6:11 PM ET Santiago Arias spent more than a decade in several of Europe’s top leagues. Juanjo Ubeda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images FC Cincinnati have signed Colombian defender Santiago Arias on a free transfer, the MLS club announced Thursday. Arias, who was a free agent after leaving Atletico last summer, signed a contract through the 2023 season
1:06 PM ET Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and England manager Sarina Wiegman are among the coaching finalists for the FIFA Best Awards announced on Thursday. Guardiola, who led City to a fourth Premier League title in five years last season, is joined on the men’s coaching shortlist by Argentina‘s World Cup-winning manager Lionel Scaloni
3:42 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Diego Cocca leaves Tigres less than three months after joining the club as Miguel Herrera’s successor. Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images Tigres have terminated the contract of head coach Diego Cocca and confirmed his imminent appointment as the next manager of Mexico’s men’s national team in a statement released Thursday. “We have decided
2:38 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored four times, including registering his 500th career league goal, as Al Nassr beat Al Wehda 4-0 in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday. Ronaldo netted all four goals within 30 minutes either side of half-time, including a 51st-minute penalty, in a one-sided away win at King Abdulaziz Sports City
1:38 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s Lionel Messi is an injury doubt to face Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie on Tuesday after suffering a hamstring strain, sources have told ESPN. Messi completed the full 90 minutes in PSG’s 2-1 Coupe de France defeat to Marseille on Wednesday,
5:09 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two former Ohio State football players were acquitted Thursday on charges of rape and kidnapping stemming from a sexual encounter they had with a woman in an apartment the two players shared. Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint embraced each other and both cried after the jury verdict
3:46 PM ET Every week, our own Luis Miguel Echegaray offers his latest thoughts from the world of football. You have the analysis; now comes LME’s commentary. Welcome to The Tap-In. This week, I thought a lot about the meaning of greatness. Well, if we want to be specific: the pressures of reaching greatness and
11:10 AM ET Connor O’Halloran LONDON, England — Anthony Joshua said he has removed “distractions” from his life as he plans to rebuild his boxing career ahead of an April bout against Jermaine Franklin. Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) is looking to rebound from back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk — the second of which was a
12:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Right-hander Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres are in agreement on a six-year, $108 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The deal, which contains a full no-trade provision, starts this season and runs through 2028, when Darvish, 36, will be 42 years old. The
2:51 PM ET Vladimir Tarasenko finally has a new home, and it’s with the New York Rangers. Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola were traded Thursday by the St. Louis Blues in exchange for forward Sammy Blais, defensive prospect Hunter Skinner, a conditional 2023 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick. The Blues are retaining