Nice are hoping they can persuade Mauricio Pochettino to replace Lucien Favre as manager of the Ligue 1 club, sources have told ESPN. Favre, 64, is under huge pressure after a disappointing start to the campaign…
Chelsea has announced Graham Potter as their new manager, replacing Thomas Tuchel, who was sacked on Wednesday. Potter, who joins from Brighton & Hove Albion, becomes the 30th manager in Chelsea’s history — the first managerial appointment under…
Kylian Mbappe scored a pair of first-half goals as Paris Saint-Germain held on to defeat Juventus 2-1 in their Champions League group stage opener at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday. The hosts got off to a cracking start…
Champions Real Madrid overcame a slow start in their first match of the LaLiga campaign with a 2-1 comeback win over Almeria at the Power Horse Stadium on Sunday night. David Alaba netted a divine…
Liverpool centre-back Joe Gomez has signed a long-term contract to extend his stay at Anfield, the club revealed on Thursday. Gomez, 25, has made 142 appearances for Liverpool since joining them from Charlton Athletic in 2015, helping them…
Forward Cyle Larin is joining fellow Canadian Tajon Buchanan at Belgium’s Club Brugge. Larin, who leads all Canadian men with 24 goals internationally, said farewell to Turkey’s Besiktas in a social media post on the…
Arsenal have completed the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City, both clubs and the player announced Monday. ESPN reported in June that Arsenal were confident of landing the Brazil international amid rival interest from Tottenham Hotspur. Sources also added that Arsenal will pay…
James Milner has signed a new one-year contract at Liverpool, the club revealed on Monday. Milner was set to leave Anfield on a free transfer after his contract expired at the end of June but he has…
Neymar has stated he expects to stay at Paris Saint-Germain next season and has set his sights on winning the club’s first Champions League title. Sources have told ESPN that the French champions have made Neymar available for transfer this…
Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies, sidelined from international play since November, returns to action with Canada for June games against Iran, Curacao and Honduras. The 21-year-old from Edmonton missed Canada’s last six outings after developing…
Tottenham kept their Champions League hopes very much alive with an emphatic 3-0 triumph over Arsenal in a one-sided North London derby on Thursday. In a match of huge implications at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium between two fierce…
Ralf Rangnick said he considers Manchester United is still an “attractive” club for prospective new signings even without Champions League football ahead of an expected summer of change at Old Trafford. United are six points adrift of…
Underdogs Villarreal scored an 88th minute equalizer through substitute Samuel Chukwueze to snatch a stunning 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich and advance to the Champions League semifinals with a 2-1 aggregate victory on Tuesday. Six-time European champions Bayern, who had won…
Villarreal inflicted Bayern Munich’s first away loss in the Champions League for almost five years as they took a 1-0 advantage from their quarterfinal first leg at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Wednesday. Arnaut Danjuma scored the…
Ralf Rangnick was asked after Manchester United’s victory over Tottenham on Saturday whether he thought his team could gain the Champions League. It was all he could do not to laugh. After the funeral, in…
Kylian Mbappe is a major doubt for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League round-of-16 second-leg clash with Real Madrid after suffering a foot injury in training on Monday. Sources have told ESPN that the forward sustained the injury in a 50-50…
Russia have been kicked out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by FIFA after the world governing body and the European association, UEFA, issued a joint statement to confirm that all Russian national teams and…
If ever a goal could encapsulate the whole Paris Saint-Germain project of expensive glamour and superstar talent, it could not have been better timed or constructed than Kylian Mbappe’s stoppage-time winner that sealed a potentially decisive 1-0 Champions League round-of-16…
A 96th minute header from substitute Luuk de Jong saw Barcelona rescue a 2-2 draw away at city rivals Espanyol in LaLiga on Sunday. Both sides had a man sent off in the closing stages, with Espanyol looking set for a…
Carlo Ancelotti denied that Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey exit could derail their season after Athletic Club’s 1-0 quarterfinal victory at San Mames on Thursday. Alex Berenguer’s 89th minute strike was enough to put Athletic into the…
Real Madrid secured a spot in the last 16 of the Champions League after they cruised to a comfortable 3-0 at Sheriff Tiraspol on Wednesday. Real took their revenge versus the Moldovan side, who pulled off a shock 2-1 victory…
In-form Canada striker Jonathan David scored his 12th goal of the campaign as Lille defeated Salzburg 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to claim the top spot in their group. With one round of…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expects to survive the international break and stay in charge for Manchester United’s next game versus Watford, sources told ESPN. The Norwegian has spoken to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward since the demoralizing 2-0…
Liverpool kept their perfect start to the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday night to secure a spot in the last 16. Liverpool edged Atleti 3-2 at the Wanda Metropolitano in the reverse…
Barcelona have sacked coach Ronald Koeman following Wednesday’s 1-0 LaLiga loss to Rayo Vallecano, their third defeat in their last four league matches. Following Koeman’s exit, sources have told ESPN that the club will open talks with Xavi Hernandez…
Cristiano Ronaldo headed in an 81st-minute winner as Manchester United came from two goals behind to defeat Atalanta 3-2 in a pulsating Champions League Group F match at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After a poor…
Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol pulled off a remarkable 2-1 victory away to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, snatching a shock victory thanks to a sensational 89th-minute strike from Sebastien Thill. Competition debutants Sheriff went ahead versus the…
Jurgen Klopp has stated he wants to see a “reaction” from Liverpool in the Champions League at Porto after his side conceded three goals at Brentford on Saturday. Liverpool were twice pegged back and drew 3-3 to the newly-promoted Premier League side following a number of…
Two goals from Robert Lewandowski and one from Thomas Muller propelled Bayern Munich to a 3-0 victory at Barcelona in their opening Champions League game on Tuesday in another brutal demonstration of the gulf in class between the two sides. Muller gave Bayern…
Gareth Bale will miss Real Madrid’s Champions League match at Inter Milan on Wednesday after suffering a hamstring injury and sources have told ESPN that no date has been set for his return. Bale missed Madrid’s 5-2 LaLiga victory over Celta Vigo on…
