6:30 AM ET London-based global investment firm Centricus confirmed on Monday they have joined the race to buy Chelsea. Preferred bidders to succeed Roman Abramovich as the club’s owner are expected to be identified in the coming days after Friday’s deadline for offers passed with around 20-30 interested parties. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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9:25 AM ET Marc Overmars left his job at Ajax last month for his behaviour toward female colleagues. ANP Sport via Getty Images Former Ajax Amsterdam director Marc Overmars has been named technical director at Belgian side Antwerp, little over a month after he left his job at the Eredivisie leaders over inappropriate behaviour towards female
6:30 AM ET Tottenham’s dearth of reliable back-up strikers has long been a criticism levelled at those responsible for transfers at the club, with the 2021-22 squad notably light on attacking reserves. 2 Related Spurs’ heavy reliance on Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min to lead the line has led to the pair forming a prolific,
11:35 AM ET No matter what you read or hear elsewhere, it’s a fact that Real Madrid did not lose this Clasico, in which they were utterly thrashed, “because Karim Benzema was out.” Don’t accept that: It’s glib, it hides some key truths and it is a little typical of the modern obsession with one-phrase
11:00 AM ET Major League Soccer’s new development league, MLS Next Pro, will begin its inaugural season this week and it will do so will an old twist: There will be no draws. Games tied at the end of 90 minutes will be decided with penalty kicks. “We think about creative ways that can engage
3:41 AM ET The Clasico Rosarino between Newell’s Old Boys and Rosario Central in Argentina was delayed on Sunday after fans threw “bombs” onto the pitch and damaged it, Newell’s Old Boys said. Shortly before kickoff, Newell’s Old Boys said on Twitter that the Argentine Primera Division game was delayed as the referee was being
3:41 AM ET AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and defender Fikayo Tomori were racially abused by Cagliari supporters during their 1-0 Serie A victory in Sardinia, manager Stefano Pioli said. Maignan was closest to the Cagliari end and was celebrating with Tomori after the final whistle when they were allegedly subjected to racist abuse, which
9:20 PM ET Xavi Hernandez is refusing to rule out a late run for the title and Gerard Pique proclaimed Barcelona are back after they hammered Real Madrid 4-0 in Sunday’s Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu. A Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang double and further goals from Ronald Araujo and Ferran Torres ended Barca’s six-game winless run against
12:33 AM ET Ryan Hollingshead scored two goals and Carlos Vela added a goal and an assist, leading LAFC to a 3-1 win over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday night. Hollingshead, new to LAFC this season after eight seasons with FC Dallas, scored his first two goals with his new team and recorded his
8:57 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer 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! TOP STORY: Villa to Cash-in for Coutinho? Expect Philippe Coutinho to be the