Month: March 2023

4:53 PM ET Bayern Munich held serve at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to send Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain out of the Champions League at the round of 16. A second-half goal from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and a late strike from Serge Gnabry secured a 2-0 second-leg win for Julian Naglesmann’s side to put
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5:53 AM ET Arsenal could be hit with their fourth Football Association (FA) charge of the season after the governing body are investigating the chaotic scenes following Saturday’s dramatic winning goal against Bournemouth, sources have told ESPN. Substitute Reiss Nelson struck in the 97th-minute to seal a stunning 3-2 comeback win from 2-0 down, sparking
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12:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Kyle Walker was given two days off following Manchester City’s win over Newcastle last weekend. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Manchester City defender Kyle Walker is being investigated by police after allegedly exposing himself in a public place. The incident reportedly occurred at a bar in Wilmslow, England, on Sunday. Walker,
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7:53 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag launched a strong defence of Bruno Fernandes in the wake of his side’s 7-0 thrashing to Liverpool, saying the Portugal midfielder will remain one of his captains at Old Trafford. Fernandes, 28, has been heavily criticised for his performance at Anfield and has faced
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6:00 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Prosecutors are seeking corruption charges against Barcelona and their former president Josep Maria Bartomeu following the unearthing of payments to the former vice president of the refereeing committee, judicial sources have confirmed to Spanish news agency EFE. Until now, former referee Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira had been the
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4:56 AM ET England’s Euro 2022 victory helped to spearhead a seismic change in women’s football. Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The UK government will provide a £600 million package to create equal school opportunities for girls, the English Football Association (FA) announced on Wednesday. The announcement, which coincided with International Women’s Day, was the
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4:59 PM ET Major League Soccer will keep on pushing the sport’s international rules-makers to allow a trial of temporary substitutes for players suspected of concussions. The International Football Association Board, which decides rules, said Saturday that it will continue with trials of permanent substitutions for players suspected of head injuries. MLS and England’s Premier
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2:47 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier has insisted that the absence of Neymar from Wednesday’s Champions League decider against Bayern Munich and the rest of the season will be a loss for the French champions, even if it makes the team more balanced. PSG will be without Neymar, who has been ruled out
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9:21 PM ET Associated Press Jurgen Klinsmann meets with media after arriving in South Korea to begin his role as head coach. Getty Images Jurgen Klinsmann has arrived to start his job as head coach of South Korea‘s national team and immediately set a target of ending an Asian Cup drought that has stretched for more
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5:44 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Former Mexico coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino has expressed worries about the country’s outlook for the sport. “I believe that there are pieces that set off or sound the alarm [in Mexican soccer], undoubtedly I’m convinced that it’s so,” said the Argentine manager in an appearance on the Olfato de Gol
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7:04 PM ET Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham called Chelsea‘s retaken penalty, which knocked his team out of the Champions League on Tuesday, a “joke.” The round-of-16 second leg at Stamford Bridge was finely poised at 1-1 on aggregate with the Blues winning 1-0 on the night through a Raheem Sterling goal when Ben Chilwell‘s
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1:30 PM ET Associated Press A promoter’s lawsuit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation can proceed toward trial after a lower-court judge had thrown it out, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the lawsuit by Relevent Sports, controlled by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, after
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11:51 AM ET Abdel Bouhazama leaves Angers with the club bottom of the Ligue 1 table. Photo by SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images Abdel Bouhazama has left Angers after a series of poor results and a row triggered by inappropriate comments made by the head coach, the Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday. Bouhazama appeared to
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