5:14 AM ET Adriana Garcia Liga MX president Mikel Arriola has told ESPN that Mexico’s role as one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup would have been in jeopardy had there not been a decisive response by the country’s football authorities to the fan violence that erupted on Saturday. The clashes between fans
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7:04 AM ET Roman Abramovich has received multiple bids for Chelsea but none have yet matched his £3 billion (3.94bn) valuation, sources have told ESPN. Potential interested parties have until March 15 to submit offers to the New York merchant bank Raine Group, appointed to handle the sale of the club. – Olley, Marcotti: What
8:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez said not a single player has said no to the club since he was appointed coach after being asked about a recent meeting with Erling Haaland. Borussia Dortmund striker Haaland reportedly met with Barca manager Xavi in Munich last Tuesday, where he is recovering
9:57 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has said uncertainty over the club’s ownership could be affecting contract talks with several key players and admitted fears are growing that defender Andreas Christensen will leave this summer. Barcelona and Bayern Munich are leading the race to sign Christensen, whose existing deal expires at the end of
1:43 PM ET Atletico Mineiro’s rooster mascot prevented one of the Cruzeiro players from celebrating. Pedro Vilela/Getty Images The mascot of Brazilian league champions Atletico Mineiro has been banned for one game for “intimidatory” behaviour in last weekend’s city derby against Cruzeiro, the state football federation announced Tuesday. Atletico’s man-sized rooster mascot was behind the goal
Mar 8, 2022 On Saturday Feb. 26, after PSG’s brilliant 3-1 win against Saint-Etienne in Paris in which he shone and twice set up Kylian Mbappe for goals, Lionel Messi travelled to Barcelona on his private jet. Before you jump to any conclusions, though: it was for his wife’s birthday. Antonela turned 34 that weekend,
Mar 8, 2022 Thibaut Courtois isn’t simply the world’s No. 1 goalkeeper. In fact, his imperious form is such that he’s easily among the top three or four footballers — any position, any club. Were the Ballon d’Or Award moved to this week instead of December, Courtois would be mighty close to becoming the first
10:42 AM ET Chris Henderson has compared the rebuilding job he is doing as sporting director of Inter Miami CF to that of the expansion season he experienced with the Seattle Sounders in 2009. Yet that’s arguably an understatement considering just how onerous his current task is. With Seattle more than a decade ago, Henderson,
7:18 PM ET Antonio Conte says Tottenham Hotspur securing a top-four finish would feel like winning the Champions League or the Premier League title. Spurs thrashed Everton 5-0 on Monday night to move within three points of fourth-placed Arsenal — having played a game more — as Harry Kane struck twice in an easy victory.
7:01 PM ET Could Paulo Dybala walk away from Juventus this summer, and wind up in Barcelona, Madrid or Milan? Andrea Staccioli/Insidefoto/LightRocket via 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