play Will Man City be able to sign Jude Bellingham? (2:10)Rob Dawson speaks about Manchester City and Real Madrid being the top clubs in the race to signing Jude Bellingham in the summer. (2:10) 3:09 PM ET NAPLES, Italy — Roberto Mancini has denied any wrongdoing amid allegations of salary irregularities during his time as … Read more
5:03 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo said on Wednesday that his exit from Manchester United following a second stint at Old Trafford represented a “bad phase of his career.” The Portugal international, who is back playing for his country in a pair of Euro 2024 qualifiers, moved to Saudi club Al Nassr in January after becoming … Read more
play Who remains in the race to buy Manchester United? (1:43)Rob Dawson updates on the race to buy Manchester United from the Glazer family. (1:43) 7:16 PM ET Bidders for Manchester United have been given extra time to make their offers, sources have told ESPN. The Raine Group, the merchant bank handling the process for … Read more
play Why on-fire Balogun must choose to play for USMNT (1:09)Sebastian Salazar thinks in-form Reims striker and Arsenal loanee Folarin Balogun absolutely must choose to play for the USMNT over England and Nigeria. (1:09) 3:33 PM ET Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Turner said Gunners teammate Folarin Balogun, currently on loan at Reims, would be “a great … Read more
1:20 PM ET An Egyptian referee has been suspended indefinitely after using a mobile phone before disallowing a goal in a second division match last week, the Egyptian Football Association said. With the video assistant referee (VAR) system not in use in second-tier games, referee Mohamed Farouk used the phone of a crowd member to … Read more
play Would Berhalter struggle to command respect again at USMNT? (1:52)Sebastian Salazar and Herc Gomez get into a heated debate over Gregg Berhalter’s suitability to return as the head coach of USMNT. (1:52) 8:07 PM ET The January transfer window is closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty … Read more
play Why it’s game over for Real Madrid’s title race dreams (0:50)Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss why the title race is over for Real Madrid after their 2-1 defeat to Barcelona in El Clasico. (0:50) 11:22 AM ET Barcelona midfielder Pedri will not be fit in time to face Real Madrid in the Copa … Read more
play Conte blasts Spurs in sensational postmatch conference (1:20)Antonio Conte lets loose on Tottenham in a furious postmatch news conference following the 3-3 draw with Southampton. (1:20) 12:48 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Dean Henderson in the summer if Manchester United decide to let him leave, sources have told ESPN. Henderson is … Read more
6:11 AM ET Jack Grealish took a trip to New York in order to get over his World Cup heartbreak. Eddie Keogh – The FA/The FA via Getty Images England forward Jack Grealish said he took a trip to New York and relied on his favourite Christmas movie “Home Alone 2” to deal with the … Read more
play Mario Melchiot: Messi winning FIFA award was ‘no-brainer’ (0:39)Mario Melchiot says Lionel Messi and Argentina winning the FIFA World Cup alone was enough to cement him as the best men’s player. (0:39) 8:37 PM ET Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said his players need to maintain their high competitive level after beating France on penalties … Read more
