8:18 AM ET Adriana Garcia LaLiga said they will launch an investigation into racist fan abuse suffered by Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the club’s shock 1-0 defeat at Mallorca on Sunday. Supporters could be heard calling the 22-year-old Brazilian player a racial slur at the Son Moix stadium in a video published by
7:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Luis Campos has confirmed the club is in talks to renew Lionel Messi‘s contract. The 35-year-old’s contract with the French champions expires this summer and he could become a free agent. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “At the moment we are negotiating with
2:39 PM ET Juventus are concentrating on just making sure they get enough points to avoid relegation from Serie A, coach Massimiliano Allegri said, as his side reassess their season having been in third place a couple a weeks ago. Juventus were deducted 15 points for the current season by an Italian soccer court investigating
1:08 PM ET Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has a selection headache for the Club World Cup semifinal with Egypt’s Al Ahly on Wednesday as he will be missing several key players due to injury. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, forward Karim Benzema and defenders Eder Militao, Lucas Vazquez and Ferland Mendy will not make the trip
10:42 AM ET Associated Press Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn, sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic and coach Julian Nagelsmann have all criticised injured captain Manuel Neuer for publicly expressing his disappointment with the club. The dispute centres on Bayern’s decision to fire goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalovic on Jan. 23 due to what Salihamidzic said were “differences
9:54 AM ET Jesse Marsch has been sacked as Leeds United manager after a poor run of results, the club announced Monday. Leeds suffered a disappointing defeat on Sunday to fellow relegation rivals Nottingham Forest that left them one place above the bottom three in the Premier League. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
6:30 AM ET Erling Haaland was signed by Manchester City as the final piece of the jigsaw to win the Champions League. If that reality makes Pep Guardiola’s team less likely to win the Premier League this season, then so be it. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Whether the calculation was made
12:05 PM ET What a weekend! The Premier League’s top two, Arsenal and Man City, lost, but the bigger news around City was charges against them of breaching financial rules dating back as far as 2009. We also saw more chaos for Liverpool and Real Madrid, big wins for Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and Napoli
3:30 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Former Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler returned to the team as a special assistant to general manager Chris Young, his teammate in the organization’s minor league system nearly two decades ago. Young said Monday that Kinsler, who was part of the franchise’s only two World Series
2:53 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins and Carlos Correa made a mutual decision that the shortstop will skip the World Baseball Classic for family reasons, with his wife expecting a baby during the tournament. The Twins announced Monday that Correa will not participate with the Puerto Rico national team for the