8:15 PM ET Leicester City have turned down two offers for defender Wesley Fofana already this summer. Getty Images Leicester City have every intention of keeping defender Wesley Fofana and have rejected two bids for the Frenchman, manager Brendan Rodgers said on Thursday. The 21-year-old has been linked to Chelsea, but Rodgers said the Midlands club
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2:01 PM ET There are just 101 days until the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup — thanks to a last-minute change of plan by FIFA to allow host Qatar to kick off the tournament a day earlier than scheduled — and there are already winners and losers in the Premier League as a
4:29 PM ET FIFA has moved the start of the Qatar World Cup forward by a day, meaning the tournament will now begin on Sunday, Nov. 20 rather than the initially scheduled date of Monday, Nov. 21. The first game of the finals will now be the host nation Qatar‘s clash with Ecuador on Sunday
2:10 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have contacted Marcus Rashford over the possibility of signing the Manchester United forward to strengthen their squad this summer, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The news of PSG’s interest was first reported by L’Equipe. Rashford, 24, has one year left on his contract at United with an option for another
6:07 PM ET Major League Soccer said the firm hired to oversee an investigation into the Vancouver Whitecaps handling of misconduct allegations levelled at two former women’s team coaches found the club acted appropriately and expeditiously in the matter. The allegations of misconduct were brought by members of the Whitecaps’ women’s team against former coaches
3:31 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said on Wednesday that Liga MX might not be involved in next year’s All-Star Game. “I’m not sure we need that for our All-Star Game [in 2023],” Garber said at Wednesday’s MLS All-Star Game against Liga MX. “You’ve got Campeones Cup coming up in
1:16 PM ET Liverpool have signed rising star Harvey Elliott to a new long-term contract, the Anfield club announced Thursday. Elliott, 19, arrived from Fulham in 2019 for a fee ruled by a tribunal to be up to £4.3 million. He has since made 22 appearances for Jurgen Klopp’s side. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga,
8:14 AM ET Former Real Madrid left-back Fabio Coentrao has been handed a one-match ban and an €850 fine — a year after he retired from football to pursue a career as a fisherman. Coentrao, 34, received the punishment from the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) for “insults and reputational offences” while playing for Rio Ave
8:59 AM ET Raheem Sterling has said his unwillingness to accept a lack of game time at Manchester City led to his move to Chelsea this summer. The 27-year-old completed his transfer to Stamford Bridge in a deal worth up to £50 million last month which ended his seven-year stay at City. – ESPN+ viewers
9:46 AM ET Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch has said his experience in the United States will help prepare the team to excel during a heatwave. Temperatures in England are expected to reach around 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday when Leeds travel to Southampton for their Premier League game. However, Marsch is