7:14 AM ET Steven Gerrard has insisted he has not taken the Aston Villa job as a “stepping stone” to becoming Liverpool boss later in his managerial career. In his first news conference since leaving his position at Rangers to replace Dean Smith at Villa Park, the former Liverpool captain said he was “proud” and
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8:29 AM ET Associated Press Kim Kardashian West helped fly members of the Afghan women’s team to safety. James Devaney/GC Images Members of Afghanistan’s women’s youth development team arrived in Britain early Thursday after being flown from Pakistan with the help of a New York rabbi, Premier League side Leeds United and Kim Kardashian West. A
11:54 AM ET Rangers have appointed Giovanni van Bronckhorst as the club’s new manager, it was announced on Thursday. Van Bronckhorst played for Rangers from 1998 to 2001, winning two league titles and a domestic Treble, and succeeds Steven Gerrard at Ibrox. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get
8:32 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Former Barcelona technical secretary Ramon Planes is in the running to become Newcastle United‘s new director of football alongside Michael Emenalo, sources have told ESPN. Planes, 54, left Barca earlier this week after agreeing to rescind his contract, which was due to expire next summer, with the Catalan
9:02 AM ET When Taiwo Awoniyi‘s son, Emmanuel, is old enough, he will hear the story of his father’s journey to Union Berlin. While Emmanuel will grow up wanting for nothing, Taiwo wants to tell him the tales of his childhood: of how he used to go without food to play football, and how he
3:44 AM ET We’re three seasons into VAR in the Premier League, and ESPN has looked at which players have suffered or profited the most at the hands of the video referee. We’ve trawled through the stats for all 870 top-flight games so far to find out who has had the most goals disallowed, caused
6:18 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here’s the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Chelsea looking at
9:29 PM ET The Chicago Fire has agreed terms with Columbus Crew assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson to become the team’s next manager sources have confirmed to ESPN. Chicago-based outlet Hot Time in Old Town was the first to report on the Fire’s intentions to hire Hendrickson. One source cautioned that Hendrickson hasn’t yet signed a
5:02 PM ET For the U.S. men’s national team, the just-concluded round of World Cup qualifiers finished much like the previous two. There were more positives than negatives even if there was a nagging sense that points were left on the table. In this instance, Friday’s 2-0 defeat of rivals Mexico provided its usual boost,
4:49 PM ET Ten more people have been arrested in connection with the violence at Old Trafford that led to the postponement of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool in May, Greater Manchester Police said on Wednesday. The game on May 2 was called off after United supporters protesting against the club’s