7:54 AM ET Associated Press Romelu Lukaku was sent off after celebrating in front of Juventus after scoring a stoppage-time penalty. Photo by Matteo Bottanelli/NurPhoto via Getty Images Romelu Lukaku‘s management company reacted with outrage after the Inter Milan forward was shown a second yellow card and then sent off for a gesture toward Juventus fans
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8:43 AM ET Mike Dean’s future as a VAR is in doubt after he was taken off selection in the Premier League with performance levels part of the decision, sources have told ESPN. Dean, 58, has not been appointed to a game in the Premier League or FA Cup for two months, when he was
5:46 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Endrick will join Real Madrid when he turns 18-years-old in July 2024. Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images Brazilian wonderkid forward Endrick has rejected comparisons with late Brazil legend Pele and spoke out about the pressure he has faced since agreeing to sign for Real Madrid. Madrid announced in December that a
12:56 PM ET Associated Press Once an opponent of bidding for the 2030 World Cup with another continent, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin gave public support Wednesday to Morocco joining the European candidacy. “I think it’s a good idea,” Ceferin said at a news conference in Lisbon after the UEFA Congress. “It makes sense to join
4:59 AM ET Lionel Messi is actively considering a move to Saudi Arabia that would see him join Al Hilal, the city rivals of Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Al Nassr, when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires this summer, a source familiar with negotiations has told ESPN. Having opened talks with Messi and his advisors late last year,
10:09 PM ET The Philadelphia Union beat Atlas 1-0 at Subaru Park on Tuesday night in a tense first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal matchup. Jim Curtin’s side was awarded a penalty late in the second half and Daniel Gazdag snuck his spot kick past Atlas keeper Camilo Vargas to give the Union
10:32 PM ET Liverpool have called for an end to “vile chants” about the Hillsborough Stadium disaster after they were heard during Tuesday’s goalless Premier League draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The 1989 FA Cup semifinal was the scene of Britain’s worst sporting disaster when 97 Liverpool fans lost their lives after a crush
4:53 PM ET Chelsea and Liverpool were both left frustrated after a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday in the home side’s first game since the dismissal of Graham Potter as manager. Chelsea, under the charge of interim boss Bruno Saltor, were the better, more dangerous team but, as so often during Potter’s ill-fated
4:05 PM ET Associated Press Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior testified Tuesday against a Mallorca fan accused of racially insulting him at a LaLiga game, saying he will not accept an apology. Vinicius provided testimony to a judge analysing evidence against the fan accused of directing a racial slur at the Brazil forward in a
4:48 PM ET Freiburg stunned favourites Bayern Munich 2-1 in their German Cup quarterfinal on Tuesday thanks to a second-half stoppage-time penalty from Lucas Hoeler. In a shock defeat for the Bavarians — and new coach Thomas Tuchel’s second game in charge — Hoeler sent keeper Yann Sommer the wrong way to book their spot