Darren Ferguson managed at Doncaster Rovers last season. Sir Alex Ferguson’s son Darren Ferguson has been hired to manage Peterborough United until the end of the season, the club announced on Saturday. Ferguson, 46, will oversee the League One side’s final 17 games. FERGUSON APPOINTED | The football club can confirm the appointment of Darren Ferguson
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2:23 PM ET Veteran forward Fabio Quagliarella scored for a record-equalling 11th Serie A match in a row as he converted two penalties to lead Sampdoria to a 4-0 win over Udinese on Saturday. The 35-year-old took his tally for the season to 16 as he matched Gabriel Batistuta’s feat, which the Argentine achieved for
11:33 AM ET Borussia Dortmund extended their lead over Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga table to nine points by hammering Hannover 5-1 with three goals in seven minutes. Achraf Hakimi opened the scoring in the 24th minute to put Dortmund in control at the break, but a rapidfire triple from Marco Reus
Craig Burley says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is starting to make the case to be Manchester United’s permanent manager after beating Tottenham and Arsenal. Manchester United’s under-18s came back from 2-0 down to beat Liverpool 3-2 in extra time and book their place in the Premier League Cup semifinals. Mason Greenwood scored twice — both free-kicks
The serious stuff is about to start in one of the world’s greatest showcases of emerging footballing talent. The second, decisive stage of the South American Under-20 Championships will soon be underway in Chile. Four nations have fallen by the wayside, while six remain to delight the army of European scouts and compete for the
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is open again. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting our correspondents loose to see who could be heading to/out of your club this month. TOP STORY: Hazard is Real’s top target Real Madrid have made Eden Hazard their No. 1 priority as they look
PSV continues to roll, as Hirving Lozano found the net twice before being carried off with a head injury early in the second half. PSV Eindhoven winger Hirving Lozano scored twice, but was stretchered off before half-time in his team’s 2-1 win over Groningen on Saturday. The 23-year-old clashed heads with Groningen’s Tim Handwerker just
English football is bad for your health. According to a study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, teams that play in leagues without a winter break lose players to, on average, 303 more days of injuries than their contemporaries in competitions that take time off around Christmas and New Year’s. This weekend also sees
Virgil van Dijk’s price tag was so high in large part because of the value he brings moving in two directions — attacking and defending. If the sum seemed absurd, it was because we had not been paying attention. Liverpool’s signing of Virgil van Dijk in January 2018 was first regarded by many as coming
Former Premier League referee Peter Walton joins Stewart Robson to discuss the big refereeing decisions in Liverpool’s win over Crystal Palace. Liverpool have completed the signing of 16-year-old French defender Billy Koumetio from US Orleans for a nominal fee, a source has told ESPN FC. Koumetio spent a period on trial with Liverpool in 2018