Apr 23, 2024, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A soccer agent sent a threatening email to a senior director at Premier League club Chelsea, demanding a six-figure commission over the transfer of French defender Kurt Zouma, prosecutors told a London court on Tuesday. Saif Rubie sent an email to Marina Granovskaia, Chelsea’s director of
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Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A Spanish judge has ordered a bank account of a company run by former Barcelona player Gerard Piqué to be frozen while she investigates suspicions of corruption in the hosting of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. A Spanish court confirmed local news
Apr 23, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Eagle-eyed Wrexham fans spotted forward Ollie Palmer making a cameo appearance in the latest trailer for Ryan Reynolds’ new “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie. Reynolds, who owns the Welsh club alongside Rob McElhenney, released the trailer on Monday, with Palmer hinting that suggestions he is the bearded
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 23, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag has branded the negative reaction to Manchester United reaching a second successive FA Cup final as “a disgrace.” United needed penalties to beat Coventry City on Sunday despite at one stage leading the Championship side 3-0. – Stream
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 23, 2024, 05:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tom Brady has hailed Jude Bellingham after the midfielder won his latest individual honour on Monday and revealed they spoke when he signed for Real Madrid. Bellingham, 20, won Breakthrough of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, which
Apr 23, 2024, 05:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sporting CP head coach Ruben Amorim is remaining tight-lipped about his future following his short trip to London amid speculation he could take the reins at West Ham. Amorim, 39, smiled at the cameras but refused to talk to reporters after landing at Lisbon airport in
Apr 23, 2024, 06:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Stuart Attwell, the official at the heart of Nottingham Forest‘s frustrations with the refereeing body PGMOL following their defeat to Everton on Sunday, has been selected as one of two VARs from England for this summer’s European Championship. “UEFA Euro 2024 is the pinnacle of European
Graham Hunter, Spain writerApr 23, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions As any of you who love chess will already have deduced, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández and the LaLiga club are currently engaged in
ESPN News Services Apr 22, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Milan beat city rivals AC Milan 2-1 on Monday to clinch the Serie A title, the 20th time the club has lifted the trophy in its history. Goals either side of half-time by Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram set Inter on their
ESPN News Services Apr 22, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The introduction of an independent regulator for English soccer represents a big risk that could have unintended consequences, according to Premier League Chief executive Richard Masters. Speaking ahead of the second reading of the Football Governance Bill that was introduced in Parliament last