2:59 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi will miss Saturday’s Ligue 1 trip to Bordeaux through injury but could feature for Argentina in this month’s World Cup qualifiers, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have
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10:16 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said that Roberto Firmino has suffered a “serious” hamstring injury and is unlikely to return after the international break next week. Firmino, 30, limped off as a substitute during the 2-0 Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
9:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said the speculation around his future as Manchester United manager is “no problem” as he prepares for the first Manchester derby of the season. Solskjaer has eased the pressure with victory over Tottenham and a draw with Atalanta in his last two games but the Norwegian
11:00 AM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC Major League Soccer fans are in for a real treat. Decision Day is upon us, with Eastern Conference clubs kicking off Sunday at 3:30 PM ET and Western Conference sides taking the field at 6 PM ET (stream games LIVE on ESPN+), and there are still 12 teams vying
10:00 AM ET We’ve reached the nail-biting conclusion of the group stage in ESPN’s Battle of the Leagues, presented by EA Sports FIFA 22, and every single one of Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Major League Soccer and Liga MX still has a shot of reaching next week’s semifinals. There is
3:23 AM ET West Ham have said the club is “appalled” after footage of fans singing an antisemitic song towards a Jewish man on a plane circulated online on Thursday. A video shows a man walking down the aisle to take his seat on the plane, with a group of supporters signing an offensive chant.
8:00 AM ET Harry Kane has said Tottenham Hotspur have shown “great ambition” by appointing Antonio Conte as head coach and added that the Italian can make him a better player. Conte replaced Nuno Espirito Santo earlier this week and guided Spurs to victory in his opening game on Thursday with a 3-2 Europa Conference
4:13 AM ET Associated Press The Vancouver Whitecaps will be investigated for allegations dating back to 2010. USA Today Images Major League Soccer has engaged Janice Rubin and Melody Jahanzadeh of Rubin Thomlinson LLP to conduct an independent review of the Vancouver Whitecaps‘ handling of misconduct allegations brought by members of the organization’s women’s team against
7:07 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have appointed Xavi Hernandez as their new coach following the dismissal of Ronald Koeman, Al Sadd announced on Friday. Xavi, 41, returns to the club after six years with Al Sadd, first as a player before taking over as manager in 2019. – Hunter: Koeman’s sacking inevitable,
10:44 AM ET They are two of the most exciting attacking players in world football, wingers with the ability to score as often as they create, and after a summer in which one emerged as a star of Euro 2020 and the other finally secured an €85 million move to the Premier League, this season