Brazil federation, Madrid deny Ancelotti report

1:45 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti is already coaching Brazil star Vinicius Junior at Real Madrid. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images The Brazilian Football Confederation has denied an ESPN Brazil report that Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has given the OK to becoming the new coach of the Brazil men’s national team. Brazil have been looking for … Read more

Messi, Mbappe, Morgan lead FIFA Best nominees

play Messi given guard of honour on return to PSG training (0:33)Lionel Messi was given a guard of honour by his PSG teammates on his return to training after winning the World Cup with Argentina. (0:33) 1:06 PM ET Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe lead the final shortlist for The … Read more

Source: NYCFC in talks to loan USMNT’s Ledezma

2:17 PM ET Richie Ledezma’s playing time with PSV Eindhoven has been limited, in part, due to injury. Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images New York City FC is in talks to bring in United States international and PSV Eindhoven midfielder Richie Ledezma on loan, a source confirmed to ESPN. MLSsoccer.com’s Tom Bogert was the first to … Read more

PSG boss confident injured Messi can face Bayern

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) 3:14 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier said he expects Lionel Messi to be fit to face Bayern Munich in the first leg of their … Read more

Diego Cocca confirmed as new Mexico coach

play Making sense of the wild finish in Group C (2:05)The ESPN FC Daily team reflects on the incredible finish to Group C, which left Mexico devastated and Poland elated. (2:05) 2:00 PM ET Argentina Diego Cocca has been appointed as the new manager of Mexico’s men’s national team, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) announced … Read more

Chelsea veteran Thiago Silva signs new contract

play Burley: Chelsea look like a giant jigsaw puzzle (1:22)Craig Burley reacts to Chelsea’s draw with Fulham in the Premier League. (1:22) 5:30 PM ET Chelsea have signed veteran defender Thiago Silva to a new one-year contract through the summer of 2024, the London club announced Friday. Silva, 38, initially joined Chelsea as a free … Read more

Defiant Pep backs ‘innocent’ City amid charges

play Guardiola: Man City have already been condemned over alleged breaches (1:02)Pep Guardiola reacts to the Premier League’s investigation into Manchester City’s alleged financial breaches. (1:02) 9:48 AM ET Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City have already been “condemned” after being charged with breaking 113 Premier League regulations, but he insisted he is “fully convinced” … Read more

Chelsea draw holders Lyon in UWCL quarters

play Previewing Women’s Champions League quarter-finals (2:08)Sophie Lawson takes a look at 2022-23 Women’s Champions League quarter-finals, with Lyon vs. Chelsea being the “hardest to predict.” (2:08) 9:36 AM ET Champions League holders Lyon were drawn against Women’s Super League leaders Chelsea in the draw for the quarterfinals on Friday. Lyon won their sixth European … Read more

Potter: I won’t back new ESL even if Chelsea join

play Could the Super League be up and running in three years? (1:15)Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss new Super League CEO Bernd Reichart’s comments that the project will come into effect in less than three years. (1:15) 10:18 AM ET Chelsea manager Graham Potter has said his position on plans for a European Super … Read more

Nagelsmann wants to ‘bury’ Neuer feud talk

play Why Bayern Munich’s win over Wolfsburg was ‘the Bayern Way’ (1:19)Jan Aage Fjortoft discusses Bayern Munich’s 4-2 win over Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. (1:19) 10:55 AM ET Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann said he wants to “bury” talk of a rift with Manuel Neuer after the injured captain criticised the decision to replace the … Read more