5:30 PM ET Chelsea are aiming to appoint a sporting director before the World Cup in November and new head coach Graham Potter will be involved in the selection process, sources have told ESPN. Blues co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have met with several potential candidates and are keen to make an announcement before
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1:14 PM ET Security clashes with fans ahead of the UEFA Europa Conference League match between Nice and Cologne. Getty Images The Europa Conference League game between Nice and Cologne kicked off almost an hour late after crowd trouble erupted in the stands at the Allianz Riviera stadium in southern France and left one in critical
5:15 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United opened their Europa League campaign in inauspicious fashion, falling to Real Sociedad at Old Trafford, 1-0. A spot kick goal from Brais Méndez was the difference as Erik ten Hag’s side couldn’t muster a response. – Report: Man United-Real Sociedad | Europa League table |
2:47 PM ET A tribute to Queen Elizabeth II is shown during Arsenal’s Europa League match at FC Zurich. Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images The football world is paying its respects following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. Manchester United’s Europa League match against Real Sociedad, along with West Ham’s match in the Europa Conference League,
10:49 AM ET Chelsea have announced Graham Potter as their new manager, replacing Thomas Tuchel, who was sacked on Wednesday. Potter, who joins from Brighton & Hove Albion, becomes the 30th manager in Chelsea’s history — the first managerial appointment under new American owner Todd Boehly, who sacked Tuchel after 100 games in charge. –
2:39 PM ET Eddie Nketiah’s second-half winner gave Arsenal a 2-1 victory over FC Zurich to begin their 2022-23 Europa League Group A campaign on Thursday night. Marquinhos, the 19-year-old who arrived at Arsenal from Sao Paulo this summer, opened the scoring on his debut for the visiting Gunners in the 16th minute, but Mirlind
9:36 AM ET A first impression is often a good indicator of what is to come, so the evening of June 30, 2005, would have told the Glazer family — the American businessmen who have owned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 1995 — all they needed to know about the road ahead for their ownership
6:31 AM ET The 2022 World Cup in Qatar begins on Nov. 20, with the final scheduled for Dec. 18. Christopher Pike/Bloomberg via Getty Images Fans travelling to the 2022 World Cup will not be able to take alcohol for personal consumption into Qatar, with the head of the country’s Safety and Security Committee saying that
4:41 AM ET Marco Rose has coached a number of clubs in Europe, including RB Salzburg, Gladbach and Dortmund. Roland Krivec/vi/DeFodi Images via Getty Images RB Leipzig named Marco Rose as new head coach on Thursday after sacking Domenico Tedesco, with the Bundesliga club sitting 11th in the league having won just one of their opening
5:35 AM ET Graham Potter is set to become Chelsea‘s new manager after agreeing a deal in principle to leave Brighton, sources have told ESPN. Potter, 47, held lengthy talks with Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali on Wednesday night and after being given the evening to think over his position, sources have told