4:30 AM ET Manchester United have added Christopher Nkunku to their list of summer targets after interim manager Ralf Rangnick urged the club to step up their interest in the RB Leipzig midfielder, sources told ESPN. United, who are aiming to hire a permanent successor to former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the end of
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12:38 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick says former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to shoulder some of the blame if Manchester United miss out on a place in the top four this season. United are stuttering in the race of Champions League football after successive draws with Burnley and Southampton. Rangnick admits he
2:00 AM ET Liverpool forward Sadio Mane will have a stadium named in his honour in his home region of Sedhiou, following Senegal‘s triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON]. The 29-year-old was one of the stars of the tournament and scored the winning penalty in the shootout in the final against Egypt to
6:04 AM ET An academic report found only 4% of managerial positions in English football are taken by Black former players. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images Les Ferdinand has said the FA is only interested in “tokenism” and has helped form a campaign group of Black former footballers to increase diversity in English football’s governing bodies. Ferdinand, who
7:48 PM ET Soccer legend Pele returned to hospital on Sunday for the latest round of treatment on a colon tumor, the former Santos, New York Cosmos and Brazil player said. Pele, 81, had surgery to remove a tumor in September 2021 and has been undergoing treatment at a clinic in Sao Paulo on a
5:00 PM ET Luuk de Jong scored a last-gasp goal as Barcelona 2-2 escaped with a draw at Espanyol in a derby thriller. De Jong’s strike in stoppage time denied Espanyol a home win over Barca since moving to the RCDE Stadium in 2009. Gavi gave Barcelona an early lead two minutes into the match
11:21 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte said the club face an “impossible” challenge of qualifying for the Champions League next season after a recent dip in form. Tottenham suffered their third successive Premier League defeat in Sunday’s 2-0 loss away to Wolverhampton Wanderers and slipped to eighth in the table on 36 points
6:00 PM ET Real Madrid aren’t scoring without Benzema in the lineup, which makes you wonder how their season will play out if he misses more games. Quality Sport Images/Getty Images What a weekend! With huge weekends in LaLiga (Real Madrid and Barcelona both dropped points), the Premier League (joy for Man City and Liverpool, more
6:55 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: Barca and Blues want De Ligt Juventus could face a fight to
10:54 AM ET Liverpool earned a hard-fought 1-0 win against Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday to keep their title hopes alive. Fabinho scored the winning goal in the latter stages of the first half as Liverpool cut Manchester City‘s lead at the top to nine points with a game in hand. – ESPN+ viewers’