Jan 5, 2024, 09:21 AM ET Italy’s highest court has cleared the late Argentina football legend Diego Maradona of tax evasion charges, ending a 30-year-long legal battle between the former Napoli forward and revenue authorities. Maradona was accused of using proxy companies in Liechtenstein to dodge legal fees when receiving payments between 1985 and 1990 … Read more
Manchester United are emerging as a contender to sign Girona star left-back Miguel Gutierrez. The 22-year-old has been hugely impressive for the surprise package of the La Liga season so far. As Girona sit near the top of the table, Gutierrez is very much putting himself in the shop window. Per The Sun, United have … Read more
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp appears to be intimidating opposition players with his pre-game actions. The German head coach has a habit of standing on the halfway line and staring at the opposition before kickoff. Ex-Premier League goalkeeper Ben Foster and Everton defender James Tarkowski spoke about this ritual. Asked about the behavior on a Fozcast … Read more
Brighton starlet Yasin Ayari has changed up his loan team for the rest of the season. The 20-year-old has switched from Coventry City to Blackburn Rovers to get more playing time. The Swedish international wants to ensure that he is getting the most out of these loan months. Brighton’s technical director David Weir said, “Yasin … Read more
Jan 4, 2024, 08:27 PM ET Former LA Galaxy and Mexico international striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has given the green light for a return to Chivas, sources told ESPN’s Sergio Dipp on Thursday. Hernandez told Chivas president Amaury Vergara that he’s willing to play the Liga MX 2024 Clausura for the club where he started … Read more
play Ten Hag and new Man United shareholders are ‘on the same page’ after first meeting (1:08)Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he and the INEOS Group are on the same page after a productive meeting at Old Trafford. (1:08) Manchester United expect Anthony Martial to leave in the summer, a source has told … Read more
Jan 5, 2024, 04:42 AM ET Virginia Torrecilla returned to football after undergoing surgery for a brain tumour. David Aliaga/NurPhoto via Getty Images Former Spain international Virginia Torrecilla has announced her retirement from football at the age of 29, bringing an end to her 14-year career. In May 2020, while a player at Atletico Madrid, Torrecilla … Read more
Chelsea veteran Thiago Silva has revealed that he never thought he would get to play in the Premier League. Silva left Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expired a few years ago, with fans expecting a move back to Brazil. He instead signed for Chelsea and has now made 100 Premier League appearances for the club. … Read more
Former Newcastle United striker Demba Ba has insisted that Manchester United failed Ralf Rangnick. The German was brought in as the club’s interim head coach when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer got the sack. While Rangnick struggled to impose his style on United, Ba believes he should have been given new signings in that winter transfer window. … Read more
Aston Villa fans have torn into the club’s possible new badge design this week. The Midlands club are set to unveil a further update to their logo, which was initially changed in the summer of 2022. Many Villa fans believe the badge should have stayed in its historic form, but the club are persisting with … Read more
