10:24 AM ET Ralf Rangnick could be forced to wait until mid-December to officially start his role as Manchester United‘s interim manager due to a delay in securing a work visa, sources have told ESPN. The former Schalke, Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig coach, who has resigned from his position as sporting director at Lokomotiv Moscow
8:16 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has questioned the outcome of the 2021 Ballon d’Or award and said both Robert Lewandowski and Mohamed Salah have been unfairly overlooked after Lionel Messi won the trophy for a record seventh time. The award, held by French magazine France Football and voted for by selected journalists around the world,
11:21 AM ET In the NWSL’s first big move of the offseason, U.S. women’s national team midfielder Samantha Mewis is headed from the North Carolina Courage to the Kansas City Current. In exchange, defender Kiki Pickett is headed to the Courage, along with the Current’s natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL college draft, which
9:22 AM ET The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a six-year, $140 million deal with free-agent shortstop Javier Baez, a source told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Tuesday. The deal, which also includes an opt-out, according to the source would be the second largest free-agent deal in Tigers franchise history (Prince Fielder signed a 9-year, $214M
9:57 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Braves have locked up manager Brian Snitker for three more seasons after he guided the team to its first World Series title since 1995. The Braves announced Tuesday that they have exercised the option for the 2024 season on Snitker’s contract, an expected move for the highly
10:38 AM ET Jake DeBrusk has requested a trade from the Boston Bruins, his agent confirmed to ESPN. DeBrusk, 25, has played all five of his NHL seasons with the Bruins, tallying 70 goals and 70 assists in 261 games. Boston selected the left winger 14th overall in the 2015 NHL draft. He’s in the
6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Minnesota Vikings are like a lot of NFL teams in 2021 in that their game days have been stressful. They’ve just taken it to an extreme. The Vikings beat the Seattle Seahawks 30-17 in Week 3, but their other 10 games have been settled by one score,
9:44 AM ET Associated Press BRUSSELS — The European Union said Tuesday that it wants China to release “verifiable proof” that tennis player Peng Shuai is safe and to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into her sexual assault allegations. Peng, a three-time Olympian and former top-ranked doubles player, dropped out of public view after
For the sixth consecutive year, ESPN presents its annual ranking of the best men’s players and coaches in world soccer! Welcome to FC 100. As always, rankings are broken down into Top 10 lists for positions, plus a countdown of managers, in order to present the most meaningful look at talent on the pitch and
9:12 AM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Virginia Tech is zeroing in on Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry