6:00 AM ET For Roberto Mancini, the road to redemption is promising to end where it all began. If Italy beat England in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday, the Azzurri coach will experience the highlight of his managerial career on the same touchline as he endured his nadir. In May 2013, Mancini was sacked
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4:54 AM ET James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC Close Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email AC Milan are closing in on a deal to sign Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud for €2 million, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea triggered an option last month to extend his contract by a further 12 months but
8:18 AM ET This is it. This is our reward for 16 months that saw the world turned inside out. Sixteen months that saw that most reliable of metronomes dictating our weekly routine stop entirely for three months, before returning in a weird fashion: no fans, masked coaches on the benches and echoes in what
6:03 PM ET Having inspired England to a Euro 2020 semifinal victory against Denmark with a man-of-the-match performance at Wembley, rather than bask in headlines celebrating his latest impressive display, Raheem Sterling was greeted with criticism for “diving” to win the penalty that led to Harry Kane scoring the extra-time winner for Gareth Southgate’s team.
12:04 PM ET Copa America and Euro 2020 will draw to a close this weekend, but fret not, dear soccer fans: the Gold Cup kicks off on Saturday night when El Salvador takes on Curacao. So with the cream rising to the top in South America and Europe, ESPN asked its North American-based writers to
4:17 PM ET Major international soccer tournaments are funny beasts. After a grueling, nine-month club season, we shuffle all the rosters, have these new teams play between three and seven games together, and then draw far-reaching conclusions and referendums — Player A is clearly overrated, Coach B’s tactics are a shambles, Country C’s time has
11:56 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens La Liga president Javier Tebas has said only “financial doping” would enable Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester City to sign Lionel Messi on terms similar to his previous Barcelona deal. Messi, 34, is a free agent after his contract with Barca expired on June 30. The Catalan club are
1:26 PM ET Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has signed a new deal through 2024, the club announced on Thursday. Atletico are fresh off winning the La Liga title, the team’s 11th in club history and second under Simeone. Four members of Simeone’s backroom staff — Oscar Ortega, Pablo Vercellone, Nelson Vivas and Hernan Bonvinvini
12:06 PM ET France coach Didier Deschamps is staying in charge of the national team after Noel Le Graet, the French FA president, said it took just “three minutes” to resolve his future. Deschamps was under mounting pressure in the wake of France’s shock defeat to Switzerland in the round of 16 at Euro 2020,
11:15 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain are considering a move for Manchester United‘s Paul Pogba as they look to bring in a new midfielder this summer, sources have told ESPN. Pogba’s future at Old Trafford is far from certain as he enters the final 12 months of his contract and, speaking in December, his agent Mino