7:00 AM ET Head coach David Moyes is prepared to allow Andriy Yarmolenko to choose when he returns to the game. Alex Pantling/Getty Images Andriy Yarmolenko is a doubt for West Ham’s trip to Liverpool on Saturday with David Moyes prepared to allow the 32-year-old to choose when he returns to action amid the ongoing conflict
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9:05 AM ET 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: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich in for Wirtz Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich
1:05 PM ET Chelsea will visit Championship side Middlesbrough in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, in a rematch of the 1997 final, while Manchester City will travel away to Southampton in the only confirmed all-Premier League tie. In the other ties, Crystal Palace will host the winners of Thursday’s fifth-round matchup between Everton and
4:00 PM ET The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) has lodged a formal request to FIFA to postpone Ukraine‘s World Cup Playoff semifinal against Scotland on March 24 due to the conflict in the country following a Russian invasion last week. Ukraine, who qualified for their Path A Playoff by finishing as runners-up to world
12:00 PM ET Caitlin Murray With a double World Cup/Olympics qualification tournament around the corner, the U.S. women’s national team has lined up Uzbekistan as its next opponent in April, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Thursday. The games will be played April 9 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, and April 12 at Subaru Park
1:09 PM ET The Russian Football Union (RFU) announced Thursday that it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the decisions from FIFA and UEFA earlier this week to suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all international competitions. The decision followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that sparked international outcry and
9:18 AM ET Newly appointed Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch has said he believes there is a stigma against American coaches in European football, adding that the hit television series “Ted Lasso” has not helped. Marsch, 48, of the United States, was appointed at Elland Road on Monday, signing a contract until June 2025, as
9:28 AM ET Kaila Burns-Heffner It’s transfer deadline day in Europe, and atop the 12th floor of a skyrise in Charlotte, North Carolina, Zoran Krneta darts back and forth through Charlotte FC‘s offices. A bell rings, signifying another season ticket sold, a tally is added to the ticket sales leaderboard and staff members prepare gift
12:36 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Take a look at Real Madrid‘s season so far, and by almost any metric, it looks like a success. They’re top of LaLiga with 12 games left to play, six points clear of Sevilla and 15 ahead of the rivals they care about most, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. They
7:42 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona are in advanced talks to sign Chelsea‘s Andreas Christensen and AC Milan‘s Franck Kessie on free transfers when their respective contracts expire in the summer, various sources have told ESPN. Sources add that Barca remain optimistic of closing a deal to bring in Christensen’s Chelsea teammate Cesar