3:24 PM ET Lucas Leiva applauds following his final game for Lazio in May 2022. Silvia Lore/Getty Images Gremio midfielder Lucas Leiva has announced his retirement from football due to a heart condition. Lucas, 36, had not played since December when a routine medical check-up showed a cardiac anomaly. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, … Read more
play Raphinha scores for Barcelona just before halftime (0:45)Raphinha scores for Barcelona just before halftime (0:45) 2:50 PM ET Barcelona midfielder Pedri will miss Sunday’s LaLiga Clasico against Real Madrid with a hamstring problem. Sources have told ESPN that despite the Spain international training with his teammates on Friday, he is not fit for the … Read more
12:34 PM ET A British police officer was allowed to keep her job Friday after a disciplinary panel found her guilty of gross misconduct for unlawfully clubbing former Premier League star Dalian Atkinson, who died after another officer used a stun gun and kicked him in the head. Constable Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith unlawfully hit the … Read more
2:17 PM ET Kyle Walker has continued to be available for Manchester City. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Kyle Walker will not face criminal charges after police ended their investigation into an alleged incident of indecent exposure at a bar during a day off for the Manchester City footballer. Cheshire police began an investigation … Read more
play Laurens: Man United must be happy with the UEL draw (1:18)Julien Laurens believes Erik ten Hag will be happy with playing Jorge Sampaoli’s Sevilla in the quarterfinals of the Europa League. (1:18) 12:32 PM ET Erik ten Hag has confirmed he met potential Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Friday during the British … Read more
3:36 PM ET Robert Lewandowski swapped perennial winners Bayern Munich for crisis club Barcelona last summer. After winning 10 Bundesliga titles (two for Borussia Dortmund, then eight at Bayern), the Poland striker wanted a new challenge. He wanted to help take Barca back to the top of Spanish and European football. Domestically, things are going … Read more
Getty Images The UEFA Champions League draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals are set after the draw on Friday at 7 a.m. ET on Paramount+. The round of 16 second legs wrapped up on Tuesday and Wednesday, when we officially learned the eight teams remaining in the competition. And now after the draw’s conclusion we … Read more
Getty Images The Europa League draw took place at 8 a.m. ET on Friday morning with some of soccer’s biggest names finding out their road to a European trophy, Manchester United and Juventus could meet in the semifinals while Europa Conference League defending champions Roma could have a fairly clear path to the final. Erik … 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) 5:55 PM ET Tickets for Argentina’s first game since they lifted the World Cup sold out as more than 1,500,000 people tried … Read more
play Should Ten Hag have rested his Man Utd stars vs. Real Betis? (1:36)Janusz Michallik defends Erik ten Hag for sticking with a strong lineup in Manchester United’s win over Real Betis. (1:36) 3:35 PM ET Manchester United eased into the Europa League quarterfinals after a Marcus Rashford goal secured a 1-0 win at Real … Read more
