7:57 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti has said he’s not annoyed by talk of Manchester City as Champions League favourites — but insisted that Spanish and Italian teams can still compete with big-spending Premier League clubs. City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday, with Ancelotti’s
Month: April 2023
6:48 AM ET Chelsea are expected to make a final push to convince Mason Mount to sign a new contract otherwise the midfielder is set to leave the club this summer, sources have told ESPN. Sources told ESPN in February that talks had stalled over a new deal, with Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United
8:01 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag said he won’t accept Manchester United‘s long injury list as an excuse for their form tailing off this season. Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane are the latest players set for a spell on the sidelines after picking up injuries in the 2-2 draw with Sevilla on Thursday.
9:00 AM ET Bayern Munich‘s Sadio Mane has fully accepted the consequences after his row with teammate Leroy Sane boiled over following their defeat to Manchester City and the case is now closed, coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. Senegal international Mane was fined and will miss Saturday’s Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim as part of
8:49 AM ET Christophe Galtier has said he will do everything to clear his name amid racism allegations. Photo by Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier said he was “extremely shocked” by the racism allegations made against him this week and announced that he was taking legal action against the
6:15 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has likened talk of big-money signings to a five-year-old asking for a Ferrari for Christmas, after the Merseyside club pulled out of the race to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham. Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Liverpool ended their pursuit for England international Bellingham, instead opting to
8:50 AM ET On this date in 2019, something akin to a miracle happened. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Tiger Woods, once the most dominant golfer any of us have ever seen, was in what appeared to be the twilight of his career. Injuries and scandal had diminished his once-unassailable game, and he hadn’t won a
6:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t picking a player in the top 10 of the NFL draft for the first time since 2018. They’re not even picking in the middle. The Jaguars have the No. 24 overall pick, which makes it challenging to predict which player the team will take. Though
8:30 AM ET I’ve long advocated for college football to move beyond divisional play. It’s hard for huge conferences to feel like conferences when teams are only playing some of their cohorts twice every 12 years or so, right? And it’s frustrating when we end up with conference title games — sometimes with CFP implications
12:08 AM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — St. Louis rookie Jordan Walker‘s hitting streak ended at 12 games when he went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in the Cardinals’ 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. The 20-year-old tied the record for longest hitting streak at the start of a