12:29 PM ET Officials from Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and CONMEBOL officially announce their 2030 World Cup bid. Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay officially submitted a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup on Tuesday, calling for the tournament to return “where football was born” 100 years after the first World … Read more
9:59 AM ET Willi Orban could miss Leipzig’s match against Union Berlin on Saturday due to donating blood stem cells. Ulrik Pedersen/DeFodi Images via Getty Images RB Leipzig captain Willi Orban will have blood stem cells harvested on Wednesday after being found as a match for someone with blood cancer, the club said on Tuesday. … Read more
play Marcotti: Ziyech needs to prove himself at PSG (0:47)Gab Marcotti reacts to Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech’s possible loan move to PSG. (0:47) 10:39 AM ET Chelsea are increasingly confident Thiago Silva will sign a new one-year contract through to 2024, sources have told ESPN. The defender’s existing deal expires at the end of the season … Read more
play Nicol impressed by Man United’s performance after Casemiro’s red (1:41)Steve Nicol reacts to another home win for Manchester United, this time holding out with 10 men to beat Crystal Palace. (1:41) 7:57 AM ET MANCHESTER, England — Anthony Martial has been ruled out of Manchester United‘s Premier League clash with Leeds United on Wednesday … Read more
3:13 AM ET Hatayspor’s vice president has said Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble following an earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ghana winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey, the vice president of … Read more
Getty Images Good morning to everyone but especially to… THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS It’s nice to get a little bit of help from your friends. Two days after Jalen Wilson scored nearly half of his team’s points in a blowout loss, No. 9 Kansas used a much more balanced effort to earn a huge, 88-80 win … Read more
Getty Images A meeting with Tottenham in the fifth round awaits the winner when Sheffield United host Wrexham in a fourth-round replay match in the FA Cup on Tuesday. The sides met on Jan. 29 in Wales and battled to a 3-3 draw as John Egan scored the equalizer for Sheffield United in the 95th … Read more
play Guardiola frustrated with Man City loss at Tottenham (1:04)Pep Guardiola talks about the mistakes made by Manchester City in the 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in the Premier League. (1:04) 6:30 AM ET Erling Haaland was signed by Manchester City as the final piece of the jigsaw to win the Champions League. If that reality … Read more
12:05 PM ET What a weekend! The Premier League’s top two, Arsenal and Man City, lost, but the bigger news around City was charges against them of breaching financial rules dating back as far as 2009. We also saw more chaos for Liverpool and Real Madrid, big wins for Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and Napoli … Read more
5:00 AM ET Luka Modric. Toni Kroos. Casemiro. The midfield trio defined an era at Real Madrid — the archetypal blend of experience, skill and guile — peaking with three consecutive Champions League wins in 2016, 2017 and 2018. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) But, of course, nothing lasts forever. Casemiro left … Read more
