe, and atop the 12th floor of a skyrise in Charlotte, North Carolina, Zoran Krneta darts back and forth through Charlotte FC‘s offices. A bell rings, signifying another season ticket sold, a tally is added to the ticket sales leaderboard and staff members prepare gift
12:36 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Take a look at Real Madrid‘s season so far, and by almost any metric, it looks like a success. They’re top of LaLiga with 12 games left to play, six points clear of Sevilla and 15 ahead of the rivals they care about most, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. They
6:40 PM ET Luke Thrower 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: Barca, Real, Bayern in for Wirtz Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich
1:05 PM ET Chelsea will visit Championship side Middlesbrough in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, in a rematch of the 1997 final, while Manchester City will travel away to Southampton in the only confirmed all-Premier League tie. In the other ties, Crystal Palace will host the winners of Thursday’s fifth-round matchup between Everton and
9:18 AM ET Newly appointed Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch has said he believes there is a stigma against American coaches in European football, adding that the hit television series “Ted Lasso” has not helped. Marsch, 48, of the United States, was appointed at Elland Road on Monday, signing a contract until June 2025, as
7:36 AM ET UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has said he is tired of addressing plans about a European Super League. Richard Juilliart – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has condemned Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus amid reports they are planning to resurrect their European Super League plans “in the middle of a war.”
7:42 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona are in advanced talks to sign Chelsea‘s Andreas Christensen and AC Milan‘s Franck Kessie on free transfers when their respective contracts expire in the summer, various sources have told ESPN. Sources add that Barca remain optimistic of closing a deal to bring in Christensen’s Chelsea teammate Cesar
10:37 AM ET This Saturday, the National Council of the U.S. Soccer Federation will hold an election for president of the organization. Unlike the free-for-all that took place four years ago when there were eight candidates, there are only two candidates this time around: incumbent Cindy Parlow Cone and her predecessor, Carlos Cordeiro, who resigned
10:00 AM ET When Vlatko Andonovski came aboard as the new head coach of the U.S. women’s national team in late 2019, he was basically hired to do two things: (1) win and (2) transition the team toward its next generation of stars. Pulling off (2) without affecting (1) was always going to be a
4:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Ronald Koeman has questioned Barcelona‘s motives for letting Lionel Messi leave last summer and said president Joan Laporta did not give him the time he deserved to turn things around. Speaking for the first time since being sacked as Barca boss in October, Koeman said he was surprised