Mauricio Pochettino has said he will be satisfied with his Chelsea squad even if the club fail to bring in any more signings before Friday’s transfer deadline. Chelsea have spent more than £320 million ($400m) on 10 players but are eyeing further signings with Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe and Nottingham Forest‘s Brennan Johnson the
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Ross Devonport Aug 29, 2023, 12:10 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami CF coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said Tuesday that Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets will likely return to the starting lineup for Wednesday’s home matchup against Nashville SC. The former Barcelona stars both came off the bench at the hour mark in
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk could be hit with an additional one-game suspension for his reaction to being sent off during his side’s 2-1 win at Newcastle on Sunday, sources have told ESPN. The Liverpool captain was shown a red card by referee John Brooks for a foul on Newcastle forward Alexander Isak for what
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 28, 2023, 04:33 AM ET The regional presidents of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) have demanded the resignation of president Luis Rubiales and called for a “profound and immediate restructuring” at the organisation as it tries to manage the fallout surrounding his unsolicited kiss of Spain forward Jenni Hermoso. A committee
Associated Press Aug 28, 2023, 07:32 PM ET John Herdman quit as coach of Canada‘s men’s national team on Monday to move behind the bench at Toronto FC of Major League Soccer starting Oct. 1. The 48-year-old Briton took over as men’s coach in 2018 after seven years leading Canada’s women and helped the men
An inspired Atletico Madrid humiliated city rivals Rayo Vallecano with a 7-0 demolition job on Monday, with substitute Alvaro Morata scoring twice and midfielders Saul Niguez and Rodrigo de Paul giving two assists each. Atletico took an early two-goal lead with Antoine Griezmann and Memphis Depay scoring from close range, while Nahuel Molina extended their
First-half goals by Denzel Dumfries and Lautaro Martínez earned Inter Milan a comfortable 2-0 win at newcomers Cagliari in Serie A on Monday. After 21 minutes, a midfield mishap by Cagliari gave Marcus Thuram the chance to skilfully thread the ball to Dumfries, who executed an angled drive to break the deadlock. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
European soccer didn’t disappoint this weekend, with talking points galore around the Premier League, German Bundesliga and Italian Serie A in particular. Ten-man Liverpool rallied for a huge win at Newcastle, Man United spotted Nottingham Forest a 2-0 lead inside four minutes before winning 3-2, and Arsenal dropped points vs. Fulham in entirely self-inflicted fashion.
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 28, 2023, 07:17 AM ET The mother of embattled Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales has locked herself in a church and said she is on hunger strike in protest at her son’s treatment, Rubiales’ cousin confirmed on Monday. Ángeles Béjar shut herself inside the church of the Divine Shepherdess
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 28, 2023, 04:33 AM ET The Spanish football federation (RFEF) has called an “extraordinary and urgent” meeting on Monday as it seeks to manage the fallout from FIFA’s suspension of its president Luis Rubiales after his unsolicited kiss of Spain forward Jenni Hermoso. FIFA has hit Rubiales with a provisional suspension