3:46 PM ET Every week, our own Luis Miguel Echegaray offers his latest thoughts from the world of football. You have the analysis; now comes LME’s commentary. Welcome to The Tap-In. This week, I thought a lot about the meaning of greatness. Well, if we want to be specific: the pressures of reaching greatness and … Read more
play Why Guardiola and Haaland could be holding Man City back (1:31)Mark Ogden feels Pep Guardiola’s intensity combined with Man City’s predictable attacking style since the arrival of Erling Haaland are holding them back in the Premier League. (1:31) 1:06 PM ET Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and England manager Sarina Wiegman are among the … Read more
1:21 PM ET Union Berlin and RB Leipzig both hail from East Germany, but it would be a mistake to consider them both East German clubs. CLEMENS BILAN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae gets to the bottom of why RB Leipzig and Union Berlin — who lock horns on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET … Read more
play Fernandez to Chelsea fans: Let’s win everything (1:15)New Chelsea signing Enzo Fernandez gives his first interview since joining the club in a record-breaking deal from Benfica. (1:15) 6:47 AM ET Football clubs spent a record $1.57 billion (?1.27bn) on transfers in the January transfer window, the sport’s world governing body FIFA said on Thursday, … Read more
play Why addressing racism in Spanish football remains ‘unfulfilled’ (3:24)Shaka Hislop and Alejandro Moreno react to Vinicius Jr. facing a racist incident before Real Madrid took on Atletico Madrid. (3:24) 7:14 AM ET Real Madrid‘s forward Vinicius Junior has said the only way to fight racism is by punishing those who are reponsible. Vinicius urged … Read more
play How Barcelona is finding ways to win (1:23)Alejandro Moreno discusses how Barcelona are pulling out wins, even if they aren’t playing very well. (1:23) 9:16 AM ET Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said the club are in a constant tug-of-war with LaLiga over financial limits imposed upon them. Laporta accused LaLiga of changing their … Read more
8:47 AM ET Premier League captains voted before the season to limit taking the knee to significant moments. Photo by Mark Leech/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Premier League players will take the knee before their matches for the next two weekends as part of the “No Room for Racism” campaign, it was announced on Thursday. Club … Read more
5:39 AM ET Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are the only sides still vying for the formation of the European Super League. Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images A future European Super League (ESL) could include as many as 80 teams, Bernd Reichart, the chief executive of A22 Sports Management, a company formed to sponsor and assist … Read more
Liverpool FC 7:00 AM ET It’s been a big week for LeBron James: first he became the NBA‘s all-time leading points scorer, and now Liverpool have unveiled the full range of their apparel collaboration with the Los Angeles Lakers superstar, who has been both a fan of and minority shareholder in the Premier League side … Read more
4:33 AM ET Portland Thorns clinched the 2022 NWSL title with a 2-0 win over Kansas City Current in October last year. AP Photo/Nick Wass The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced that the 2023 campaign will begin on March 25 with the new format for this year’s UKG NWSL Challenge Cup set to start … Read more
