2:52 AM ET Steven Gwrrard said more must be done to protect players. Photo by Alan Harvey/SNS Group via Getty Images Rangers manager Steven Gerrard said he was disappointed but not surprised by reports midfielder Glen Kamara was targeted by sections of a crowd comprising mainly schoolchildren during Thursday’s 1-0 Europa League defeat at Sparta Prague.
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1:33 PM ET Progression to the mean is rarely so stark. After spending most of the 2020-21 season playing like a solid mid-table Premier League team on paper, but rarely translating that quality into points, Brighton has started 2021-22 in fine form. The Seagulls finished 16th in the league last season despite an expected goal
4:23 PM ET Paul Riley is out as Courage coach amid allegations of abuse. Photo by Amy Kontras/ISI Photos/Getty Images North Carolina Courage has fired coach Paul Riley effective immediately following allegations spanning over a decade of sexual coercion and inappropriate comments about players’ weight and sexual orientation. The announcement comes after The Athletic published an investigation
5:32 PM ET Associated Press Brazilian legend Pele has been discharged from the hospital where he received treatment for nearly a month, according to a statement from the facility. The 80-year-old Pele removed a tumor from his colon on Sept. 4 and spent days in intensive care after the surgery. “The patient is stable and
5:27 PM ET West Ham United made it two wins out of two in the Europa League after goals by Declan Rice and Said Benrahma secured a 2-0 home victory over Rapid Vienna, while Leicester City suffered a 1-0 defeat at Legia Warsaw on Thursday. Italian league leaders Napoli crashed to a shock 3-2 home
1:30 PM ET Rodrigo Faez Alex Kirkland It’s been 12 months since Luis Suarez left Barcelona for Atletico Madrid. Forced out as part of an attempted team rebuild after six seasons filled with success and trophies, Barcelona’s third-highest scorer in team history left Camp Nou an angry man on a mission: to show that at
7:06 AM ET Barcelona continue to seek alternatives to replace Ronald Koeman with former Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo and River Plate manager Marcelo Gallardo the latest names added to the list of candidates, several sources have told ESPN. While ex-Barcelona captain Xavi Hernandez and Belgium coach Roberto Martinez remain on the list, several sources have
12:00 PM ET Adriana Garcia Hirving Lozano has revealed he thought he would die after suffering an eye injury. Photo by Franco Romano/NurPhoto via Getty Images Mexico international Hirving “Chucky” Lozano feared he would die and leave his family behind after being told the injury he suffered at this summer’s Gold Cup could be life threatening.
10:27 AM ET Serie A champions Inter Milan have posted an Italian football record of €245.6 million ($284.6m) in losses for the 2020-21 financial year, the club announced Thursday. Earlier this month, Juventus had announced losses of €210m ($246.3m), which at the time was the most of any team. – Don’t have ESPN? Get instant
8:13 AM ET Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association has called for an investigation into allegations spanning over a decade of sexual coercion and inappropriate comments about players’ weight and sexual orientation against North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley. The statement was released after The Athletic published an investigation