8:08 PM ET The situation involving the transfer of defender Julian Araujo to Barcelona remains mired in confusion, with the LaLiga club appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a bid to get the player registered. Meanwhile, LA Galaxy manager Greg Vanney told ESPN that the organization remains in discussions with the … Read more
6:11 PM ET Santiago Arias spent more than a decade in several of Europe’s top leagues. Juanjo Ubeda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images FC Cincinnati have signed Colombian defender Santiago Arias on a free transfer, the MLS club announced Thursday. Arias, who was a free agent after leaving Atletico last summer, signed a contract through the 2023 … Read more
Getty Images While Anthony Hudson is the interim coach for the United States men’s national team, the search for a head coach is still open and things have gotten interesting with the ever-popular Jesse Marsch now available. Arguably one of the most decorated American coaches in Europe along with Pellegrino Matarazzo, Marsch’s availability is one … Read more
play How Barcelona is finding ways to win (1:23)Alejandro Moreno discusses how Barcelona are pulling out wins, even if they aren’t playing very well. (1:23) 6:58 PM ET The January transfer window might have closed around Europe, but there’s plenty of gossip swirling around as clubs prepare to make moves in the summer. Transfer Talk … Read more
play Laurens: Messi and PSG ‘weren’t very good’ in loss to Marseille (2:03)Julien Laurens recaps Paris Saint-Germain’s loss to Marseille in the Coupe de France Round of 16. (2:03) 1:38 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s Lionel Messi is an injury doubt to face Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 … Read more
3:42 PM ET Diego Cocca leaves Tigres less than three months after joining the club as Miguel Herrera’s successor. Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images Tigres have terminated the contract of head coach Diego Cocca and confirmed his imminent appointment as the next manager of Mexico’s men’s national team in a statement released Thursday. “We have decided to … Read more
play How likely is Ronaldo’s return to Europe after his spell in Saudi Arabia? (0:55)Gab & Juls react to Rudi Garcia’s comments about Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Europe after his spell with Al Nassr. (0:55) 2:38 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored four times, including registering his 500th career league goal, as Al Nassr beat Al … Read more
3:46 PM ET Every week, our own Luis Miguel Echegaray offers his latest thoughts from the world of football. You have the analysis; now comes LME’s commentary. Welcome to The Tap-In. This week, I thought a lot about the meaning of greatness. Well, if we want to be specific: the pressures of reaching greatness and … Read more
play Why Guardiola and Haaland could be holding Man City back (1:31)Mark Ogden feels Pep Guardiola’s intensity combined with Man City’s predictable attacking style since the arrival of Erling Haaland are holding them back in the Premier League. (1:31) 1:06 PM ET Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and England manager Sarina Wiegman are among the … Read more
1:21 PM ET Union Berlin and RB Leipzig both hail from East Germany, but it would be a mistake to consider them both East German clubs. CLEMENS BILAN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae gets to the bottom of why RB Leipzig and Union Berlin — who lock horns on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET … Read more
