9:29 AM ET Serge Gnabry was criticised by Bayern Munich’s sporting director after his trip to Paris. Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Bayern Munich‘s Serge Gnabry will not start in Saturday’s Bundesliga match against in-form Eintracht Frankfurt, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Friday, capping a turbulent few days for the Germany winger. Gnabry
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8:21 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jadon Sancho (right) has been out of action for Manchester United since October. Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag has left the door open for Jadon Sancho to make his Manchester United return against Reading in the FA Cup. The winger has not
5:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia Sergio Aguero hit back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after he criticised the behaviour of the Argentina team. Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images Former Argentina international Sergio Aguero has hit back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic over the Sweden forward’s remark that the World Cup champions “will not win anything more.” Ibrahimovic said certain Argentina players
8:00 AM ET LeBron James has been a minority shareholder in Liverpool since 2011. Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images LeBron James turned heads when he arrived for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday wearing what appeared to be a special-edition Liverpool jersey, designed in collaboration with the Premier League club.
8:00 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Diego Simeone blamed the referee’s decision to send off defender Stefan Savic for Atletico Madrid‘s 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in their Copa del Rey quarterfinal on Thursday. Alvaro Morata put Atletico 1-0 up in the 19th minute of the derby at the Santiago Bernabeu before Rodrygo Goes
7:42 PM ET Dutch champions Ajax have fired coach Alfred Schreuder after a 1-1 draw with Volendam on Thursday extended his side’s winless run to seven league games, the club said. Schreuder was appointed on a two-year contract in May to replace Erik ten Hag after he left the Amsterdam-based club to take over as
6:12 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC MADRID — Rodrygo, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior scored as Real Madrid came back from a goal down to beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 after extra time in their Copa del Rey quarterfinal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Atletico went ahead
12:10 PM ET U.S. Soccer Federation sporting director Earnie Stewart is leaving to join PSV Eindhoven after the departure of men’s national team general manager Brian McBride, a management shakeup that leaves the position of men’s coach Gregg Berhalter in uncertainty. Berhalter and McBride were hired by Stewart, and the coach’s contract expired Dec. 31.
5:31 PM ET Claudio Reyna has stepped down as sporting director of Austin FC and will “transition into a technical advisor role,” the Major League Soccer club announced Thursday. The move comes in the wake of controversy involving U.S. men’s national team World Cup manager Gregg Berhalter and the family of U.S. and Borussia Dortmund
5:45 PM ET Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior scored in extra time as Real Madrid fought back to beat local rivals Atletico 3-1 on Thursday and reach the Copa del Rey semifinals. On a freezing night at a sold-out Santiago Bernabeu hosting its first game for 77 days due to the World Cup break, Real