Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jun 13, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Alex Baena made 35 appearances for Villareal last season, scoring six goals. Aitor Alcalde Colomer/Getty Images Barcelona are tracking Villarreal midfielder Alex Baena as they wait to find out what decision Manchester City‘s Ilkay Gundogan will make on his future, sources have told ESPN. Gundogan, 32,
Jun 13, 2023, 02:40 PM ET A Tottenham fan was banned from attending football matches for three years on Tuesday for making gestures mocking the Hillsborough disaster during a Premier League game against Liverpool. Kieron Darlow, a 25-year-old man from Welwyn, north of London, made the gestures at a game between the teams at Anfield
Adriana Garcia Jun 13, 2023, 01:51 PM ET Jurgen Klopp is a “very important reason” why Alexis Mac Allister chose to sign for Liverpool, the World Cup-winning midfielder told ESPN Argentina. Mac Allister, 24, was a transfer target for Chelsea and Manchester United but joined the Reds on a permanent transfer from Brighton last week
Adriana Garcia Jun 13, 2023, 10:26 AM ET Argentina captain Lionel Messi announced Tuesday he has no plans to play in the 2026 World Cup. Messi, 35, led Argentina to glory last year in Qatar in what was his fifth World Cup appearance. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Although Messi repeatedly said
Jun 13, 2023, 09:10 AM ET The Brazilian FA (CBF) president Ednaldo Rodrigues said on Tuesday he expects to meet with Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti or his representative this week to discuss the possibility of appointing him as the new head coach of Brazil. Ancelotti has publicly said he will honour the last year
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 13, 2023, 12:42 PM ET A number of potential minority investors are still waiting to hear whether their offers to buy into Manchester United have been successful, sources have told ESPN, as owners the Glazer family continue to weigh up bids for a full sale of the club. British billionaire Sir Jim
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jun 13, 2023, 07:35 AM ET Real Madrid are ready to bid for Kylian Mbappe this summer rather than waiting to sign him as a free agent when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires next season, sources have told ESPN. Mbappe’s future is uncertain once again after L’Equipe reported on Monday that
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 02:01 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. LAS VEGAS – Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice has decided on whether injured star Matthew Tkachuk will play in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. He just didn’t want to share it on Tuesday morning. Maurice said Tkachuk’s
Jun 13, 2023, 01:07 PM ET The Minnesota Twins reinstated first baseman/outfielder Joey Gallo from the injured list on Tuesday. Gallo missed the past nine games with a left hamstring strain. He returns after a three-game rehab assignment. The Twins made room for Gallo by optioning OF Kyle Garlick to Triple-A St. Paul. Gallo, 29,
Jun 13, 2023, 11:18 AM ET The Kansas City Royals have lost seven in a row and are just 18-48, and while they’ll almost assuredly be sellers at the Aug. 1 trade deadline, one man who won’t be on the move is Salvador Perez. “We don’t have any intention of trading Salvy,” Royals general manager