Mar 20, 2024, 08:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool announced the appointment of Richard Hughes as their new sporting director on Wednesday, with the Bournemouth technical director starting in the role at the end of this season. Hughes’ arrival at the club follows Michael Edwards joining Fenway Sports Group (FSG), Liverpool’s American owners, in
Football
Open Extended Reactions Takehiro Tomiyasu has signed a new contract with Arsenal keeping him at the club until 2026. Sources have told ESPN that the Japan international’s deal contains an option to extend by a further 12 months. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Tomiyasu’s previous agreement ran to 2025 but Arsenal have
Julien Laurens Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Mar 19, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud is in talks with LAFC over a potential transfer this summer, with the France international keen on joining last
Open Extended Reactions Premier League referees’ chief Howard Webb insisted that Michael Oliver didn’t make a mistake in not awarding a 98th-minute penalty to Liverpool in their draw against Manchester City earlier this month. The game was poised at 1-1 when Liverpool won a late corner, from which City’s Jérémy Doku caught Alexis Mac Alister
Mar 19, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has been called into Gareth Southgate’s England squad, the Football Association confirmed on Tuesday. Having originally been named in the England under-21 side, Southgate has now promoted Mainoo into the senior side, meaning he could make his first team debut in
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 19, 2024, 01:44 PM ET The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has offered its “total and unconditional support” to a referee accused of negligence by Real Madrid for failing to report insulting chants aimed at Vinícius Júnior. Referee Juan Martinez Munuera did not include chants from the crowd of “Vinícius, die”
Adriana Garcia Mar 19, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham forward Richarlison has said therapy “saved my life” as he welcomed the incorporation of a psychologist to Brazil‘s national team staff. Brazil’s Football Confederation (CBF) unveiled on Monday their new technical staff working under coach Dorival Junior, with Marisa Lucia Santiago appointed as
Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 11:20 AM ET Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone has died following a cardiac arrest, the club said on Tuesday. He was 57. Barone fell ill on Sunday at the team hotel, shortly before Fiorentina’s match at Atalanta, and was rushed to a hospital in Milan, Italy. The Serie A match
Mar 19, 2024, 01:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will be sidelined for a further four to six weeks, sources have told ESPN, after the club confirmed he suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee during a training session on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Belgium international had been expected to
Paul Watson Mar 19, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Midtjylland tend to make a lot of noise in European competition, but they’re also one of several teams tussling for the title back home in Denmark. David Martins/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images When we return to club football after the international break, we are headed