Retired NFL star J.J. Watt said he spoke to actor Ryan Reynolds before becoming a minority investor in Premier League-bound Burnley, with the Hollywood star’s success as Wrexham co-owner inspiring him to do the same. Watt, who retired after a 12-year NFL career in January, announced his investment in Championship title winners Burnley on Monday alongside his wife, former United States midfielder Kealia Watt. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,…
Former Malaga player Sergio Contreras, better known as “Koke,” has pleaded guilty to leading a gang of drug traffickers and accepted a six-year prison sentence. Koke, 40, who also played for Major League soccer club Houston Dynamo as well as Marseille and Sporting Club, agreed to a plea deal at a court in Malaga on Tuesday after prosecutors had initially requested a 16-year prison sentence. The sentence will be handed…
Arsenal bounced back from their deflating loss to Manchester City by easing to a 3-1 victory over struggling Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday to keep their Premier League title hopes alive. Martin Odegaard scored twice in 13 first-half minutes before Gabriel Jesus added a third before half-time against a Chelsea side that were all too accommodating to their London rivals. Chelsea offered more resistance after the break and…
Turquoise boots, pink and peroxide hair, fluorescent orange strip, white-hot form. That was Antoine Griezmann last weekend, again, as his Atletico Madrid stuck five past Real Valladolid and maintained the pressure on Real Madrid as to whether they, or Los Rojiblancos, will finish second in LaLiga. The France international has a rival for the title of the league’s most exciting player, but that’s only because Vinicius Junior is a truly…
The transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Following Paris Saint-Germain’s shocking decision to suspend Lionel Messi for two weeks, L’Equipe have reported that the club will not renew the star player’s contract. Sources confirmed to ESPN on…
The transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Manchester United have identified Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez as a potential summer signing, with the Serie A side willing to let him leave, according to Football Insider. Inter’s decision…
Diogo Jota not only kept Liverpool’s season alive with a 94th-minute winner in Sunday’s dramatic 4-3 victory in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur, his goal also put more pressure on fourth-placed Manchester United as they attempt to secure a return to the Champions League. Even though they are seven points clear with a game in hand, United can’t take their eyes off Liverpool; if they do, they could surrender…
Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are sending the club’s players to Las Vegas as a reward for their success in winning promotion to the English Football League (EFL), sources have told ESPN. The National League champions are due to show off their title-winning trophy to the team’s supporters in a homecoming parade through the streets of Wrexham on Tuesday after ending the season with a record 111 points…
Manchester City claimed top spot in the Premier League for the first time since February as Erling Haaland reached yet another milestone in a 2-1 victory at Fulham on Sunday. Haaland tucked away a penalty in the third minute for his record-equalling 34th Premier League goal in an extraordinary debut season in England. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) – When can Man City win the Premier League…
Ryan Mason said Diogo Jota should have been sent off before scoring Liverpool’s stoppage time winner in a 4-3 victory against Tottenham Hotspur, claiming that the forward deserved a red card for “endangering an opponent” with a foul that left midfielder Oliver Skipp with a gashed head. Jota’s goal four minutes into stoppage time came seconds after Richarlison had capped a Spurs fightback from 3-0 down to equalise and seemingly…