Diego Costa is set to return for Atletico Madrid at the weekend after more than two months on the sidelines. Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has welcomed back “warrior” Diego Costa after the striker was cleared to play on Friday after more than two months out with a foot injury, giving his stumbling side a
Former Barcelona star Patrick Kluivert says Frenkie de Jong will prove to be a big hit with his new club Barcelona. With Real Madrid back in the picture, the ESPN FC crew assess the chances Barcelona will relinquish their six-point advantage. Barcelona were held scoreless in Bilbao, but still lead second-place Real Madrid by six
A period of silence was held to remember the life of Emiliano Sala before kick-off between Southampton and Cardiff at St. Mary’s. The body of footballer Emiliano Sala arrived in Argentina on Friday, ahead of this weekend’s wake and burial in his home town. TV pictures showed a van carrying the body being slowly escorted
6:12 AM ET Footballer Gerard Pique has hit back at critics of the revamped Davis Cup Finals, saying they will be a “festival of tennis”. The Barcelona defender played down concerns about changes to the traditional Davis Cup format and his role in the tournament at a draw ceremony for the Finals in Madrid. The
7:29 AM ET A round-up and gallery of all the 2019 car launches ahead of the new season. Pre-season testing begins in Barcelona on February 18. View all the key dates of the upcoming season here. Yet to launch: Racing Point (Wednesday), McLaren (Thursday), Ferrari (Friday), Alfa Romeo (Monday). Mercedes Valtteri Bottas put the first
5:11 AM ET ESPN staff Ferrari has unveiled the car it hopes can halt Meredes’ recent dominance of Formula One and end its own decade-long wait for a championship. The Italian team took the covers off its new car, the SF90, at an event at its factory in Maranello, Italy, where new signing Charles Leclerc
With MLS stars grabbing the attention of clubs overseas, the ESPN FC panel assess how the league is viewed in Europe. Former Manchester United midfielder Nani is in the final stages of completing a deal that will see him move to Orlando City, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC. If the deal is completed, Nani
Following their Europa League defeat at BATE Borisov, ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner takes Arsenal to task for their less-than-impressive showing. UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against Chelsea over the conduct of their supporters during Thursday’s 2-1 win over Malmo in the Europa League round of 32. The charges specify the throwing of objects in the
Appearing on our new ‘That FA Cup Podcast’ Paul Mariner and Shaka Hislop believe there’s zero chance of an upset between Newport and Man City in the FA Cup on Saturday. MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City cannot use the pitch as an excuse when they face League Two Newport County in
11:51 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Islamabad United chased down Lahore Qalandars’ 171 for 8 with enough to spare in their PSL 2019 opener, but they could well have had a slightly smaller target but for a rare occurrence during the Lahore innings – penalty runs for the ball hitting Luke Ronchi‘s discarded wicketkeeping gloves. It