2:33 PM ET As FC Salzburg, Austrian champions with an average age of 23 (22, if you exclude their venerable left-back, Andreas Ulmer, who is 36), were coming within seconds of beating mighty Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday night, Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte’s musings on the importance of experience were dong
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5:10 AM ET Adriana Garcia LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said he is certain that Kylian Mbappe will join Real Madrid this summer. A long-term target of Real Madrid, Mbappe has yet to sign a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain and becomes a free agent this summer. Tebas also said that Mbappe will not be
2:01 AM ET Nigeria and former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo says he would grab a chance to return to the Premier League ‘with both hands’, and told ESPN that he would support the Red Devils ’till death’. Ighalo, now with Saudi Arabian giants Al Hilal, was the first Nigerian to play for United when
6:03 AM ET Antonio Conte has suggested Tottenham Hotspur‘s squad may have been technically “weakened” by their business in the January transfer window after shipping out four players and only bringing in two replacements. He was keen to sign several reinforcements last month but missed out on Adama Traore and Luis Diaz — who signed
1:10 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens After a 2-2 draw in LaLiga against Osasuna in December, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez didn’t know whether to be delighted or despondent about the role three teenagers played in securing a point for his side. Nico Gonzalez and Abde Ezzalzouli scored the goals at El Sadar that day,
6:36 PM ET Adam Brown 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 and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Liverpool want in on race for Mbappe Liverpool are beginning their pursuit
4:50 PM ET Roberto Firmino scored for Liverpool in their Champions League win against Inter Milan. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah scored as Liverpool recorded an important 2-0 win against Inter Milan in their Champions League round-of-16 first leg at San Siro on Wednesday. Inter had the better of the first-half chances, with
12:03 PM ET Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has told ESPN that Erling Haaland is in the same bracket as Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappe as the Scottish champions wait to discover whether they will face the Borussia Dortmund striker in Thursday’s Europa League round-of-32 first-leg at Signal Iduna Park. Haaland, 21, returned to training on
10:01 AM ET Luquinhas in action for Legia Warsaw in the Europa League. Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images The New York Red Bulls have completed the transfer of Legia Warsaw attacking midfielder Luquinhas, sources tell ESPN. The Brazilian has signed three-year contract, plus a club option year that will make him a Designated Player. The player will
5:03 PM ET Adam Brown Liverpool are in the drivers’ seat after a Champions League round of 16 win at Inter Milan. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Liverpool were back in Champions League action on Wednesday night and secured a hardfought 2-0 win against Internazionale at the San Siro. Chances were few and far between for