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.
6:15 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has likened talk of big-money signings to a five-year-old asking for a Ferrari for Christmas, after the Merseyside club pulled out of the race to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham. Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Liverpool ended their pursuit for England international Bellingham, instead opting to
8:49 AM ET Christophe Galtier has said he will do everything to clear his name amid racism allegations. Photo by Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier said he was “extremely shocked” by the racism allegations made against him this week and announced that he was taking legal action against the
9:00 AM ET Bayern Munich‘s Sadio Mane has fully accepted the consequences after his row with teammate Leroy Sane boiled over following their defeat to Manchester City and the case is now closed, coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. Senegal international Mane was fined and will miss Saturday’s Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim as part of