12:55 PM ET Arsenal director Josh Kroenke has told club staff that Kroenke Sports Enterprises will not entertain any offers to sell the Gunners as Spotify owner Daniel Ek prepares a takeover bid, sources have told ESPN. Ek is heading a consortium including three former Arsenal players, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, and Dennis Bergkamp, with
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8:54 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Alfred Duncan was racially abused on Instagram. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Cagliari midfielder Alfred Duncan has accepted an apology from the mother of a teenager who racially abused him on social media. Duncan played the final seven minutes of Cagliari’s 3-2 win over Roma on Sunday and sources told ESPN he
10:26 AM ET Keller referred to vice president Rainer Koch, a civil judge, as ‘Freisler.’ Martin Rose/Getty Images The president of Germany‘s Football Association (DFB) Fritz Keller has apologised publicly for making a Nazi reference when talking to his vice president in a meeting last week, saying it had been a “grave mistake.” Keller referred to
10:14 AM ET Associated Press An Israeli football referee has come out as transgender and is living — and enforcing the rules of the game — as a woman. Sapir Berman announced on Tuesday she has received the support of her family, the local referees’ union and Israeli and international football officials. She said players
5:00 AM ET The death of football icon Diego Maradona late last year was a landmark moment for the whole of Argentina, and the entire soccer world mourned the loss of the former Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli forward. Maximiliano Bagnasco’s experiences since that day show how much Maradona still means to his home nation,
2:41 PM ET The semifinals of the 2020-21 Champions League are upon us, and there will be a new name on the trophy with holders Bayern Munich eliminated in the quarterfinals. Those games seem like a lifetime ago: first came the ill-fated Super League breakaway, then came confirmation of the reconfigured Champions League format for
4:57 AM ET Stephan Uersfeld Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Bayern Munich have appointed Julian Nagelsmann as their next manager, having reached a compensation agreement with RB Leipzig.
5:45 AM ET Liverpool announced a pre-tax loss of £46 million ($64m) for the year that ended last May, with the COVID-19 crisis hitting clubs hard in the final quarter in particular, the defending Premier League champions said on Tuesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The latest financial results, including a
4:47 AM ET Adriana Garcia The teenage son of Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo has revealed he receives death threats and abuse on social media every day. Juventus have dropped to fourth in the Serie A standings and, with five games remaining, are one of three clubs level on 66 points, stretching from third to fifth
6:44 AM ET Division 1 Feminine champions Lyon have appointed their first female head coach, Sonia Bompastor, the club announced on Tuesday. Former coach Jean-Luc Vasseur will leave with immediate effect after the club were dumped out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain. A statement released by the club said that they have mutually