10:04 PM ET Jorge Sampaoli returns to Brazil as Flamengo’s coach after stints at Santos and Atletico Mineiro. Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images Copa Libertadores defending champion Flamengo said on Friday it had signed a contract with Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli until December 2024. Earlier this week, the Brazilian side fired Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira after
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8:00 AM ET Zlatan Ibrahimovic demonstrated how his black belt in taekwondo could be put to good use on a Hollywood film set. Pierre Suu/WireImage AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is no stranger to the rough and tumble of martial arts, and he has once again been demonstrating his fighting prowess by sharing an action-packed video
3:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United‘s Lisandro Martinez will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his foot, the club have confirmed. Martinez was stretchered off during Thursday’s 2-2 draw with Sevilla in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal and medical assessments on Friday confirmed the defender has fractured a metatarsal
4:30 PM ET Cesar Hernandez The draw for this summer’s 2023 Gold Cup has placed current champions the United States in Group A alongside Jamaica, Nicaragua and a team that has yet to be determined through a preliminary round. Mexico, who finished second to the U.S. in the 2021 Gold Cup, were placed into Group
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are monitoring Erling Haaland 24 hours a day in an effort to keep the Norwegian fit for the season run-in. City are still in the hunt for the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup and Pep Guardiola is so desperate to have Haaland available that he says
2:45 PM ET Associated Press Romelu Lukaku gestures to Juventus fans after scoring a penalty. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images A partial stadium ban imposed on Juventus for racist chants directed toward Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has been suspended. The Italian soccer federation made the decision Friday following an appeal of the penalty issued by the Serie
11:11 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
6:48 AM ET Chelsea are expected to make a final push to convince Mason Mount to sign a new contract otherwise the midfielder is set to leave the club this summer, sources have told ESPN. Sources told ESPN in February that talks had stalled over a new deal, with Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United
7:57 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti has said he’s not annoyed by talk of Manchester City as Champions League favourites — but insisted that Spanish and Italian teams can still compete with big-spending Premier League clubs. City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday, with Ancelotti’s
6:19 AM ET Wojciech Szczesny had to be substituted after suffering chest pains in Juventus’ Europa League win on Thursday. Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has said that “everything is fine” after he left the field in tears after experiencing chest pains in their Europa League quarterfinal tie on Thursday.