10:48 AM ET Ronald Koeman and his camp have hit back at Joan Laporta after the Barcelona president claimed the Dutchman ended up in hospital after suffering an anxiety attack this week. A report on Thursday alleged Koeman had been admitted to hospital and Laporta corroborated that the Barca coach had a “scare” in a
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8:20 AM ET Liverpool have announced the signing of RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate after triggering his €41.5 million release clause. Sources had told ESPN that Konate was set to become the club’s first major arrival of the summer and manager Jurgen Klopp said: “I’m really pleased we’ve been able to add a player of
8:54 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to prioritise his summer signings with plans to have a net spend of up to £150 million, sources have told ESPN. This is despite United wanting to work on options to strengthen five areas of the squad. – Stream FC Daily on
5:39 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Juventus have announced that Andrea Pirlo has been sacked as manager. A statement on the club’s website read: “Thank you, Andrea. “These are the first words that all of us need to say at the end of this special experience together. “A few months ago, Andrea Pirlo, an icon
3:20 AM ET Former United States president Barack Obama has praised Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford for the work he does in bringing awareness to children’s food poverty, in an online meeting between the two. Rashford and Obama share the same book publisher and discussed Rashford’s work in the United Kingdom which has seen the
5:45 AM ET Adriana Garcia Alan Ruschel was one of three players to survivors to survive the accident. Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images Chapecoense plane crash survivor Alan Ruschel has sued his former club in a Brazil court for moral damages, unpaid wages and the late payment of insurance from the 2016 accident. The defender was
3:00 AM ET It’s all about leverage — in business, in sports, in life. Or, at the risk of dating myself, it’s all about “hand,” in the Seinfeldian sense. When it comes to Harry Kane and a move away from Tottenham Hotspur, he simply has very little. Which is not to say he won’t move
5:56 PM ET Simone Inzaghi has confirmed that he is leaving his role as Lazio coach as he prepares to take over from Antonio Conte at Serie A champions Inter Milan. Conte agreed to the mutual termination of his contract on Wednesday, and Sky Italia reported on Thursday that Inzaghi has agreed a two-year deal
4:51 PM ET And so, Zinedine Zidane exits stage left, of his own accord and for the second time in three years. You have to go back nearly a quarter of a century to find the last Real Madrid manager who said “no mas” and willingly made his way out of the Santiago Bernabeu without
9:46 PM ET Toronto FC has told striker Jozy Altidore to train on his own and apart from the first team following a disagreement with manager Chris Armas, sources have told ESPN. The sources added that Altidore was upset at being replaced by Ayo Akinola in the 70th minute of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Orlando