11:28 AM ET Investment group RedBird Capital Partners is in talks with the owners of Italian soccer club AC Milan about a possible deal, emerging as a rival to Bahrain-domiciled fund Investcorp, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. RedBird is an investor in Fenway Sports Group, the owner of Liverpool FC
Month: May 2022
12:33 PM ET Edinson Cavani has said Cristiano Ronaldo‘s arrival at Manchester United made him consider leaving the club. Cavani’s season has been interrupted by injury and the 35-year-old striker has been limited to 18 appearances for the club in all competitions in a disappointing campaign that will end without a trophy and no Champions
2:31 PM ET Associated Press West Ham fans are escorted by police through Frankfurt city center ahead of the Europa League semifinal second leg. Getty Images More than 30 arrests were made after supporters of West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt clashed before their Europa League semifinal second leg, police said Thursday. Frankfurt police said in a
11:27 AM ET Associated Press Chile allege that Ecuador’s Byron Castillo is Colombian. no_source A World Cup legal dispute flared on Thursday with Chile challenging Ecuador‘s place at the finals tournament over an alleged ineligible player. The Chilean football federation asked FIFA to investigate its claim that Ecuador player Byron Castillo is actually Colombian and not
2:13 PM ET Roman Abramovich has dismissed suggestions he is seeking any financial return from selling Chelsea. A spokesman for the Russian oligarch issued a statement through the club’s website on Thursday denying claims that he explored the possibility of seeking repayment on the £1.6 billion ($2bn) loan owed to him by the Blues as
8:08 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid fans that left the Bernabeu stadium early thinking their team were crashing out of the Champions League were left to regret their decision as Carlo Ancelotti’s side pulled off a remarkable comeback in Wednesday’s semifinal second-leg victory over Manchester City. With Madrid trailing 1-0 on the night and
10:02 AM ET Raphinha could be on his way to Barcelona from Leeds. Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images 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: Barcelona eye Leeds’
6:00 AM ET The Champions League final will be between Liverpool and Real Madrid — a rematch of the 2018 final — in Paris on May 28 after two thrilling semifinal second-leg clashes ended with Manchester City and Villarreal eliminated. ESPN’s Gabriele Marcotti, Mark Ogden and Julien Laurens give us their thoughts on the knockout
5:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid hero Rodrygo has revealed he lost a bet with his father as he believed he would score a hat trick against Manchester City in Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal second leg. With Madrid trailing 1-0, and 5-3 on aggregate, heading into the 90th minute of the encounter at the
9:16 PM ET Last weekend’s slate of season opening National Women’s Soccer League matches smashed previous attendance records and Commissioner Jessica Berman says it’s part of a surge in interest in the women’s game. Average attendance for the kickoff of the 10th NWSL season was over 10,000 fans per game, boosted by expansion team Angel
3:00 AM ET Fear is not a word you associate with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Not unless you happen to be a defender marking him in the box. But the Zlatan who joined me and Julien Laurens on the latest episode of “Gab and Juls Meets…” has no problem saying he’s “a little bit scared” and “a
4:30 AM ET It had been over 20 years since an MLS side could claim continental supremacy. JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images SEATTLE — You know something momentous has happened at a sporting event when no one wants to leave. Given the history that was made at Lumen Field on Wednesday, you couldn’t blame anyone connected
8:35 PM ET Austin FC forward Cecilio Dominguez has been reinstated by MLS following a suspension and investigation into possible off-field misconduct, the league announced on Wednesday. Dominguez is now free to participate in all team activities, though his reinstatement is contingent on participation in “ongoing counseling,” the league said in a statement. Dominguez will
12:02 AM ET Raul Ruidiaz scored a brace to help Seattle Sounders FC make their mark on CONCACAF Champions League history on Wednesday night, beating Liga MX side Pumas UNAM 3-0 in the second leg and 5-2 on aggregate to win the title. The Sounders become the first Major League Soccer side to win the
7:02 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City players will need “time to process” what happened in the final minutes against Real Madrid after they were dumped out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion. City led 1-0 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate as the tie entered the 90th minute
9:10 PM ET Fewer games and fewer goals, watching Liverpool‘s comeback in second leg of the Champions League semifinal against Villarreal from the stands — with just over six months to go until the World Cup, Roberto Firmino has chosen a bad time to have his least effective season. The main villain is injuries —
8:34 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Antoine Griezmann has told ESPN he is “pissed” by his lack of goals, with Atletico Madrid facing an end-of-season battle to finish in the LaLiga top four starting with this weekend’s Madrid derby. Atletico host champions Real Madrid — who confirmed their league title win last Saturday —
6:11 AM ET Adriana Garcia Santi Mina has received a four-year prison sentence for sexual abuse. Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images Celta Vigo forward Santi Mina has been found guilty by a Spanish court of sexually abusing a woman while UD Ibiza defender David Goldar has been acquitted of being an accomplice. The court
3:01 AM ET Ralf Rangnick has said Cristiano Ronaldo needs help if Manchester United are going to score more goals. Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images Manchester United must sign two “modern” strikers who will bring real quality to the attacking positions when new manager Erik ten Hag begins his squad rebuild, interim boss Ralf Rangnick said.
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