play Laurens: Man United must be happy with the UEL draw (1:18)Julien Laurens believes Erik ten Hag will be happy with playing Jorge Sampaoli’s Sevilla in the quarterfinals of the Europa League. (1:18) 8:20 AM ET Manchester United have been drawn to face Sevilla in the Europa League quarterfinals in a repeat of the 2020 … Read more
play Pulisic’s Champions League warning: I wouldn’t want to play Chelsea (1:08)Christian Pulisic has high hopes for Chelsea in the Champions League, with Graham Potter’s side starting to click. (1:08) 7:26 AM ET Holders Real Madrid have been drawn to face Chelsea in the Champions League quarterfinals, while Manchester City will play Bayern Munich. The … Read more
play Ghana mourns Christian Atsu (0:44)Hundreds of people are paying their last respects to Christian Atsu, who died in last month’s earthquake in Turkey. (0:44) 9:47 AM ET Ghanaians gathered outside the country’s parliament building in Accra on Friday for the state funeral of winger Christian Atsu, who died during the earthquake in southern Turkey … Read more
play How Crystal Palace let Patrick Vieira down (1:07)Julien Laurens thinks Patrick Vieira was let down by the lack of investment in the squad as Crystal Palace fires the French manager. (1:07) 4:08 AM ET Patrick Vieira has left his role as manager of Crystal Palace after a dismal run of form which has seen … Read more
play Raphinha scores for Barcelona just before halftime (0:45)Raphinha scores for Barcelona just before halftime (0:45) 2:50 PM ET Barcelona midfielder Pedri will miss Sunday’s LaLiga Clasico against Real Madrid with a hamstring problem. Sources have told ESPN that despite the Spain international training with his teammates on Friday, he is not fit for the … Read more
3:24 PM ET Lucas Leiva applauds following his final game for Lazio in May 2022. Silvia Lore/Getty Images Gremio midfielder Lucas Leiva has announced his retirement from football due to a heart condition. Lucas, 36, had not played since December when a routine medical check-up showed a cardiac anomaly. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, … Read more
12:34 PM ET A British police officer was allowed to keep her job Friday after a disciplinary panel found her guilty of gross misconduct for unlawfully clubbing former Premier League star Dalian Atkinson, who died after another officer used a stun gun and kicked him in the head. Constable Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith unlawfully hit the … Read more
2:17 PM ET Kyle Walker has continued to be available for Manchester City. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Kyle Walker will not face criminal charges after police ended their investigation into an alleged incident of indecent exposure at a bar during a day off for the Manchester City footballer. Cheshire police began an investigation … Read more
play Laurens: Man United must be happy with the UEL draw (1:18)Julien Laurens believes Erik ten Hag will be happy with playing Jorge Sampaoli’s Sevilla in the quarterfinals of the Europa League. (1:18) 12:32 PM ET Erik ten Hag has confirmed he met potential Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Friday during the British … Read more
3:36 PM ET Robert Lewandowski swapped perennial winners Bayern Munich for crisis club Barcelona last summer. After winning 10 Bundesliga titles (two for Borussia Dortmund, then eight at Bayern), the Poland striker wanted a new challenge. He wanted to help take Barca back to the top of Spanish and European football. Domestically, things are going … Read more
