11:58 AM ET Chelsea‘s vice-captain Jorginho has said the players “are responsible” for the departure of Thomas Tuchel last week. Tuchel was relieved of his duties last Wednesday, the day after his team suffered a shock 1-0 defeat away to Dinamo Zagreb in their opening game of this season’s Champions League. Chelsea appointed Graham Potter
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3:01 PM ET Associated Press Benjamin Mendy arriving for the first day of his trial at Chester Crown Court on Aug. 15, 2022. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty Tuesday on a charge of rape of a 19-year-old woman. The verdict was given by a jury on the direction of
10:13 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City‘s clash against Arsenal could be axed because of the Premier League’s fixture pile up. The top two teams in the league are due to meet at the Emirates on Oct. 19, but Guardiola suggested the game could be postponed to accommodate Arsenal’s Europa League
6:00 AM ET You may not remember all of them, but let me assure you that Spanish football has been witness to some of the great retaliation extravaganzas of all time. Diego Maradona, when he was at Barcelona, Kung Fu-kicking Athletic Club‘s Miguel De Andres at the end of the 1984 Copa del Rey final.
8:48 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti has laughed off reports that Kylian Mbappe could leave Paris Saint-Germain sooner than expected, saying Real Madrid’s focus is on their in-form strike duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo. On Tuesday the newspaper L’Equipe reported in a front page story that Mbappe’s PSG contract — signed in
7:34 AM ET LAFC‘s Gareth Bale leads Major League Soccer in shirt sales for the 2022 season, according to rankings released by the league. Bale’s jersey is the best-selling in MLS for this campaign, ahead of Charlotte FC‘s Christian Fuchs in second, LAFC teammate Carlos Vela in third, LA Galaxy striker Javier Hernandez in fourth
9:11 PM ET Associated Press Rob Page, right, will lead Gareth Bale and Wales as coach at the 2022 World Cup. Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Rob Page has signed a four-year deal to coach Wales, the World Cup-bound team said on Tuesday. Page took over the role on an interim basis after Ryan Giggs went
7:57 PM ET Associated Press U.S. Soccer says an investigation into alleged abuse and misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League is expected to be completed by early next month. The investigation, led by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, was initiated last fall after North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley was accused of
12:45 PM ET Chelsea‘s Premier League clash with Liverpool and Manchester United‘s home game against Leeds next Sunday have been postponed due to policing issues surrounding the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, but seven other Premier League fixtures will go ahead this weekend. All football in the United Kingdom was postponed last weekend as a
3:04 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Despite some gory defeats for Barcelona at the Allianz Arena in recent years, coach Xavi Hernandez insists his team are not entering a “house of horror” when they face Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Barca lost 3-0 in Munich in the Champions League group stage last season and have