7:41 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino confirmed that he isn’t willing just yet to guarantee a return to the national team for LA Galaxy striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez. Ahead of a friendly against Nigeria at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas this Saturday, Martino stated in a Friday press conference that despite
Football
2:34 PM ET Thibaut Courtois has sent a warning to Liverpool with the Champions League trophy on the line by declaring: “When Real Madrid play a final, they win it.” Real face Liverpool in Saturday’s showpiece at the Stade de France aiming to lift the trophy for a record-extending 14th time. Since the European Cup
3:43 PM ET Teams from Belarus and Ukraine will be prevented from being drawn against each other in any UEFA competition going forward, the executive committee of European soccer’s governing body said on Friday. The move comes following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for which Belarus has been a key staging area. Teams from Russia and
1:21 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Fernando Ortiz has been rewarded for an impressive spell in interim charge of Club America. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo Club America have announced that interim coach Fernando Ortiz will continue to lead the team for the 2022 Apertura season. America and Ortiz have agreed to a one-year contract, sources confirmed to ESPN’s
11:45 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has downplayed talk of wanting revenge against Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League final, and said that midfielders Fabinho and Thiago Alcantara have given the club a major fitness boost by returning to training. Mohamed Salah said earlier this month he wanted to play Madrid in Saturday’s final
10:46 AM ET Antonio Conte is expected to stay on as Tottenham Hotspur head coach next season following positive talks with the club’s managing director Fabio Paratici in Turin on Friday, sources have told ESPN. Despite qualifying for next season’s Champions League with a 5-0 win at Norwich City on the final day of the
12:42 PM ET Associated Press Zack Steffen has been in a battle with Matt Turner to be the USMNT’s starting goalkeeper. Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Manchester City‘s Zack Steffen will miss the United States‘ four World Cup prep matches next month for what the team said was family reasons, and he was replaced on
3:30 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer On Marcelo‘s left thigh, just above the knee and hidden until he hitches up his shorts, there is a tattoo. A picture of the European Cup is inked into his skin. Below it are four numbers, four years, four moments when history was made: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018. There
4:00 AM ET Erik ten Hag is set to step up his pursuit of Frenkie de Jong at Manchester United — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Neymar could be on the move. Jump to: PSG soap opera continues amid Neymar talk | Barcelona pushing for mass exodus | Bale, Di Maria snubbed |
2:31 AM ET Liverpool forward Sadio Mane will reveal his future plans only after Saturday’s Champions League final against Real Madrid, the Senegal international said on Thursday. Mane, who joined Liverpool in 2016 and has scored more than 120 goals for the Premier League club, was considering leaving Jurgen Klopp’s side in search of a