Month: May 2023

May 30, 2023, 07:07 AM ET Jorg Schmadtke previously worked in the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg. Maja Hitij/Getty Images Liverpool have appointed Jorg Schmadtke as the club’s new sporting director, the Premier League side said on Tuesday, as they look to rebuild for next season after failing to secure Champions League qualification. Schmadtke spent more than four
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Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 30, 2023, 05:49 AM ET Juventus are leading the race to sign Christian Pulisic, sources have told ESPN, with Chelsea prepared to offload the United States forward for a £20 million fee this summer. Although Chelsea have now confirmed the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as the new head coach
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Adriana Garcia May 29, 2023, 04:38 AM ET Lionel Messi has been named in Argentina‘s squad for their upcoming international friendlies in Asia. The 2022 World Cup winners take on Australia in Beijing on June 15 before facing Indonesia in Jakarta four days later. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Messi, who scored
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May 29, 2023, 08:37 AM ET Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has called for more investment in the club so they can challenge for trophies after the team finished third in the Premier League this season. United sealed the third place, finishing the season with 75 points, after they came from behind to defeat
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May 29, 2023, 02:40 PM ET Sheffield Wednesday added a fairytale ending to their extraordinary League One playoff campaign as Josh Windass scored the winner in stoppage time of extra time to earn them promotion with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Barnsley in the final on Monday. Wednesday can now look forward to Championship football
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May 29, 2023, 07:59 AM ET Chelsea have appointed former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino to take over as manager, the club announced on Monday. Pochettino is tasked with steadying Chelsea following a torrid season at Stamford Bridge that has seen the dismissal of managers Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter and ended
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LONDON — The Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital era at Chelsea is less than a year old, but Mauricio Pochettino’s arrival as head coach marks the dawn of a new era. It cannot come soon enough. Nobody could question the new owners’ ambitions; having bought the club for £2.5 billion last May they committed a further £600
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Adriana Garcia May 29, 2023, 05:41 AM ET Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed head coach Luciano Spalletti will step down at the end of the season and take a one year sabbatical. Spalletti, 64, has been in charge at Napoli since July 2021 and still has one more year on his contract after
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Cesar Hernandez May 29, 2023, 12:06 AM ET Tigres earned their eighth Liga MX title on Sunday after defeating Chivas 3-2 through extra time in the second leg of the 2023 Clausura final. Following a chaotic season with three different managers since February, Tigres turned things around through their fifth league title in the last
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May 28, 2023, 01:36 PM ET Roberto Firmino marked his final Liverpool game with a goal in a barnstorming 4-4 Premier League thriller at relegated Southampton on Sunday. The Brazilian struck to put Liverpool 2-0 ahead in the 14th minute after Diogo Jota fired in the visitors’ opener. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
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