12:42 PM ET Karim Benzema is set to be sidelined for a month with the quad injury he sustained during Real Madrid‘s Champions League group stage match against Celtic, sources have told ESPN. Benzema, who was awarded UEFA men’s player of the year award for 2021/22, was forced off after just 30 minutes at Celtic
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10:20 AM ET Josef Martinez will miss Atlanta United’s next game. Photo by James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images Atlanta United suspended Josef Martinez for “conduct detrimental to the team” on Wednesday. The Major League Soccer side announced the news in a statement that read: “Atlanta United announced today it has suspended Josef Martinez for one game
11:00 AM ET Barcelona have reached an agreement to sign Keira Walsh from Manchester City on a three-year deal, the club announced on Wednesday. The deal is reported to be in excess of £350,000, the highest fee ever paid in women’s football. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) The previous record was
12:01 PM ET Tuesday night, following Chelsea‘s 1-0 defeat in their Champions League opener at Dinamo Zagreb, Thomas Tuchel faced the cameras looking a little bit like Dennis Hopper’s character in “True Romance” after he gets the kiss of death from Christopher Walken and takes a drag of his cigarette. He knows what’s coming, and
12:01 AM ET Sacramento Republic has filed a complaint with the U.S. Soccer Federation, alleging that an Orlando City SC staffer was spying on its training session ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup final, multiple sources told ESPN. ESPN television analyst Taylor Twellman was the first to report the news of the staffer’s presence at
5:28 AM ET Domenico Tedesco has paid the price for bad results at RB Leipzig. Anton NovoderezhkinTASS via Getty Images RB Leipzig have parted ways with coach Domenico Tedesco on Wednesday following a bad start to the Bundesliga and a 4-1 loss at home to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. Shakhtar came to Leipzig with
5:13 AM ET Chelsea‘s new owners have sacked head coach Thomas Tuchel just three months after completing their takeover of the club. Tuchel’s 100th and final game in charge of Chelsea was Tuesday’s 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb and sources have told ESPN that the 49-year-old was informed of the decision on Wednesday
6:53 AM ET Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino, Brighton‘s Graham Potter and ex-Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane are top of Chelsea‘s shortlist to replace head coach Thomas Tuchel, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea sacked Tuchel on Wednesday, hours after his 100th game in charge ended with a 1-0 Champions League defeat away at Dinamo
5:57 AM ET Ryan Giggs denies all charges of assault and controlling behaviour. OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images Former Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs will face a retrial on assault charges and controlling behaviour, a judge at Manchester Crown Court ruled on Wednesday. Giggs, 48, had been on trial for four weeks but, after more than
10:11 PM ET Jeff Kassouf Members of the USWNT sign a new CBA with U.S. Soccer after a friendly against Nigeria. Getty Images Representatives of the United States women’s and men’s national team — flanked by a few members of Congress — formally signed their new collective bargaining agreements with the U.S. Soccer Federation after the