Month: March 2023

12:32 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has confirmed he met potential Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Friday during the British billionaire’s talks to buy the club. Ratcliffe and other members of his consortium met United CEO Richard Arnold at Old Trafford on Friday morning before touring the Carrington training base. –

12:34 PM ET Associated Press A British police officer was allowed to keep her job Friday after a disciplinary panel found her guilty of gross misconduct for unlawfully clubbing former Premier League star Dalian Atkinson, who died after another officer used a stun gun and kicked him in the head. Constable Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith unlawfully

9:00 AM ET LONDON — Christian Pulisic is as committed and passionate about the U.S. men’s team immediately focusing on winning the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by Mexico and Canada, as he was determined to drive the rebuild after Bruce Arena’s squad failed to qualify for Russia 2018. It was a promise on which Pulisic

5:00 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email And then there were eight! Friday morning sees the drawing for the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals as the remaining teams learn their opponents and path to the 2022-23 final, which will be played on June 10 at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium. Still in the tournament:

4:08 AM ET Crystal Palace have not won in their last 12 matches. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images Patrick Vieira has left his role as manager of Crystal Palace after a dismal run of form which has seen the club without a win in their last 12 matches, the club announced on Friday. Vieira joined the club

10:18 AM ET Rodrigo Faez Rob Dawson Liverpool and Manchester United are closely monitoring Celta Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga with a view to signing the 20-year-old this summer, sources have told ESPN. Veiga has impressed in LaLiga this season and has been linked with a move to Real Madrid in recent weeks. – Stream on

7:24 PM ET Associated Press Brothers Khephren and Marcus Thuram were called up by France coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday for upcoming European Championship qualifiers against the Netherlands and Ireland, along with star Kylian Mbappe. They are the sons of former France defender Lilian Thuram, who played alongside Deschamps when France won the World Cup

6:51 PM ET Sporting CP beat Arsenal in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Thursday in the second leg of their Europa League round-of-16 tie to advance to the quarterfinals. The tie was level on aggregate after this past Thursday’s 2-2 draw in Lisbon and Granit Xhaka struck in the

2:05 PM ET Thierry Henry has turned down the chance to coach the France women’s national team following the dismissal of Corrine Diacre last week, French federation (FFF) committee member Jean-Michel Aulas has said. Henry, who is second on the France men’s team all-time scoring list with 51 goals, was most recently an assistant coach

11:30 AM ET Visit Saudi will not be a sponsor at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand later this year, but FIFA president Gianni Infantino has not ruled out future commercial opportunities for gulf nation in women’s football. The Saudi Arabia tourism board had been touted as a potential sponsor of the

9:00 AM ET United States forward Christian Pulisic told ESPN the team does not need to make wholesale changes as it looks for a new head coach and said the controversy surrounding Gregg Berhalter and the Reyna family has been “extremely childish.” Berhalter has been allowed to remain as a candidate for the vacant U.S.