11:02 AM ET Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will not make his long-awaited comeback when his side host Lazio in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals on Thursday, coach Massimiliano Allegri said, but striker Dusan Vlahovic is likely to start. Both Pogba and Vlahovic are returning from lengthy injury absences and were named on the bench in Serie
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1:28 PM ET Kazuyoshi Miura’s legendary career will continue in Portugal. Hiroki Watanabe/Getty Images Kazuyoshi Miura will continue his professional career in Portugal at the age of 55 after the former Japan striker joined second-tier Oliveirense on loan from Yokohama FC, the Portuguese club said on Wednesday. Miura, who turns 56 this month, will enter his
8:33 AM ET Associated Press Women’s World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand urged FIFA on Wednesday not to sign a sponsor deal with the tourism authority of Saudi Arabia where “rights of women remain severely restricted.” Leaders of the two national football federations warned in a letter to FIFA, including president Gianni Infantino, that
12:56 PM ET San Diego Wave forward Alex Morgan, OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe and Portland Thorns defender Becky Sauerbrunn highlight the 23-player U.S. women’s national team roster for the SheBelieves Cup. The competition includes Brazil, Japan, and Olympic champions Canada in the four-team competition. All three teams qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World
6:33 AM ET Hakim Ziyech will not join Paris Saint-Germain on loan from Chelsea due to late paperwork causing the deal not to be registered by the French football governing body (LFP), sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN that PSG argue Chelsea were late to send the paperwork to finalise the transfer due
6:11 AM ET LaLiga has hit out at the Premier League for “cheating” and “doping” after an analysis from Deloitte’s Sports Business Group said clubs spent a record £815 million ($1 billion) in the January transfer window. The biggest spenders were Chelsea, responsible for 37% of the total — equivalent to more than the combined
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen January’s transfer window spending in Europe was led by one team: Chelsea. The Blues splashed over €300 million on eight players including Enzo Fernandez (€121m), Mykhailo Mudryk (€70m), Benoit Badiashile €37m) and Noni Madueke (€35m), which blew the rest of the clubs out of the water. Nobody else could compete
5:25 AM ET Antonio Conte will miss Tottenham’s clash with Manchester City on Sunday. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Tottenham manager Antonio Conte will undergo surgery on Wednesday to remove his gallbladder, the club have announced. Conte fell ill this week and the diagnosis came back with cholecystitis requiring surgery. He will spend time away
6:19 PM ET Barcelona and the LA Galaxy have agreed on a deal for Julian Araujo, but the transfer is pending the Spanish football federation and FIFA’s approval because the paperwork to sign the Mexico international missed Tuesday’s deadline, sources told ESPN. A final decision on the agreement between Barca and the Galaxy for Araujo
7:54 PM ET Chelsea have signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica after meeting the midfielder’s €121 million (£106.8m) release clause, the Portuguese side announced on Tuesday. A statement from Benfica confirmed that a deal had been reached between the clubs over how Chelsea would pay the release fee for the 22-year-old, who has signed an eight-and-a-half