9:09 AM ET Sir Alex Ferguson will have no formal role in the search for Manchester United‘s next manager, sources have told ESPN, with football director John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher given the responsibility of identifying and assessing candidates to replace the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United are looking for their fifth permanent
Month: November 2021
4:41 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Chelsea duo Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner have emerged as alternatives to Manchester City‘s Raheem Sterling for Barcelona in January, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Barca’s ability to make any signings mid-season will be dependent on them being able to free up some money, so they are scouring
5:30 AM ET Diego Maradona died on Nov. 25, 2020. MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images A Cuban woman who had a relationship with the late Diego Maradona two decades ago said in a news conference on Monday the Argentine player raped her when she was a teenager. Mavys Alvarez, 37, gave testimony last week to an Argentine Ministry
5:25 AM ET Adriana Garcia Lionel Messi has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo‘s return at Manchester United as “impressive.” United parted company with coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday after the team’s fifth loss in seven Premier League games but Ronaldo has been United’s talisman. Ronaldo, 36, scored six goals in his first eight appearances in all
4:45 AM ET Manchester United are back in the market for a new manager, for the fifth time since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 35-month reign in charge came to an end on Sunday. The absence of a proven — and available — candidate to replace Solskjaer has prompted United
6:21 PM ET Danny Lewis Barca sensation Pedri was just named Golden Boy winner for this year. Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images 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,
5:43 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have made contact with Zinedine Zidane in case of a potential departure of manager Mauricio Pochettino, sources have told ESPN. The former Real Madrid manager is the No. 1 candidate for the club’s owners if they lose Pochettino to Manchester United. – Ogden: Can Man United do what it takes
1:14 PM ET Associated Press Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo took their usual places on FIFA’s annual awards list with last year’s winner, Robert Lewandowski, to be voted as FIFA’s best men’s player in the 2020-21 season. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
12:07 PM ET Caitlin Murray After a year of coaching changes, the National Women’s Soccer League has added one more with the resignation of Rory Dames, whose Chicago Red Stars suffered a heart-breaking 2-1 extra time loss in the championship to the Washington Spirit less than 48 hours prior. Kelley O’Hara scored in the 97th
12:25 PM ET Charlotte FC will plays its first Major League Soccer match on Feb. 26 at DC United and will host the LA Galaxy in its home opener on March 5. Nashville’s new 30,000-seat stadium will open May 1 with a game against Philadelphia, the league said Monday. Other matches on Feb. 26 include
10:58 AM ET The weekend in European soccer was full of talking points as per usual: Manchester United‘s latest defeat led to the long-awaited exit of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Xavi’s official debut as Barcelona manager was a winning one, and Liverpool shrugged off a red-hot Arsenal team with ease at Anfield. There were lessons learned
5:50 AM ET The match between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned after Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the stands. PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP via Getty Images Repeated crowd problems in Ligue 1 are putting the future of French football at risk, France’s sports minister warned, after Sunday’s game between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned due
9:05 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Michael Carrick has said he doesn’t know how long he will be in charge of Manchester United as he prepares the team for the first game since the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Carrick will lead the team against Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday night just 72 hours
7:00 AM ET Gareth Southgate has signed a contract extension to stay on as England manager until the end of 2024. Southgate’s previous deal would have expired after next year’s World Cup finals in Qatar, and he had been reluctant to discuss an extension until qualification for that tournament was assured. But with England needing
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