play Laurens loves Mane buying a club in France (2:01)Julien Laurens explains why he likes Sadio Mane’s decision to buy a club in the French fourth division. (2:01) Senegal forward Sadio Mané has completed his purchase of fourth-tier French club Bourges Foot 18, it was announced on Wednesday. A source told ESPN that Mané has … Read more
Getty Images U.S. men’s national team midfielder Johnny Cardoso will sign for La Liga side Real Betis following the conclusion of the Brasileirao season in December, according to ESPN. Betis will pay an initial transfer fee of $6.3 million for Cardoso’s services, and his current club Internacional is expected to collect 20% from any future … Read more
play Marcotti: Tonali knew betting was illegal from the very start (2:21)Gab Marcotti reacts to Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali being handed a 10-month ban from football for betting offences. (2:21) Oct 26, 2023, 07:26 AM ET Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali will be banned from football for 10 months over breaches of rules on betting on … Read more
play Ogden: Ratcliffe stake the beginning of the end of the Glazers at Man United (2:36)Mark Ogden explains the importance of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s proposed 25% stake of Manchester United. (2:36) Oct 26, 2023, 12:55 PM ET Manchester United reported revenues of £648.4 million ($783.5m) for the last financial year Thursday, a Premier League record. The … Read more
play Will Suarez want to play in MLS alongside Messi at Miami? (1:48)Janusz Michallik debates whether a move to Inter Miami makes sense for Luis Suarez. (1:48) Oct 26, 2023, 02:26 PM ET Lionel Messi was named on Thursday as one of three finalists for MLS‘ Newcomer of the Year award, despite playing in just … Read more
ByReuters Daniel Salloi converted Sporting Kansas City‘s decisive penalty kick as SKC defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 in the tiebreaker after a scoreless 90 minutes on Wednesday in the Western Conference wild-card match at Kansas City, Kan. Johnny Russell, Erik Thommy and Gadi Kinda also converted for Sporting in the shootout, though Alan Pulido‘s … Read more
ShareTweet According to TeamTalk, Chelsea are interested in signing Manchester United target Federico Dimarco as a replacement for Ian Maatsen, who is set to leave the club in January. Chelsea recently triggered the extension clause in Maatsen’s contract to keep him until June 2025. However, this has not ended the speculation regarding his future and TeamTalk … Read more
Oct 25, 2023, 03:26 PM ET Real Betis have agreed a deal to sign United States men’s national team midfielder Johnny Cardoso from Brazilian club Internacional, sources have told ESPN Brasil. The LaLiga outfit will pay an initial €6 million ($6.3m) to sign Cardoso. As part of the deal, Internacional will earn 20% from any … Read more
Oct 25, 2023, 04:42 PM ET Barcelona have apologized to Vinícius Júnior after a club director dismissed the racist abuse the Real Madrid forward has received and said that he deserves a “slap.” Miquel Camps, who is on Barça’s board, made the comment on X, formerly known as Twitter, following Vinícius’ showboating during Real Madrid‘s … Read more
Getty Images As Manchester United’s defensive struggles persist throughout the season, one of the main figures bearing the brunt of the blame is goalkeeper Andre Onana. He was signed by the Red Devils during the summer from Inter to replace David De Gea in the net. Onana was expected to bring a more comfortable presence … Read more
