6:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Italian Football Federation president Gabriele Gravina has said he wants Roberto Mancini to remain in charge of the national team despite the country’s failure to reach the 2022 World Cup. Gravina said changes are needed following the Azzurri’s 1-0 loss to North Macedonia in Thursday’s playoff semifinal in Palermo but
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5:46 AM ET The consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers and LA Lakers part-owner Todd Boehly has made the shortlist to buy Chelsea, sources have told ESPN. The New York-based merchant bank Raine Group, appointed to handle the sale of the club by outgoing owner Roman Abramovich, are in the process of identifying preferred bidders
4:28 AM ET Mauricio Pochettino, one of the contenders for the Manchester United job, is in limbo as PSG plan an overhaul — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: PR firms’ Maradona heart stunt | Rashford the ‘ghost’ looks to battle back | US crypto keen on Barca link-up | Mbappe’s row with
5:00 AM ET MEXICO CITY — The number of times that the United States men’s national team has walked out of Estadio Azteca seething, on the wrong end of a scoreline, are too many to count. Usually it was because the visitors had been subjected to death by 1,000 passes, no match for Mexico‘s methodical
7:25 PM ET Luke Thrower Riyad Mahrez is drawing interest from some of the top clubs in Europe. Visionhaus/Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals!
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8:07 PM ET Italy manager Roberto Mancini was left with a loss for words following his side’s shocking 1-0 defeat to North Macedonia that will leave the Azzurri out of the World Cup for the second straight time. With Italy frustrated for 90 minutes by a heroic North Macedonia defensive performance, Aleksandar Trajkovski struck the
6:56 PM ET Gareth Bale has responded to his critics in Spain and said they should be “ashamed of themselves” after his stunning brace helped Wales past Austria in their World Cup playoff semifinal on Thursday. Bale produced a wonderful free kick in the first half to open the scoring for Wales before doubling their
5:43 PM ET Portugal fought off a dogged Turkey side en route to a 3-1 win in their UEFA World Cup playoff semifinal to stay alive in their quest to reach the showpiece event in Qatar at the end of the year. With both teams facing a win-or-go-home scenario, Portugal took a crucial early lead
6:53 PM ET Bruno Fernandes is close to agreeing a new five-year contract at Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. The 27-year-old midfielder, who arrived at United from Sporting for an initial €55 million in Jan. 2020, still has three years to run on his existing deal at Old Trafford. – Ogden: Ten Hag interviewed