4:09 PM ET Carlos Tevez called an emergency press conference on Thursday to announce he was stepping down as coach. Getty Images Carlos Tevez has left his role as manager of Argentine club Rosario Central five months after taking the job, the former Manchester City striker said on Thursday. Rosario finished 20th in the 28-team Argentine
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1:18 PM ET The next time the Champions League becomes the dominant topic in soccer, we will be approaching Valentine’s Day. An entire World Cup will have come and gone. We’ll have spent many thousands of words talking about player wear and tear, particularly for players on the four teams that will have played seven
9:56 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said it is “not fair” to expect footballers to make political statements ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. Speaking at a ceremony where he received the Freedom of Liverpool award on Thursday, Klopp said he doesn’t like the “expectation” put on players. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
5:15 AM ET Casemiro has previously been coached by managers Zinedine Zidane, Rafa Benitez and Carlo Ancelotti. Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images Manchester United midfielder Casemiro said he has been surprised by manager Erik Ten Hag’s obsession with winning, adding it is a trait he has seen in very few managers. The Brazil midfielder,
10:58 AM ET England and Arsenal star Beth Mead has said she is disappointed that the men’s World Cup will be held in Qatar and refuses to back or promote the tournament. Qatar was a hugely controversial choice for the finals when it was awarded the 2022 tournament 12 years ago, not least because same-sex
8:53 AM ET A women’s UEFA Nations League is set to be launched next year as part of the revamped qualification process for the 2025 European Championship, the governing body said on Thursday. The new tournament will divide countries into three tiers and teams will play in groups of three or four, with promotion and
4:10 AM ET Associated Press The United States will hold its traditional January training camp in New Zealand and play a pair of exhibition games against the island country’s national team. Both teams are preparing for next summer’s Women’s World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with the U.S. bidding to win a third
6:45 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has urged Spain to include his former captain Sergio Ramos in their World Cup squad. Ramos, 36, is in fine form for Paris Saint-Germain in his second season at the club having joined from Madrid in August 2021. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
8:05 AM ET AC Milan‘s Zlatan Ibrahimovic has questioned Kylian Mbappe‘s decision to stay at Paris Saint-Germain and warned him that “you are never bigger than a club.” Mbappe snubbed a move to Real Madrid to sign a three-year extension with the French champions in May and became the highest-paid player in world football, according
5:34 AM ET Adriana Garcia LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said it would be good for both Lionel Messi and Barcelona if the Argentina captain plays for his former club again. Messi, whose performances for Barca and Argentina won him seven Ballon d’Or awards, left after 21 years in August 2021 with the club struggling