5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick says he has told the Manchester United board “what needs to happen” at Old Trafford in the summer but says he will only pass on advice to the next permanent manager if he asks. Ajax boss Erik ten Hag is the leading candidate to take the reins after
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5:30 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer There were two minutes to go and the most extraordinary story was about to be written, or so it goes. The football team from a tiny, unremarkable little town in Spain that had spent most of its history in the regional third tier and was playing its first Champions
12:45 PM ET Five days before Christian Eriksen arrived at Brentford, Thomas Frank predicted he could be the club’s “greatest signing.” Frank hadn’t yet seen him train, but the Brentford manager — who coached Eriksen when he was with Denmark’s Under-17s — certainly knew he could transform the Bees’ season. Since Eriksen made his debut
8:17 AM ET Teams from Liga MX, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and others have formed a coalition to eliminate anti-gay abuse from soccer, the group said on Friday. Play Proud United will bring together Angel City FC, Chicago Fire, Philadelphia Union, San Diego Wave FC and Tigres to
6:14 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has likened Liverpool‘s rivalry with Manchester City to the competition between tennis legends Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal. Liverpool meet City on Sunday in a top-of-the-table Premier League clash that will likely play a key role in deciding the outcome of the title race. A City victory would give them
9:56 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola said he will not be affected by the pressure ahead of Manchester City‘s title showdown with Liverpool and insists he will “sleep like a baby” ahead of the meeting at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola also joked he’s annoyed with the Premier League for scheduling the game at 4.30
10:03 AM ET Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel revealed on Friday he gave his players a stern dressing down to stop the team’s slump in form from wrecking their season. Chelsea travel to Southampton on Saturday aiming to end a difficult week on a high after last weekend’s 4-1 Premier League loss to Brentford was
9:46 AM ET Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will return for their Premier League clash with Everton after overcoming illness but defender Luke Shaw will be unavailable for up to three weeks, interim manager Ralf Rangnick said on Friday. Ronaldo, United’s top goalscorer this season with 12 league goals, will be back after missing their
12:41 PM ET Associated Press Real Zaragoza is set to be purchased by a group of foreign investors led by two of the owners of Inter Miami, the second-division Spanish soccer club said Friday. The club said in a statement that a “diverse group of investors” had agreed to purchase a 51% stake. It said
7:25 AM ET AS Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini said that Bodo/Glimt coach Kjetil Knutsen attacked a member of his club’s staff after the Italian side’s 2-1 Europa Conference League defeat in Norway on Thursday. After the quarterfinal first-leg defeat, on the ground where Roma suffered an humiliating 6-1 loss in the group stages back in