9:52 AM ET Over the next month, Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet three times. They face each other over two legs in the semifinal of the Copa del Rey, on Thursday and again, in the return game, on April 5. In the middle of those two matches, they meet at Camp Nou in what
Month: March 2023
7:45 AM ET Achraf Hakimi is under investigation after a rape accusation was made against the Paris Saint-Germain player. Photo by Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi will be available for selection despite being investigated for alleged rape, sources have told ESPN. On Monday, a judicial official said French prosecutors
5:33 AM ET There’s a well-known saying in France: “The absentees are always wrong.” Neymar missed Paris Saint-Germain‘s crucial 3-0 win at rivals Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday through injury, and considering that it was one of PSG’s best performances of the season — and in Le Classique, no less — the Brazilian was
5:56 AM ET Former Paris Saint-Germain coach Just Fontaine has died at age 89. Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Former France forward Just Fontaine, who scored a record 13 goals in a single World Cup, has died, his former club Stade de Reims said on Wednesday. He was 89. Fontaine netted 30 goals from 21 caps for
4:00 AM ET When William Saliba arrived at London Colney in summer 2020 to belatedly begin his Arsenal career, the view from the more cynical corners of the training ground was damning. Saliba had been signed from Saint-Etienne for €30 million in 2019 and immediately loaned back to the French Ligue 1 club for a
3:30 AM ET Jose Mourinho has now received three red cards in Serie A this season. Fabio Rossi/AS Roma via Getty Images Jose Mourinho said he will seek legal advice, arguing that he was provoked by the fourth official in an incident that saw him sent off in AS Roma‘s stunning 2-1 Serie A defeat to
2:45 PM ET Cremonese were previously the only team in Europe’s top five leagues to be without a win this season. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Daniel Ciofani scored a late penalty as relegation-threatened Cremonese earned their first win of the season in a 2-1 home victory over AS Roma in Serie A on Tuesday that left Jose
10:41 PM ET Associated Press Players of Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle celebrate after winning the Conmebol Recopa Sudamericana. Getty Images Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle won the Recopa Sudamericana on penalties against Flamengo of Brazil in a shootout that finished after midnight. Flamengo won the second leg 1-0 at the Maracana Stadium on Tuesday to level the
3:20 PM ET Associated Press Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima was selected by FIFA as a global fan ambassador for the governing body. Getty Images FIFA’s choice of Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima as its first global fan ambassador five months before the Women’s World Cup was described Tuesday as “tone deaf” by the former leader of the
6:04 PM ET Pep Guardiola has dismissed talk of Manchester City achieving a treble this season, saying his players must “forget about it” after a 3-0 win at EFL Championship side Bristol City secured a place in the FA Cup quarterfinals. Two goals from Phil Foden and a second-half strike from Kevin De Bruyne sealed
5:08 PM ET Juventus continued their winning run in thrilling style after beating local rivals Torino 4-2 at home in Serie A on Tuesday to keep alive their faint hopes of finishing in the top four. Massimiliano Allegri’s side, who had 15 points deducted by an Italian soccer court investigating the club’s transfer dealings, extended
4:47 PM ET N’Golo Kante is close to agreeing a new deal at Chelsea, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder is out of contract in June, but negotiations have gone well and the two parties are finalising the details over a new three-year contract that will run until June 2026, sources added. – Stream on