1:57 PM ET There’s the journey, and there’s the destination. For a sport dominated by haves and have-nots — so, most sports — we generally understand that the winner of a league or tournament is going to come from a select minority of teams. But in instances in which the destination is predictable, or even
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10:10 AM ET Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been indicted by Swiss prosecutors. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Sepp Blatter, the former FIFA president, and Michel Platini, ex-president at UEFA, were charged with fraud and other offences by Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after a six-year investigation of a controversial $2 million payment. Blatter, 85, and Platini, 65,
7:59 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur have appointed former Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte to replace Nuno Espirito Santo. Conte returns to the Premier League having won the division with Chelsea in 2017 and the FA Cup a year later. He also won Serie A during his spells at Juventus and Inter. Conte
9:21 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola said Manchester City‘s Champions League clash with Club Brugge is “much more important” than Saturday’s trip to Old Trafford for the Manchester derby. City, second in Group A behind Paris Saint-Germain, can take a giant step towards the knock-out rounds with victory over the Belgian side at the
7:18 AM ET Lionel Messi was not included in the Paris St-Germain squad that will face RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday but forward Kylian Mbappe made the team. Messi had limped off during their 2-1 win over Lille in Ligue 1 on Friday and was not included in the 21-member squad named
11:20 AM ET The United States men’s national team will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly on Dec. 18, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday. Because the match, scheduled to be held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, falls outside an international window, the U.S. squad is expected to be composed
8:15 AM ET When was the last time your seventh choice for anything worked out well? It might have seemed a little premature for Tottenham Hotspur to dispense with Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday after just 17 games and exactly four months in the job — and replace him with Antonio Conte the very next
6:53 AM ET Associated Press Head of women’s soccer for CONCACAF and former Portland Thorns goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc has been named as the team’s new general manager, replacing Gavin Wilkinson who was placed on administrative leave by the Thorns in the wake of sexual harassment and coercion allegations made against former coach Paul Riley. LeBlanc
12:05 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Fewer than seven days remain in the 2021 Major League Soccer season, and with the final matchday
8:43 PM ET Adam Brown 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 is the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Spurs to