Month: May 2022

11:51 AM ET Romelu Lukaku scored twice against Wolves to end his goal drought. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Conor Coady scored a last-minute header to help Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Chelsea had two goals in the first half disallowed before Lukaku opened the scoring with a second-half penalty
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7:37 AM ET Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick said that his request for a striker at the end of the January transfer window was turned down by the club despite the Old Trafford side losing Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood during that period. Martial joined Sevilla on loan while Greenwood was suspended by the
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8:08 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti has said winning the Champions League with Real Madrid would make this the best season of his 27-year managerial career. Madrid will face Liverpool in the final in Paris on May 28 after eliminating Manchester City in a dramatic 3-1 semifinal second leg this week, having
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6:17 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are weighing up a move for Paul Pogba when his contract at Manchester United expires in the summer, sources have told ESPN. Pogba will be available on a free transfer at the end of the season and although Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus are leading the chase for his
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8:49 PM ET A consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly and backed by Clearlake Capital has won the bid to acquire Premier League club Chelsea, the team announced on Friday. The sale, which has a total value of £4.25 billion ($5.25 billion), is expected to be completed in late May subject to
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9:07 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said Real Madrid will be “favourites” when they meet in the Champions League final later this month. Madrid produced a remarkable last-minute comeback against Manchester City on Wednesday to force extra-time before striker Karim Benzema netted a penalty to send the club to the final against Liverpool
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3:15 PM ET Lautaro Martinez celebrates scoring Inter’s third goal against Empoli on Friday. Getty Images Two goals from striker Lautaro Martinez helped Inter Milan secure a nervy 4-2 home win over Empoli on Friday as Simone Inzaghi’s side kept their Serie A title hopes alive and provisionally went top of the table. The victory put
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1:42 PM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has laughed off suggestions of a rift with Christian Pulisic, following a tweet from the player’s father that appeared to cast doubt on the United States star’s happiness and future at the London club. In a since-deleted tweet following Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Everton, in which Pulisic was
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12:42 PM ET Seattle Sounders midfielder Joao Paulo will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament in the team’s CONCACAF Champions League final on Wednesday. The 31-year-old was a finalist for league MVP last season and named to the MLS Best XI team. – Carlisle: Seattle makes history for
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8:43 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has defended his decision to deny Jesse Lingard an Old Trafford send-off ahead of his expected departure in the summer. The Manchester United interim boss left Lingard on the bench for the 3-0 win over Brentford on Monday night — the last home game of the season. –
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4:51 AM ET Mikel Arteta has signed a deal that will keep him at the Emirates until 2025. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has signed a new three-year contract at the Emirates, the club announced on Friday. Arsenal women’s manager Jonas Eidevall also signed a new deal, keeping him at the
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7:36 PM ET ESPN News Services A tearful Jose Mourinho salutes Roma supporters after beating Leicester in the Europa Conference League semifinals. Getty Images Jose Mourinho said a “sense of family” between his AS Roma club and their supporters was the biggest reason they reached the final of the Europa Conference League. The outspoken Portuguese coach
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4:58 PM ET Eintracht Frankfurt celebrate Rafael Borre’s early second-leg goal against West Ham. Getty Images Eintracht Frankfurt beat 10-man West Ham United 1-0 in their Europa League semifinal second leg on Thursday to reach their first European final in 42 years with a 3-1 aggregate victory. In front of a deafening 48,000 crowd, Rafael Borre
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