8:34 AM ET Chelsea have completed the signing of Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana on a seven-year contract, the club announced Wednesday. ESPN reported Saturday that Chelsea agreed a fee in the region of £75 million for Fofana after Leicester demanded the same £80m fee they received for defender Harry Maguire when he moved to
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7:02 AM ET The 2022 Women’s European Championship was the most watched edition of the tournament with a projected global cumulative live viewership of 365 million, European football governing body UEFA said on Wednesday. The viewership for this year’s tournament, which was won by hosts England after they defeated Germany in the final, was more
5:00 AM ET It is an immense quirk that we get about 10% of the way through the soccer season before the rosters are actually locked into place. It’s difficult for an American sports fan to grasp, I’m sure. In college football, rosters are mostly set three months before the season starts. In professional sports,
6:30 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sources have told ESPN the injury will keep Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out for around three weeks. David Ramos/Getty Images Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang suffered a broken jaw during a robbery at his house earlier in the week, sources confirmed to ESPN. Aubameyang was assaulted in the early hours of Monday
5:06 PM ET Chelsea suffered a 2-1 defeat at Southampton as early season struggles continued for Thomas Tuchel’s side. Despite Raheem Sterling giving the Blues a lead in the 23rd minute, the Saints levelled five minutes later on 18-year-old Romeo Lavia‘s spectacular goal. It was then in first-half stoppage time that the home side took
6:44 PM ET Associated Press A former North Carolina State soccer player sued the school in federal court Tuesday, saying he was sexually abused for years by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine under the guise of treatment. The lawsuit filed by Benjamin Locke accuses Robert Murphy Jr. of improperly touching his genitals during
11:15 PM ET Associated Press A Las Vegas police report compiled a decade after a woman first made a 2009 rape complaint against international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo almost became public Tuesday by mistake, before a Nevada judge backtracked and kept it sealed. Clark County District Court Judge Jasmin Lilly-Spells decided to at least temporarily
4:54 PM ET German Cup holders RB Leipzig began their defence of the trophy with a commanding 8-0 victory over fourth division side Teutonia Ottensen after Timo Werner grabbed a first half hat trick on Tuesday. The match was moved to Leipzig’s stadium after the pitch at Dessau’s Paul Greifzu stadium was left unplayable after
5:53 PM ET Thomas Tuchel said his Chelsea team were bullied by Southampton on Tuesday and urged them to toughen up for future Premier League away games. The Blues lost 2-1 at St Mary’s despite Raheem Sterling opening the scoring midway through the first half, as Romeo Lavia and Adam Armstrong struck to give the
4:39 PM ET Chelsea suffered their second defeat of the young Premier League season after giving up an early lead to go down 2-1 to Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday. Raheem Sterling put Chelsea in front in the 23rd minute with his third goal in two games but Southampton leveled within five minutes