play President Laporta hopes Messi will play for Barcelona again (0:36)Barcelona president Joan Laporta expresses his hopes that club legend and freshly crowned world champion Lionel Messi will play in Blaugrana colours again. (0:36) 3:04 PM ET The brother of Lionel Messi, Matias, has taken a swipe at Barcelona, claiming “no one knew” the club … Read more
12:57 PM ET Christian Atsu joined Hatayspor in September 2022 after a spell in the Premier League. Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Ghanaian soccer player Christian Atsu remains missing after two devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, Hatayspor director Volkan Demirel told Reuters on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Hatayspor’s vice president Mustafa Ozat as well … Read more
play Could USMNT tempt young sensation Balogun to play for them? (1:41)Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez discuss 21-year-old Ligue 1 top scorer Folarin Balogun’s international future. (1:41) 12:15 PM ET The United States Soccer Federation has selected Orlando’s Exploria Stadium to be the venue for its Concacaf Nations League clash against El Salvador on March … Read more
8:44 AM ET Hugo Lloris is set to be out for at least six weeks with a knee injury, sources have told ESPN. Visionhaus/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is set to be out for at least six weeks with a knee injury he sustained in his side’s 1-0 win over Manchester City on … Read more
Getty Images Real Madrid will enter the Club World Cup looking to get their form back on the right track after losing to Mallorca Sunday in La Liga play. Los Blancos have been struggling in the league trailing Barcelona by eight points for first place so the Club World Cup can offer a bit of … Read more
play Why Catarina Macario is crucial for the USWNT’s World Cup success (1:02)Herculez Gomez identifies Catarina Macario as an important piece for the USWNT’s success at the World Cup. (1:02) 9:30 AM ET A new year often brings clarity, and for the U.S. women’s national team, it was affirmation of what was hiding in plain … Read more
play Burley: Chelsea look like a giant jigsaw puzzle (1:22)Craig Burley reacts to Chelsea’s draw with Fulham in the Premier League. (1:22) 4:00 AM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang claimed he had “unfinished business” when returning to the Premier League with Chelsea in September. And yet, barely five months later, he now needs to prove he is … Read more
4:49 AM ET Pellegrino Matarazzo’s first game in charge will be against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. Christof Koepsel/Getty Images American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo was hired by Bundesliga club Hoffenheim on Wednesday, four months after he was fired by relegation rival Stuttgart. The New Jersey-born Matarazzo spent just over two years at Hoffenheim as an assistant … Read more
5:01 AM ET England boss Sarina Wiegman said it is too early to rule Beth Mead out of the World Cup. Photo by Harriet Lander – The FA/The FA via Getty Images England manager Sarina Wiegman said it is too “early” to assess whether Beth Mead will recover from her ACL injury in time for … Read more
play Explaining the Premier League’s charges against Manchester City (1:39)Rob Dawson explains how no punishment is out of the question for Manchester City after they were charged by the Premier League for breaking financial rules. (1:39) 2:57 AM ET Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has said he is “very sceptical” of people “pointing fingers” … Read more
