10:42 AM ET Chris Henderson has compared the rebuilding job he is doing as sporting director of Inter Miami CF to that of the expansion season he experienced with the Seattle Sounders in 2009. Yet that’s arguably an understatement considering just how onerous his current task is. With Seattle more than a decade ago, Henderson,
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9:35 AM ET Associated Press Jessica Berman, a former executive for the NHL and the National Lacrosse League, has been named commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. Berman replaces Lisa Baird, who resigned last October amid a scandal involving allegations of sexual harassment and coercion brought against one of the league’s most prominent coaches.
12:29 PM ET Dutch prosecutors intend to press attempted murder charges against Spartak Moscow player Quincy Promes, they said on Wednesday, in order to ensure his case proceeds as quickly as possible. Promes was arrested in connection with a July 2020 stabbing in the Dutch town of Abcoude. It later emerged that the alleged victim
5:14 AM ET Adriana Garcia Liga MX president Mikel Arriola has told ESPN that Mexico’s role as one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup would have been in jeopardy had there not been a decisive response by the country’s football authorities to the fan violence that erupted on Saturday. The clashes between fans
7:04 AM ET Roman Abramovich has received multiple bids for Chelsea but none have yet matched his £3 billion (3.94bn) valuation, sources have told ESPN. Potential interested parties have until March 15 to submit offers to the New York merchant bank Raine Group, appointed to handle the sale of the club. – Olley, Marcotti: What
8:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez said not a single player has said no to the club since he was appointed coach after being asked about a recent meeting with Erling Haaland. Borussia Dortmund striker Haaland reportedly met with Barca manager Xavi in Munich last Tuesday, where he is recovering
9:57 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has said uncertainty over the club’s ownership could be affecting contract talks with several key players and admitted fears are growing that defender Andreas Christensen will leave this summer. Barcelona and Bayern Munich are leading the race to sign Christensen, whose existing deal expires at the end of
1:43 PM ET Atletico Mineiro’s rooster mascot prevented one of the Cruzeiro players from celebrating. Pedro Vilela/Getty Images The mascot of Brazilian league champions Atletico Mineiro has been banned for one game for “intimidatory” behaviour in last weekend’s city derby against Cruzeiro, the state football federation announced Tuesday. Atletico’s man-sized rooster mascot was behind the goal
7:18 PM ET Antonio Conte says Tottenham Hotspur securing a top-four finish would feel like winning the Champions League or the Premier League title. Spurs thrashed Everton 5-0 on Monday night to move within three points of fourth-placed Arsenal — having played a game more — as Harry Kane struck twice in an easy victory.
7:01 PM ET Could Paulo Dybala walk away from Juventus this summer, and wind up in Barcelona, Madrid or Milan? Andrea Staccioli/Insidefoto/LightRocket via Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings