8:00 AM ET Harry Kane has said Tottenham Hotspur have shown “great ambition” by appointing Antonio Conte as head coach and added that the Italian can make him a better player. Conte replaced Nuno Espirito Santo earlier this week and guided Spurs to victory in his opening game on Thursday with a 3-2 Europa Conference
Month: November 2021
10:00 AM ET We’ve reached the nail-biting conclusion of the group stage in ESPN’s Battle of the Leagues, presented by EA Sports FIFA 22, and every single one of Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Major League Soccer and Liga MX still has a shot of reaching next week’s semifinals. There is
7:07 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have appointed Xavi Hernandez as their new coach following the dismissal of Ronald Koeman, Al Sadd announced on Friday. Xavi, 41, returns to the club after six years with Al Sadd, first as a player before taking over as manager in 2019. – Hunter: Koeman’s sacking inevitable,
3:23 AM ET West Ham have said the club is “appalled” after footage of fans singing an antisemitic song towards a Jewish man on a plane circulated online on Thursday. A video shows a man walking down the aisle to take his seat on the plane, with a group of supporters signing an offensive chant.
4:13 AM ET Associated Press The Vancouver Whitecaps will be investigated for allegations dating back to 2010. USA Today Images Major League Soccer has engaged Janice Rubin and Melody Jahanzadeh of Rubin Thomlinson LLP to conduct an independent review of the Vancouver Whitecaps‘ handling of misconduct allegations brought by members of the organization’s women’s team against
5:45 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Mexico will face its last World Cup qualifiers of 2021 with a strong squad headlined by Napoli star Hirving “Chucky” Lozano and Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Raul Jimenez. Mexico manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino called on 26 players to face the United States and Canada for two tough road games to
7:37 PM ET Antonio Conte has admitted he is “scared” he does not have enough time to work with his Tottenham Hotspur squad and pleaded for patience as he aims to turn it into a team with a killer instinct. The 52-year-old’s first match in charge ended in a dramatic 3-2 win over Vitesse in
8:29 PM ET Tab Ramos is no longer the coach of the Houston Dynamo, the club announced. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Tab Ramos is out as head coach of the Houston Dynamo, the club announced Thursday. The decision comes three days after the club hired Pat Onstad as its new general manager. Ramos was out of
10:44 AM ET They are two of the most exciting attacking players in world football, wingers with the ability to score as often as they create, and after a summer in which one emerged as a star of Euro 2020 and the other finally secured an €85 million move to the Premier League, this season
5:52 PM ET Antonio Conte oversaw an entertaining 3-2 win over Vitesse in the Europa Conference League in his first game in charge of Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday. Son Heung-Min, Lucas Moura and a Jacob Rasmussen own goal put Spurs in control after 30 minutes before the visitors responded with a Rasmussen header and Matus
2:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Zack Steffen has made 16 senior appearance for Man City since arriving in 2020. Jan Kruger/Getty Images United States goalkeeper Zack Steffen has signed a new contract at Manchester City, the club announced on Thursday. The 26-year-old has penned a new deal that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until
10:27 AM ET Barcelona defender Sergino Dest will miss the United States‘ upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Mexico and Jamaica with a back injury, sources have told ESPN, while winger Ousmane Dembele has also been ruled out for future selection. Dest, who turned 21 this week, was due to start in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over
Nov 3, 2021 After two years in Major League Soccer, New England Revolution defender Andrew Farrell thought he had a pretty good handle on the league. The Revs had reached the playoffs in 2013, his rookie season, and advanced to MLS Cup the next year. Although they lost to the LA Galaxy, Farrell had every
11:30 AM ET Christian Pulisic is back in the United States squad to face Mexico and Jamaica in World Cup qualifiers next week, but Sergino Dest and Giovanni Reyna are set to miss out, as manager Gregg Berhalter named a 25-player squad. Dest is sidelined with a back injury, and Reyna is still nursing a
10:51 AM ET Antonio Conte is betting on himself. He’s betting that he can restore star-crossed players to greatness (or, at least, a level of output equal to their salaries/transfer fees). Betting that he can jolt Tottenham Hotspur to life. Betting that his “intensity/winning mentality schtick” — which has generally been around as long as
8:00 AM ET Matchday 4 of the Champions League group stage saw round-of-16 places clinched by Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Ajax, while Manchester United conjured another late show and there were narrow Barcelona and Real Madrid wins, but Paris Saint-Germain slipped up and Atletico Madrid and AC Milan continued to struggle. We asked James
6:27 PM ET With two rounds remaining in the Champions League group stage, it’s all to play to reach the knockout rounds — or book a consolation place in the Europa League. Here’s the state of play across all eight groups, showing what each team needs to maintain hope of progressing. Group winners and runners-up
8:04 PM ET Adam Brown The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here is the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Paris Saint-Germain
12:17 AM ET Austin FC got goals from Sebastian Driussi, Julio Cascante and Jared Stroud while rolling past visiting Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on Wednesday in an important late-season Western Conference match. Austin played like anything but an out-of-contention team and put a huge kink in Sporting K.C.’s hopes to win the Western Conference. With
9:51 AM ET Villarreal boss Unai Emery has said he will stay at the club following interest from Newcastle United. The 50-year-old confirmed after Villarreal’s 2-0 Champions League win over Young Boys on Tuesday that Newcastle had signalled their interest in appointing him but were yet to make an official approach. – Stream ESPN FC