3:55 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — If Erik ten Hag or Mauricio Pochettino wants to know how big a job it will be to turn Manchester United around, they need only watch a replay of the 1-1 draw with Leicester City. For the Old Trafford club, this has become a season drifting toward
Month: April 2022
9:17 PM ET Luke Thrower The summer transfer window is approaching 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: Barca to use Dest in deal for Lewa? Barcelona are said to be on
3:58 PM ET A mix-up involving Bayern Munich substitutes that saw the champions play with 12 men for a few seconds late in Saturday’s 4-1 win over Freiburg was down to a wrong number displayed on the board, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said. The incident came in the 86th minute when Corentin Tolisso and Kingsley
Apr 1, 2022 Associated Press Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside, police said. A police report said Solo was arrested on Thursday in a shopping center parking lot in Winston-Salem
2:24 PM ET Alex Kirkland Karim Benzema scored two penalties and had another saved as Real Madrid won 2-1 at Celta Vigo on Saturday. Benzema put Madrid ahead from the spot in the 19th minute before Celta had a Thiago Galhardo headed equaliser ruled out for offside in a lively first half. The home side
12:55 PM ET LONDON, England — In the space of 10 minutes, Chelsea went from being in the familiar position of a goal to the good at home, to wondering if their season is going to unravel. Antonio Rudiger‘s wondergoal at the start of the second half brought relief at Stamford Bridge, but it was
11:53 AM ET Manchester City responded to momentarily losing top spot in the Premier League by returning to the summit courtesy of a 2-0 win at Burnley. Liverpool cranked up the pressure on City with a 2-0 win over Watford in Saturday’s early kickoff but City took just five minutes to find their stride at
11:50 AM ET Christian Eriksen opened his account for Brentford on Saturday as he continued his remarkable return to football. Harriet Lander/Copa/Getty Images Christian Eriksen scored his first goal for Brentford as his side claimed a memorable 4-1 away win against Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. Defender Antonio Rudiger put Chelsea ahead just minutes
8:56 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez has said he wants to take inspiration from the club’s record-breaking women’s side when they host Sevilla on Sunday with the chance to move second in LaLiga. Xavi was in attendance at Camp Nou on Wednesday, sat with former teammate Carles Puyol, as a
1:21 PM ET The United States has been drawn in Group B against England, Iran and the winner of the last remaining European playoff for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, while Mexico will face Lionel Messi‘s Argentina. The last team in the USMNT’s group will be decided in June, as either Scotland or Ukraine
5:51 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said Ajax manager Erik ten Hag could be a strong candidate to succeed him. Ten Hag is also among a handful of names linked to the top job at Manchester United as interim manager Ralf Rangnick’s tenure is set to conclude at the end of the
4:23 PM ET Sportsbooks have installed Brazil as the favorite to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with France, England and Spain among the top contenders. After the draw was released Friday, Caesars Sportsbook opened Brazil as the favorite at 5-1. France is next at 11-2, followed by England at 6-1 and Spain at
4:46 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Gareth Southgate has revealed the Football Association are in contact with the Premier League over fixture scheduling before the World Cup — and believes those talks take on extra urgency after the draw Friday in Qatar. England were drawn in Group B along with the U.S., Iran and either
5:49 PM ET Twenty years have gone by since South America last got its hands on the World Cup. Since then, strikingly, every Brazil campaign has ended as soon as they have come up against European opposition in the knockout rounds. And though Argentina got past Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands in 2014, all of
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has hit back at Louis van Gaal by insisting that if the Dutchman thinks Manchester United are only a commercial club he should not have taken the manager’s job at Old Trafford. Van Gaal has warned Erik ten Hag not to become United’s next permanent manager because of
3:44 PM ET Gabriele Marcotti Mark Ogden Get ready for some heavyweight clashes, a renewal of old rivalries and the chance for some teams to avenge bitter defeats after the draw for Qatar 2022 offered some box office match-ups in the group stage of this year’s World Cup. The leading nations can now plot their
5:12 PM ET The summer transfer window is approaching 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 join Rudiger pursuit Internazionale are set to commence talks with Chelsea centre-back Antonio Rudiger, according
6:04 PM ET Cesar Hernandez The groups are now officially set for the 2022 World Cup! During Friday’s draw in Qatar, CONCACAF representatives Mexico were placed into Group C with Argentina, Poland and Saudi Arabia. So now the questions come: Do Mexico have a chance to emerge out of the group stage? Will manager Gerardo
5:49 PM ET As World Cup draws go, the United States men’s national team didn’t get the toughest assignment for the 2022 World Cup, but it’s also far from easy. The U.S. finds itself in Group B with England, Iran and the winner of the playoff in UEFA that still involves Wales taking on the
9:12 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Raul Moro in action for Lazio during a Serie A clash with Bologna. Fabrizio Corradetti/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Lazio winger Raul Moro was beaten and had his car stolen by a group of men posing as police officers, the Serie A club confirmed to ESPN. On Thursday at around 11