May 29, 2023, 08:37 AM ET Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has called for more investment in the club so they can challenge for trophies after the team finished third in the Premier League this season. United sealed the third place, finishing the season with 75 points, after they came from behind to defeat
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 29, 2023, 03:35 PM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he told club president Joan Laporta that he would like to have Lionel Messi back next season and said he speaks to his former teammate regularly about a possible return to the team. Messi, 35, left Barca two years ago
May 29, 2023, 02:40 PM ET Sheffield Wednesday added a fairytale ending to their extraordinary League One playoff campaign as Josh Windass scored the winner in stoppage time of extra time to earn them promotion with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Barnsley in the final on Monday. Wednesday can now look forward to Championship football
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 29, 2023, 09:11 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. It’s a new World Cup cycle now, and the USMNT depth chart is poised for change ahead of the Concacaf Nations League semifinal against Mexico. Marvin Ibo Guengoer/GES Sportfoto/Getty Images Ever since the
May 29, 2023, 07:59 AM ET Chelsea have appointed former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino to take over as manager, the club announced on Monday. Pochettino is tasked with steadying Chelsea following a torrid season at Stamford Bridge that has seen the dismissal of managers Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter and ended
Adriana Garcia May 29, 2023, 05:41 AM ET Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed head coach Luciano Spalletti will step down at the end of the season and take a one year sabbatical. Spalletti, 64, has been in charge at Napoli since July 2021 and still has one more year on his contract after
May 29, 2023, 07:45 AM ET Ajax midfielder Steven Berghuis has apologised after he appeared to strike a fan following their 3-1 loss at FC Twente on Sunday that ended their dire season on a low note. In a video circulating on social media, Berghuis is seen lashing out at what appears to be a
Cesar Hernandez May 29, 2023, 12:06 AM ET Tigres earned their eighth Liga MX title on Sunday after defeating Chivas 3-2 through extra time in the second leg of the 2023 Clausura final. Following a chaotic season with three different managers since February, Tigres turned things around through their fifth league title in the last
Adriana Garcia May 29, 2023, 04:38 AM ET Lionel Messi has been named in Argentina‘s squad for their upcoming international friendlies in Asia. The 2022 World Cup winners take on Australia in Beijing on June 15 before facing Indonesia in Jakarta four days later. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Messi, who scored
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 28, 2023, 04:42 PM ET Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba bid farewell to Barcelona on Sunday on an emotional evening as the LaLiga champions ran out 3-0 winners against Mallorca. Ansu Fati scored a brace and Gavi added the third in what was also the last game at Spotify Camp