7:27 AM ET Alex Kirkland Diego Costa has left Atletico Madrid after the striker’s contract was terminated by mutual consent. The club announced on Tuesday that Costa’s deal — which only had six months left to run, until June 2021 — had been rescinded. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) It
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9:14 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur forward Gareth Bale will miss the next “few weeks” after he sustained a calf injury in their League Cup quarter-final win against Stoke City last week, manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed. Bale, who is on loan from Real Madrid, started and scored in the 3-1 win but was withdrawn at
12:52 PM ET Club America announced on Tuesday that it has hired former Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari to fill the team’s vacant manager position. The Liga MX giants fired Miguel Herrera on Dec. 21 after the club crashed out of the Liga MX playoffs against bitter rival Chivas and then fell to LAFC in
12:12 PM ET Swedish league champions Kopparbergs/Goteborg FC have announced they are going to fold their senior squad just one month after they won their first league title. The announcement means that all players, including nine internationals, will be released from their contracts. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ The side recently lost to Manchester
4:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer You might not have heard about this, but Iago Aspas took a bad corner once, six-and-a-half years ago. He is top scorer in La Liga: corner. He has been directly involved in more goals and earned more points than anyone else in Spain: corner. In the past five years,
4:08 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed that manager Thomas Tuchel has left the club after a poor start to the season. Sources told ESPN on Dec. 24 that PSG decided to sack Tuchel on Christmas Eve and former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is set to replace him. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+
3:00 AM ET The January transfer window opens in a matter of days and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Spurs monitoring Ramos Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos‘ situation, reports The Evening Standard. 1 Related The
3:35 PM ET While Chelsea were far better against Aston Villa than in their limp 3-1 defeat at Arsenal, the football world is still waiting for Frank Lampard’s side to return to top form. Monday’s 1-1 draw was not the result Chelsea wanted, or needed, to get their season back on track. Instead, things are
2:25 PM ET It was another disappointing day out for Chelsea as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Monday. Olivier Giroud grabbed their only goal of the game in the first half before Anwar El-Ghazi equalised five minutes into the second half. – Stream FC Daily on
4:43 PM ET Chelsea coach Frank Lampard said his team was missing the creativity of injured winger Hakim Ziyech who might make his return in the Blues’ next scheduled game against Manchester City on Sunday. – Hamilton: Chelsea, Lampard are running short on time Ziyech went off with a hamstring injury during Chelsea’s win over