2:57 PM ET Associated Press UEFA laid a slew of disciplinary charges Wednesday against Marseille and Eintracht Frankfurt after disorder at their Champions League game including a fan of the German club making a Nazi salute. Frankfurt was charged with four offenses including “racist behaviour” at its 1-0 win in Marseille on Tuesday. Late Tuesday,
Month: September 2022
1:38 PM ET Mathias Pogba has been put into police custody over a blackmail attempt against his own brother. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images An elder brother of Paul Pogba has been taken into police custody in connection with organised armed extortion against the Juventus midfielder, sources have told ESPN. “Mathias Pogba presented himself to the
10:39 AM ET Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic, Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, and the Leeds United duo of Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams are among those chosen for the United States men’s national team’s 26-player roster ahead of the last set of pre-World Cup friendlies. The U.S. will play Japan in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Sept. 23,
4:56 PM ET Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde scored a superb second-half goal and Marco Asensio struck late to fire the holders to a 2-0 win at home to RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday. Uruguay international Valverde showed composure to calmly beat a defender with clever footwork on the edge of the
5:06 PM ET Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi combined superbly as Paris Saint-Germain‘s near-perfect start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Wednesday. Messi cancelled out Tjarron Chery’s surprise first-half opener after being set up by Mbappe and he returned the favour for the France forward
4:55 PM ET Graham Potter got off to a disappointing start as Chelsea boss after FC Salzburg scored a late equaliser to grab a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday and leave the London side with just one point from their opening two Champions League matches. Raheem Sterling had looked set to give Potter
4:53 PM ET Erling Haaland‘s stunning strike completed a 2-1 comeback win for Manchester City against his former club Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Bundesliga club went ahead through English midfielder Jude Bellingham but City equalised through John Stones and Haaland’s acrobatic finish won it late on. – Stream on ESPN+:
5:25 PM ET New Chelsea coach Graham Potter gives instructions to Jorginho during Wednesday’s Champions League draw to Salzburg. Robin Jones/Getty Images LONDON — Graham Potter’s reign at Chelsea is now officially underway. In Chelsea’s first match since manager Thomas Tuchel was fired last week, the Blues settled for a 1-1 draw to Salzburg in the
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erling Haaland‘s stunning strike completed a 2-1 comeback win for Manchester City against his former club Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Bundesliga club went ahead through English midfielder Jude Bellingham but City equalised through John Stones and Haaland’s acrobatic finish won it late on. – Stream
5:11 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is officially finished talking about his contract situation, declining to answer three questions Wednesday that were related to his stalled negotiations with the team. “Respectfully, I’m done talking about it,” Jackson said. “I told you guys before, I was going to be done