6:45 AM ET German football club Schalke 04 said on Monday they were cancelling their partnership with Gazprom GAZP.MM ahead of schedule following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Management and the supervisory board are in discussions with representatives of the current main sponsor, further information will be published in due course,” Schalke said on Twitter. The
Month: February 2022
2:27 PM ET American coach Jesse Marsch has been appointed as Leeds United manager pending international clearance, the Premier League club confirmed on Monday. Marsch, a former RB Leipzig and New York Red Bulls coach, replaces Marcelo Bielsa, who was sacked on Sunday following a downturn in results. Marsch’s contract will run until June 2025
1:01 PM ET The European football weekend gave us everything, as it always does: The Carabao Cup final was truly a game to remember despite it technically finishing 0-0 between Chelsea and Liverpool, while Barcelona and Napoli picked up big wins. There was also cause for concern at Real Madrid, Manchester United and Bayern Munich
12:26 PM ET UEFA has removed Russia’s teams from this year’s European competitions meaning they will not compete at this summer’s European Women’s Football Championships, while Spartak Moscow have been kicked out of the Europa League. The teams have been removed in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s women’s side were set to face
9:48 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said he intends to pick Oleksandr Zinchenko against Peterborough in the FA Cup with the Manchester City manager saying “it will be good for him.” Zinchenko was visibly emotional ahead of the 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday as supporters showed their support for his homeland Ukraine
9:34 AM ET Russian billionaire businessman Roman Abramovich, who owns Premier League football club Chelsea, has accepted a Ukrainian request to help negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, his spokeswoman said. Word of Abramovich’s involvement in talks, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, first came from the Jewish News, which said Kyiv had reached
6:21 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Gianluigi Buffon will sign a new deal at Parma until 2024. Photo by Luca Amedeo Bizzarri/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Former Italy international Gianluigi Buffon is set to sign a new contract at Parma which will keep him at the club past his 46th birthday, sources told ESPN. Buffon, who started
8:52 PM ET This weekend’s action saw a four-goal outing by Villarreal‘s rising star, more Manchester United woe, and a Bundesliga side bouncing back after early season struggles. It also saw the question raised of whether any Serie A side actually wants to win the Scudetto. Oh, and then there was that epic Carabao Cup
3:00 AM ET The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Miami set plan for PSG’s Messi Inter Miami CF co-owner Jorge Mas has suggested
4:56 PM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored for the third game in a row and helped a much improved Barcelona to earn a comfortable 4-0 home win against Athletic Club in LaLiga on Sunday. The win sees Xavi Hernandez’s team climb to fourth place in the standings with 45 points, 15 behind leaders Real Madrid and
3:24 PM ET Alexandre Pato and Benji Michel each scored a goal to lead Orlando City SC to a 2-0 victory over CF Montreal on Sunday afternoon in the season opener for both teams at Orlando, Fla. Mauricio Pereyra and Junior Urso each added an assist as Orlando City (1-0-0, three points) controlled the flow
7:28 PM ET Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored from the edge of the 6-yard box in the 90th minute as the LA Galaxy escaped with a 1-0 victory Sunday over visiting New York City FC in a season opener at Carson, Calif. In their first regular-season game since winning last year’s MLS Cup title in a
4:18 PM ET LONDON — The first trophy of the English season was claimed on Sunday, and in some style, as Chelsea and Liverpool played out a Carabao Cup final for the ages at Wembley (stream a replay on ESPN+). The sides combined to put the ball in the back of the net on four
4:02 PM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel believes Roman Abramovich’s decision to pass stewardship to the club’s trustees will “change nothing” in the day-to-day running of the club. Abramovich announced on Saturday night his intention to take a step back from his involvement with the Blues while retaining ownership of the team he bought for
2:32 PM ET Liverpool won an epic League Cup final 11-10 on penalties over Chelsea on Sunday to claim the trophy for a record ninth time and complete step one of an unprecedented quadruple this season. The match, played against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich’s decision to hand
2:32 PM ET Associated Press FIFA backed away from immediately expelling Russia from World Cup qualifying on Sunday but said it remained an option, deciding instead the squad can play using the “RFU” acronym for the country’s football federation. The unanimous ruling by the FIFA Bureau, featuring the six regional football confederation presidents, was also
1:47 PM ET LONDON — Christian Eriksen waved his right arm in frustration and headed straight for referee Mike Dean as the final whistle blew on Brentford‘s 2-0 defeat against Newcastle. The midfielder spent the next sixty seconds berating the official about his decision-making, suggesting he had missed too many fouls. It all felt so
5:41 AM ET Chelsea released a statement on Sunday, saying the situation around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “horrific and devastating.” Chelsea’s statement came after their Russian owner Roman Abramovich gave trustees of the London side’s foundation stewardship of the club, amid calls in Britain that he be sanctioned over Russia’s invasion. Abramovich, whose wealth
6:03 AM ET Jesse Marsch could replace Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds. Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images Marcelo Bielsa has been sacked by Leeds United, it was confirmed, and sources have told ESPN that former United States midfielder Jesse Marsch is the leading contender to succeed him. Leeds suffered a torrid week, first suffering a 6-0
Feb 25, 2022 Sunday sees two of the Premier League’s best teams go head-to-head at Wembley, as Chelsea take on Liverpool for the Carabao Cup (stream LIVE ON ESPN+, Feb. 27, 11.30 a.m. ET). 2 Related The two sides have enjoyed some memorable battles over the years — the 4-4 tie at Stamford Bridge in
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