Month: January 2023

5:01 AM ET Cedric Soares joined Arsenal in January 2020. Photo by Harriet Lander/Copa/Getty Images Fulham are expected to complete the loan signing of Arsenal defender Cedric Soares this week, sources have told ESPN. Negotiations have accelerated in recent days and the two clubs have now agreed in principle a six-month loan deal with no option

5:52 AM ET World Cup bronze medallists Croatia were drawn against hosts the Netherlands in the Nations League semifinals in June while Italy and Spain will reprise their rivalry in the competition in the other game. The four countries were winners of their respective League A groups last year and will compete in the mini-tournament

9:42 AM ET Arnaut Danjuma has returned to the Premier League. Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur have completed the loan signing of Arnaut Danjuma from Villarreal subject to international clearance. Danjuma, 25, was set to join Everton, even undergoing a medical, before Spurs hijacked the deal and convinced the

8:20 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti said veteran midfielders Luka Modric and Toni Kroos understand that Real Madrid‘s “moment of transition” means they won’t start every game — but backed them to still be “decisive,” starting with their Copa del Rey quarterfinal derby with Atletico Madrid on Thursday. Modric and Kroos were

9:51 AM ET Former Toronto FC and New York Red Bulls coach Chris Armas will join the coaching team of fellow American Jesse Marsch at Leeds United. Armas, 50, who was an assistant under Marsch from 2015-2018 at NYRB, was most recently an assistant coach at Manchester United, working under Ralf Rangnick last season. The

8:13 AM ET Zlatan Ibrahimovic has criticised the Argentina players who mocked France following their World Cup final victory last month. Argentina won their first World Cup since 1986 with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Les Bleus, after the entertaining match ended 3-3 through 120 minutes of action. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,

9:15 AM ET Jeff Kassouf The year is now 2023, the World Cup is less than six months away and U.S. women’s national team head coach Vlatko Andonovski is still answering the question: When will midfielder Julie Ertz return to the team? The latest media inquiry came last week, ahead of a pair of U.S.