9:55 AM ET Chelsea are keeping tabs on Bayern Munich defender David Alaba but face competition from Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid for his signature, sources have told ESPN. The 28-year-old is expected to leave Bayern on a free transfer when his contract runs out next summer but he is free to negotiate with overseas
Month: December 2020
12:04 PM ET Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski has been nominated for FIFA The Best Men’s Player of the Year for 2020 alongside Barcelona‘s Lionel Messi and Juventus‘ Cristiano Ronaldo. The women’s award will be contested between Manchester City defender Lucy Bronze, Chelsea forward Pernille Harder and Lyon defender Wendie Renard. – Goal of the
12:37 PM ET Former Barcelona assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzue has said that some players are not capable of handling the strain of playing with the club’s talisman Lionel Messi. Unzue, who was assistant to Luis Enrique between 2014 and 2017 at the Camp Nou, said the standards demanded by the Argentine are too much
10:52 AM ET United States midfielder Richard Ledezma has torn his ACL and is out for the rest of the season. Ledezma, 20, picked up the knee injury playing for PSV Eindhoven in their Europa League match at Omonia Nicosia on Thursday. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Insider Notebook: Ozil
12:00 PM ET This week was when the winter meetings would have taken place in Dallas and the most relevant parts for fans — a bunch of team execs and agents in the same building trying to make moves happen — and for writers — mingling/drinking with the execs, agents and writer friends — didn’t
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — You have to commend the Chicago White Sox. In a time of uncertainty, they haven’t sat back and rested on their 2020 laurels. After making the playoffs for the first time since 2008, they’ve kept the hot stove buzzing with a pair of moves this week, trading for starter Lance
12:30 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — With the Dallas Cowboys beset by injuries to key players, including Dak Prescott, and having lost six of seven games to fall out of contention even in the NFC East, leading to questions about the team’s effort, coach Mike McCarthy’s first year has been a mess. “We’re not where
12:24 PM ET PITTSBURGH — After a season-low 21 rushing yards in the loss to the Washington Football Team, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have another major piece of the run game available for Sunday night against the Buffalo Bills. Center Maurkice Pouncey was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday after missing two games, the team
12:38 PM ET American Patrick Reed carded a superb eight-under-par 64 in the second round to take a two-shot lead over Matthew Fitzpatrick at the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Friday. After an opening round of 70 on Thursday that left him three shots behind overnight leader Victor Perez, 2018
11:10 AM ET Seattle Sounders FC is contesting their fourth MLS Cup in five years, searching for a third championship in that span of time. Would a win mark them as the greatest dynasty in Major League Soccer history? Five years ago Columbus Crew SC manager Caleb Porter lifted MLS Cup at Mapfre Stadium. The