11:03 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has held clear the air talks with Richarlison after the forward took aim at his manager in the wake of Wednesday’s disappointing Champions League round-of-16 exit against AC Milan. Conte agreed with Richarlison’s comments regarding his underwhelming debut season at Spurs, although he said the Brazil international
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2:48 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain will submit a bid for the country’s largest stadium, the Stade de France, the Ligue 1 champions said on Friday as they look to move from their Parc des Princes home. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said the Parc des Princes was not for sale which prompted PSG to say in
8:16 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he was “surprised” by Roberto Firmino‘s decision to leave the club at the end of the season. The Brazil international informed the club last week that he wanted to end his eight-year spell at Anfield when his contract expires in June. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
12:16 PM ET Gary Lineker has hosted Match of the Day for more than 20 years. Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Gary Lineker, a former England captain and the face of the BBC’s football coverage, will step back from presenting its flagship Match of the Day programme following a row over his criticism of
10:30 AM ET Earlier this week, I investigated a simple premise: that the most consistently awesome teams in European soccer are less awesome this season. Of the top teams in the UEFA coefficient rankings — a.k.a. the teams that have enjoyed the most consistent success in European competitions — a majority have regressed this season.
9:12 AM ET Much like corporations, clubs love to talk about vision, philosophy, values and identity. Who are we? Where do we want to be? It’s the kind of stuff that keeps motivational speakers steadily employed and MBA programs in business. You presume the current incarnation of Chelsea are no different. There’s a “project” —
5:13 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo kicked water bottles in anger as he walked off the pitch following Al Nassr‘s 1-0 league defeat at title rivals Al Ittihad on Thursday. The result allowed Al Ittihad to leapfrog Al Nassr into first place in the Saudi Pro League after 20 games. – Stream on ESPN+:
7:00 AM ET Granit Xhaka has said the pressure has ramped up on Arsenal as they challenge for the Premier League title but is confident they have the mentality to cope. Arsenal face Fulham on Sunday hoping to maintain a five-point lead at the top of the table, while also pursuing glory abroad with their
4:52 PM ET Manchester United totally outclassed a quality Real Betis side in a 4-1 Europa League round-of-16, first-leg win on Thursday night. With the snow falling at Old Trafford, Marcus Rashford and Ayoze Perez traded first-half tallies before United hit top gear in the second stanza with goals from Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout
7:09 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag said Bruno Fernandes has shown his “personality” to put criticism following the defeat to Liverpool behind him. Ten Hag hailed Fernandes as the man-of-the-match in United’s 4-1 win over Real Betis in the Europa League at Old Trafford, just four days on from the