1:17 PM ET Associated Press The Cadiz defender accused of racially insulting an opponent in a La Liga match this weekend said he deserves to be presumed innocent. Juan Cala made his first public comments on Monday, a day after he was accused of insulting Valencia player Mouctar Diakhaby in Cadiz’s 2-1 home win on
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7:13 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Martin Odegaard has been a solid contributor for Arsenal since joining on loan from Real Madrid Shaun Botterill/Getty Images The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the
10:00 AM ET Major League Soccer announced on Monday that it will be among several U.S. leagues that will take part in a pilot program to implement concussion substitutions, starting with the 2021 regular season. The protocols involved in the program have been approved by FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which oversees
6:09 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona will continue to pursue the signing of Erling Haaland after meeting with his representatives last week but several sources at the club have told ESPN it will be “very difficult” to do a deal for the Borussia Dortmund striker. New Barca president Joan Laporta met with Haaland’s
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8:38 AM ET Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has praised Liverpool as “a complete team” ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal first leg but said he believes critics were too hasty to write off Madrid’s chances of winning silverware this year. Both teams have struggled for consistency at times this season, but Real Madrid are
5:52 AM ET Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho showed once again, after his side let the lead slip to draw 2-2 with Newcastle this weekend, that he isn’t shy of digging into his players. 2 Related Spurs were 2-1 up at half-time thanks to a quickfire Harry Kane brace but ultimately surrendered their lead in 85th
8:40 AM ET Liverpool face Real Madrid in the Champions League in the Spanish capital on Tuesday, but the fight for a place in the semifinals might not be the only battle to be won. 2 Related Jurgen Klopp is prepared to accept the noise surrounding Mohamed Salah‘s future at Liverpool while the Egyptian forward
5:28 PM ET Bernard Tapie, former owner of Marseille and Adidas, was attacked at his home near Paris. BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images Bernard Tapie, the former owner of French football club Marseille, was attacked in a violent burglary at his home in a Paris suburb on early Sunday morning, the mayor of Combs-la-Ville said. Police
1:41 PM ET Valencia players walked off the pitch in the 29th minute of their La Liga clash with Cadiz after Mouctar Diakhaby was the victim of an alleged racist comment. The score was 1-1 when Diakhaby was involved in altercation with Cadiz’s Juan Cala. Valencia’s Gabriel Paulista then kicked the ball out of play