Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNOct 6, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Chelsea spent an unprecedented £1 billion across the last three transfer windows, but it hasn’t really worked so far. The club have won two of their seven games, drawing two and losing three under new manager Mauricio Pochettino and sit 11th in the Premier League table —
Month: October 2023
Oct 5, 2023, 02:38 PM ET A day after Morocco and Spain were nominated as joint hosts of the 2030 World Cup — along with Portugal — there were signs of friction, with both countries laying claim to being the venue for the final. Spain’s Sports Minister Miquel Iceta on Thursday on Onda Cero radio
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 6, 2023, 04:19 AM ET Manchester City are ready to start negotiations with Erling Haaland over a contract extension, a source has told ESPN. Haaland still has three-and-a-half years left on the deal he signed when he moved to the Etihad Stadium from Borussia Dortmund in 2022, but the club are keen
ESPN News Services Oct 5, 2023, 12:42 PM ET Lionel Messi was picked Thursday for Argentina‘s next two World Cup qualifying matches despite a leg injury that has kept him off the field for two weeks with club team Inter Miami CF. The 36-year-old Messi has missed five of Miami’s last six matches, including a
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 5, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Gregg Berhalter and Giovanni Reyna, seen here in March 2022, had a falling-out after the World Cup and will reunite for the first time since at a USMNT camp next week. Robin Alam/ISI
Cesar Hernandez Oct 5, 2023, 08:00 PM ET The return of PSV Eindhoven winger Hirving “Chucky” Lozano highlights Mexico‘s 26-man roster that will take part in U.S.-based friendlies later this month. As they continue preparations to co-host the 2026 World Cup, Mexico will take on Ghana on Oct. 14 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Germany
Oct 5, 2023, 06:44 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain players Randal Kolo Muani, Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi and Layvin Kurzawa have been handed one-match suspensions for their role in anti-gay chants, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (IFL) said on Thursday. During last month’s Ligue 1 match against Marseille at the Parc des Princes, PSG fans were
Ryan Gravenberch scored his first Liverpool goal to give his side a hard-fought 2-0 win over the visiting Union St.-Gilloise in their Europa League clash at Anfield on Thursday. Gravenberch, a deadline day arrival from Bayern Munich, struck in the 44th minute when the midfielder followed up after Union goalkeeper Anthony Moris spilled a long-range
At the risk of piling on to the laundry list of Manchester United concerns — back-to-back Champions League defeats, four defeats in seven games to open the Premier League season, no sign of the football Erik Ten Hag played at Ajax, Antony being questioned by police in two countries for assaulting women, Jadon Sancho exiled
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 5, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The return of Borussia Dortmund attacker Gio Reyna under U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter highlights the 23-player roster that will prepare for friendlies against Germany in Hartford, Connecticut, on Oct.
Jeff Kassouf Oct 5, 2023, 09:47 AM ET Ali Krieger and Esther Gonzalez of NJ/NY Gotham FC are shooed away by an assistant referee as the head ref watches a video replay on Sept. 16, 2023 in Harrison, New Jersey. Ira L. Black/Corbis/Getty Images On the same day that the Premier League had what became a
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 4, 2023, 02:07 PM ET For the first time as Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag is under pressure. At Old Trafford on Tuesday night, Turkish champions Galatasaray inflicted a sixth defeat of the season and United’s second in four days at home. United’s record after 10 games of the 2023-24 season
When Arsenal approached Manchester City over the availability of full-back João Cancelo earlier this summer, the short-shrift response signalled a marked change in attitude from a year earlier. City had then allowed striker Gabriel Jesus and left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko to join the Gunners for fees totalling around £90 million, deals which at the time seemed
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 5, 2023, 08:33 AM ET Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski sprained his ankle in Wednesday’s win over Porto in the Champions League, the Catalan club have announced, putting his participation in the season’s first Clásico in doubt. Lewandowski, 35, was withdrawn in the first half at the Estádio do Dragão and
Oct 5, 2023, 03:00 AM ET The 2023-24 Champions League group stage is underway, and matchday two is in the books with Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Barcelona the only teams to maintain a 100% record. After a thrilling round of games, we asked our writers Gab Marcotti, Rob Dawson and Sam Marsden
Oct 5, 2023, 03:56 AM ET Football Australia chief executive James Johnson said on Thursday they are still exploring a bid to host the 2034 World Cup, despite the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) having declared support for Saudi Arabia. After naming Morocco, Spain and Portugal as 2030 World Cup hosts on Wednesday, with Uruguay, Argentina
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 5, 2023, 05:15 AM ET André Onana is reluctant to take time away from Manchester United to play for Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in January after a difficult start to his career at Old Trafford, a source has told ESPN. Onana quit international football following the World Cup
Denis Bouanga scored three first-half goals to take over the MLS scoring lead and Los Angeles FC earned a playoff spot with a convincing 5-1 victory over visiting Minnesota United on Wednesday. Bouanga scored in the sixth and 36th minutes as well as the first minute of first-half stoppage time as LAFC (13-10-9, 48 points)
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 4, 2023, 07:02 PM ET Xavi Hernandez proclaimed Barcelona rid themselves of their Champions League ghosts after Ferran Torres‘ goal secured a narrow 1-0 win at FC Porto on Wednesday. Barça have been eliminated in the group stage in each of the last two seasons and have suffered some tough
Dan Burn said he realised a dream by scoring in Newcastle’s 4-1 Champions League win against Paris Saint-Germain after being left without a club following rejection by Fulham in his mid-20s. Newcastle sit on top of Group F in their first Champions League campaign since 2002-03 after defeating French champions PSG at St. James’s Park