Month: May 2023

May 17, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Portuguese prosecutors and tax authorities investigating €58 million ($62.9m) in illegal payments relating to transfer deals carried out 60 searches mainly in Lisbon and Porto on Wednesday, including at the offices of leading clubs Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting CP. The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Central Department of

Gabriel Martinelli will miss Arsenal‘s final two matches of the season after suffering ankle ligament damage, sources have told ESPN. The 21-year-old limped off 20 minutes into Sunday’s 3-0 home defeat to Brighton after a challenge by Moises Caicedo and was seen at full-time wearing a protective boot. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more

May 17, 2023, 05:59 PM ET Coventry City will face Luton Town on May 27 with promotion to the Premier League at stake. Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images Coventry City edged Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough on Wednesday to reach the Championship playoff final with a 1-0 aggregate victory in the semifinals. Coventry will face Luton Town

May 17, 2023, 03:34 PM ET Uruguay‘s new coach Marcelo Bielsa said he decided to take the job because it was the most talented group of players that he was likely to have the chance to work with. The Argentine, who took over following the departure of Diego Alonso after Uruguay failed to reach the

May 17, 2023, 03:33 PM ET FIFA and the European Club Association (ECA) have loosened release date rules around when players can leave their club teams to prepare for this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The original date of July 10, 10 days before the tournament kicks off, drew criticism from

May 17, 2023, 12:38 PM ET Liverpool have confirmed that the quartet of Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will leave the club when their contracts expire this summer. All four will be out of contract on June 30 and able to leave on free transfers. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,

May 17, 2023, 12:16 PM ET Ivan Toney has been one of the best strikers in the Premier League this season. Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football-related activities for eight months, the English Football Association (FA) announced Wednesday. Toney has been charged with a total of 262

May 17, 2023, 04:51 PM ET Manchester City cast off the demons of 2022 to beat Real Madrid 4-0 in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal at the Etihad on Wednesday night in a dominant display by the Premier League leaders. Level at 1-1 following the first leg in Madrid, Bernardo Silva netted

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 17, 2023, 05:15 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City dismantled Real Madrid 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium to book their place in the Champions League final and remain on course for the treble. The reigning European champions were blown away thanks to two first half goals from Bernardo Silva, an Eder