Month: May 2022

12:42 PM ET Bayern Munich midfielder Malik Tillman has been officially cleared to represent the United States men’s national team after FIFA approved his one-time switch from Germany, U.S. Soccer announced Tuesday. Tillman. 20, could now make his debut for the USMNT when it takes on Morocco in a friendly in Cincinnati on Wednesday. –
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8:39 AM ET Frank Lampard criticised referee Stuart Attwell for not awarding a penalty to winger Anthony Gordon during last month’s Merseyside derby vs. Liverpool. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images Everton manager Frank Lampard has been fined £30,000 ($37,779) for criticising the referee during his side’s defeat to Liverpool in last month’s Merseyside derby, the Football
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9:42 AM ET Associated Press Miguel Angel Ramirez coached Charlotte to a 5-8-1 start in Major League Soccer this season. Andrew Katsampes/ISI Photos/Getty Images Charlotte FC fired head coach Miguel Angel Ramirez on Tuesday just 14 games into the regular season. Ramirez was hired by owner David Tepper to lead the Major League Soccer expansion club
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1:43 PM ET The French government and UEFA have announced inquiries into events before, during and after Saturday night’s UEFA Champions League final. These were the sort of scenes the European game hoped were long behind them: supporters (including children) being pepper-sprayed, ticket-less individuals forcing their way through or over gates, fans being mugged and
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6:53 AM ET Frenkie de Jong has told ESPN he wishes to remain at Barcelona, who he joined in 2019. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Manchester United have suffered a setback in their pursuit of Barcelona‘s Frenkie de Jong with the midfielder telling ESPN he would prefer to stay at Camp Nou. New United manager Erik ten
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2:35 AM ET Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has demanded an apology from the French sports minister after she said British fans with fake tickets and the club’s handling of their supporters were responsible for the trouble that marred Saturday’s Champions League final. The match at the Stade de France, which Real Madrid won 1-0, was
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6:52 PM ET Norway striker Erling Haaland smiled broadly but remained tight-lipped about his move from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City as he joined up with the national squad for their four Nations League matches in June. The 21-year-old, who scored 22 goals in 24 Bundesliga games in the past season will become a City
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10:05 AM ET Striker Robert Lewandowski said on Monday that his story with Bayern Munich was over and that he could not imagine staying on with the German champions. “One thing is certain today — my story with Bayern is over. After everything that has happened in recent months, I cannot imagine further good cooperation,”
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3:28 PM ET UEFA has commissioned an independent inquiry into the events which led to the delayed kickoff at the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris, including supporters being sprayed with tear gas by riot police outside the Stade de France. Senior French politicians said on Monday that between “30,000-40,000 fake
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8:56 AM ET Neymar has said he expects to remain at Paris Saint-Germain next season and has set his sights on winning the club’s first Champions League title. Sources have told ESPN that the French champions have made Neymar available for transfer this summer but are aware that his salary, which costs PSG around €35
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