7:00 AM ET Gareth Southgate has signed a contract extension to stay on as England manager until the end of 2024. Southgate’s previous deal would have expired after next year’s World Cup finals in Qatar, and he had been reluctant to discuss an extension until qualification for that tournament was assured. But with England needing
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5:50 AM ET The match between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned after Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the stands. PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP via Getty Images Repeated crowd problems in Ligue 1 are putting the future of French football at risk, France’s sports minister warned, after Sunday’s game between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned due
5:46 AM ET Adriana Garcia A player and two members of staff at Spanish club Atletico Tomelloso were injured after a hit-and-run incident following Sunday’s regional game at C.D. Quintanar. Following their 1-0 loss at Quintanar de la Orden, Toledo, Tomelloso players and staff were outside their bus that was parked at the Alfonso Viller
4:30 AM ET Manchester United failed to take their first opportunity to hire Mauricio Pochettino as manager, but they can’t afford to miss their second chance following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s departure on Sunday. It will require ambition and a readiness to pay whatever it will take to get him, but sources have told ESPN that
4:30 PM ET FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended Formula One’s Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday as the World Cup’s one-year countdown begins. Hasan Bratic/picture alliance via Getty Images FIFA President Gianni Infantino insisted that “all are welcome in Qatar” on Sunday as a digital countdown clock went on display in Doha to mark one year until
5:41 PM ET Major League Soccer Golden Boot winner Valentin Castellanos scored his first MLS Cup playoff goal in the 49th minute to lead New York City FC to a 2-0 home victory in Sunday’s Round 1 clash against Atlanta United at Yankee Stadium. Defender Alexander Callens added his second goal of 2021 in all
3:02 PM ET Jamie BraidwoodESPN New Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte said fans were right to boo his team off the pitch at half-time against Leeds United, before the hosts came from behind to win their first Premier League match under the Italian manager. Spurs trailed to Daniel James’ first Leeds goal shortly before half-time
3:54 PM ET Xavi, right, got a win in his official first game as Barcelona manager. It was far from perfect, but there’s something he, and they, can build on. JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images The weekend will be dominated by events at Manchester United, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was finally relieved of his managerial duties,
12:36 PM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said it was time to “step aside” after Manchester United announced his departure as manager. Solskjaer lost his job as manager on Sunday following Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Watford. Manchester United are on a run of five defeats in seven league matches and are six points off the
12:04 PM ET Real Madrid eased to a comfortable 4-1 win on Sunday over Granada. JORGE GUERRERO / AFP Real Madrid moved two points clear at the top of LaLiga after a 4-1 win over 10-man Granada on Sunday. Midfielder Marco Asensio opened the scoring on 19 minutes with a neat finish following a superb pass