Liverpool midfielder Thiago has suffered another injury setback after playing his first game of the season last Sunday, a source has told ESPN. Thiago, 32, came off the bench in the 85th minute of Liverpool’s 3-1 Premier League defeat to Arsenal on Sunday in what was his first game for 10 months. – Stream on … Read more
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will announce the introduction of a new blue card on Friday as part of trials of sin bins in professional football, sources have confirmed to ESPN. News of the blue cards was first reported by The Telegraph. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Football’s lawmakers announced in … Read more
CBS Sports graphic The International Football Association Board (IFAB), which signs off on soccer’s rulebook, is set to greenlight the introduction of blue cards to represent a sin-bin offense, per The Telegraph. The blue card would be the first new card for referees to issue since 1970, when both the yellow card and red card were … Read more
Getty Images It’s a historic AFC Asian Cup final as host nation Qatar will face Jordan for the championship on Feb. 10 on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo Network. Jordan have already made history by toppling one of the favorites in South Korea to appear in their first-ever Asian Cup Final. Ranked 87th in the … Read more
Getty Images The focus on Sunday might be the Super Bowl, but ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs’ clash with the San Francisco 49ers, there will be plenty of time to discuss the other football in the buildup. UEFA Champions League Today host Kate Abdo will be joined by analysts Thierry Henry and Micah Richards … Read more
play Tata Martino relates to Hong Kong fans after Messi no show (1:02)Inter Miami’s Tata Martino talks to Hong Kong fans following Lionel Messi’s absence. (1:02) Feb 7, 2024, 09:37 PM ET The Hong Kong government demanded answers from Inter Miami CF and Lionel Messi on Wednesday after the Argentine played in a friendly in … Read more
Feb 8, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Full-backs are inverting, goalkeepers are playing like NFL quarterbacks, while centre-backs now have to do just about everything for a progressive football team. Indeed, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher recently described centre-back as “the most demanding position on the pitch” and admitted he would have struggled to cope in today’s … Read more
play Why it’s the ‘right time’ for Kylian Mbappe to join Real Madrid (2:24)Julien Laurens reacts to the news Kylian Mbappe has apparently decided to make the switch to Real Madrid from PSG. (2:24) Feb 8, 2024, 04:00 AM ET So, the January transfer window was a bust. Premier League clubs only spent just over … Read more
Manchester City star Erling Haaland has come out with a surprise pet peeve on the football field. Haaland has stated that he gets annoyed by throw-ins the way they are currently taken. Haaland was asked by the Man City podcast what rules he would want to change in the sport. “What annoys me is the … Read more
Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso has been told to think before choosing Liverpool as his next job. The Spaniard is already being linked with the Anfield hotseat, given Jurgen Klopp‘s impending departure. Given Alonso is still a young manager, former teammate Glen Johnson believes he may take on too much trying to succeed Klopp. … Read more
