10:42 AM ET Associated Press Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn, sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic and coach Julian Nagelsmann have all criticised injured captain Manuel Neuer for publicly expressing his disappointment with the club. The dispute centres on Bayern’s decision to fire goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalovic on Jan. 23 due to what Salihamidzic said were “differences
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1:08 PM ET Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has a selection headache for the Club World Cup semifinal with Egypt’s Al Ahly on Wednesday as he will be missing several key players due to injury. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, forward Karim Benzema and defenders Eder Militao, Lucas Vazquez and Ferland Mendy will not make the trip
2:39 PM ET Juventus are concentrating on just making sure they get enough points to avoid relegation from Serie A, coach Massimiliano Allegri said, as his side reassess their season having been in third place a couple a weeks ago. Juventus were deducted 15 points for the current season by an Italian soccer court investigating
7:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Luis Campos has confirmed the club is in talks to renew Lionel Messi‘s contract. The 35-year-old’s contract with the French champions expires this summer and he could become a free agent. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “At the moment we are negotiating with
8:18 AM ET Adriana Garcia LaLiga said they will launch an investigation into racist fan abuse suffered by Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the club’s shock 1-0 defeat at Mallorca on Sunday. Supporters could be heard calling the 22-year-old Brazilian player a racial slur at the Son Moix stadium in a video published by
5:42 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have been charged by the Premier League over breaking financial rules across nine seasons, the league announced on Monday. The Premier League confirmed that a number of alleged breaches between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons have been referred to an independent commission with the conclusion of a four-year
7:19 PM ET Upsets were the theme of the European weekend with giants Arsenal, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool failing to score a single goal between them. But, while the bigwigs were drawing blanks, there were plenty of plenty of highlights elsewhere including an absolute humdinger between Celta Vigo and Real Betis in LaLiga.
11:22 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti defended Vinicius after the forward was involved in more heated exchanges with Mallorca‘s players in Real Madrid‘s 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Son Moix, saying “the only thing Vinicius wants to do is play football.” Defender Nacho scored a first-half own goal before Marco Asensio had a
9:57 AM ET Real Madrid suffered a setback in their bid to retain the LaLiga title after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat at Mallorca on Sunday. Mallorca took the lead in the 13th minute through a bizarre own goal from Nacho, and Los Blancos couldn’t find an equaliser. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
11:00 AM ET Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson proved to be the difference at the City Ground Sunday. Tim Goode/PA Images via Getty Images Leeds United‘s newest midfielder Weston McKennie came off the bench late on to make his Premier League debut but could not stop his side from suffering a 1-0 defeat at the City