8:33 AM ET There are two ways that a manager can impress the players when he walks into a new dressing room for the first time, but Ralf Rangnick is failing on both fronts as he grapples with the challenges as interim boss at Manchester United. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup,
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6:24 AM ET Romelu Lukaku is expected to stay at Chelsea following clear-the-air talks with head coach Thomas Tuchel, sources have told ESPN. The 28-year-old was dropped for Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Liverpool with Tuchel concerned about the “noise” created by an unsanctioned interview Lukaku gave to Sky Italy in which he expressed his unhappiness
6:25 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Donny van de Beek will continue to assess his options for a potential move away from Manchester United in January, sources have told ESPN, despite assurances from interim coach Ralf Rangnick he will get opportunities during the second half of the season. Rangnick has told Van de Beek he would
9:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen On Monday, FC Dallas 18-year-old striker Ricardo Pepi joined German Bundesliga side FC Augsburg for around €17 million ($20 million) to become the most expensive homegrown player in the history of MLS. 2 Related Pepi had an incredible 2021 with 13 goals in 31 league appearances for Dallas and (after
2:43 AM ET Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has questioned the togetherness and commitment of Ralf Rangnick’s squad after Monday’s 1-0 home defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers, the latest setback in their troubled season. “We have to put more pressure on them, we have to have intensity. Us players, we have been here a long time,
5:35 PM ET Kylian Mbappe scored a second-half hat trick to lead Paris Saint-Germain past Vannes and into the Coupe de France round of 16. Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / AFP Holders Paris Saint-Germain eased into the Coupe de France round of 16 after a second-half hat trick from Kylian Mbappe on top of Presnel Kimpembe‘s opener gave
4:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — It says everything about Manchester United‘s opening game of 2022 that Phil Jones returned for his first appearance in 708 days and was, by some distance, their best player. It’s no disrespect to Jones, without a game since January 2020 as he battled back from a serious
2:25 PM ET Manchester United suffered their first defeat under interim manager Ralf Rangnick, falling to a 1-0 loss at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Monday. An 82nd minute strike from Joao Moutinho earned Wolves their first win at Old Trafford since 1980 and moved Bruno Lage’s side up to eighth
2:50 PM ET The Houston Dynamo has hired Paulo Nagamura to be the team’s next manager, the club announced on Monday. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access Nagamura, 38, replaces Tab Ramos, whose contract wasn’t renewed following
1:51 PM ET Associated Press Philippe Clement has left Club Brugge for AS Monaco on Monday. Vincent Van Doornick/Isosport/MB Media/Getty Images AS Monaco appointed coach Philippe Clement on a two-and-a-half year deal on Monday after firing Niko Kovac during the midseason break. The French club said in a statement that the 47-year-old Clement signed on until