Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said on Saturday that he is not part of a potential Qatari-based bid to buy Manchester United. Speaking in Istanbul ahead of the Champions League final, Al-Khelaifi distanced himself from countryman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani’s proposed takeover of the storied Premier League club. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “Paris Saint-Germain is my club, my heart and nothing to do with…
Lionel Messi arrived in Beijing on Saturday for Argentina’s friendly match against Australia ahead of joining Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent. Messi’s arrival was announced in a post on the organising International Football Invitation’s official Weibo social media site with a video of players stepping off a plane, ahead of Thursday’s match in the Chinese capital’s recently rebuilt Workers’ Stadium. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,…
United States forward Catarina Macario has joined Chelsea on a free transfer from Lyon, the club announced on Friday. Macario, who has 17 caps for the USWNT, arrives at the Women’s Super League side on a three-year deal. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “Cat is one of the most intelligent, creative attacking players in the world,” Chelsea boss Emma Hayes said in a statement. “She brings a…
ISTANBUL — This city straddling Europe and Asia (you can literally drive across the bridge from one continent to the other) is a fitting venue for a UEFA Champions League final (Saturday, 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET). It’s the European Cup, yes, but the finalists are two Asian-owned teams (Manchester City majority owned by Abu Dhabi; Internazionale by Chinese investors) with global appeal, and this city, founded nearly three millennia…
Ahead of the 2014 UEFA Champions League final — a Madrid derby in Lisbon’s Estadio da Luz — famed choreographer Wanda Rokicki said the prematch entertainment would honor Portuguese traditions “including naval history or the art of tiles.” The following year in Berlin, an estimated 180 million viewers in 200 countries watched Barcelona dust Juventus 3-1, but not before opera stars Nina-Marie Fischer and Manuel Gomez Ruiz sang hymns with…
Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin has threatened to sue Tottenham Hotspur if they try to sign winger Manor Solomon on a free transfer. Spurs have been linked with a move for the 23-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Premier League side Fulham after suspending his contract with Shakhtar. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) – When are the 2023-24 Premier League fixtures released? Shakhtar are…
Liverpool have signed World Cup-winning midfielder Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton, the club announced on Thursday. Mac Allister, 24, joins the Merseyside club as Jurgen Klopp’s first signing ahead of an expected busy transfer window. The club are looking to improve upon their fifth-place finish in the 2022-23 season. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Sources told ESPN that the midfielder has put pen to paper on a…
Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is open to the idea of owning a football club after retiring from the game in “two to three years maximum.” The Portugal international is under contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr until June 2025 but is already making plans about his future. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “I don’t rule out becoming a club owner,” Ronaldo, 38, told reporters during…
PRAGUE — West Ham United manager David Moyes said winning the Europa Conference League on Wednesday stands as the best moment in his career. The east London club clinched their first trophy in 43 years — and first European title in 58 years — in a dramatic 2-1 win over Fiorentina thanks to a 90th minute goal from Jarrod Bowen. In the end Moyes, who turned 60 this year and…
Lionel Messi, possibly the greatest soccer player of all time, is taking his talents to South Beach. The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain superstar announced on Wednesday that he is heading to MLS with Inter Miami CF as a free agent this summer. The prospect of a player who led Argentina to the World Cup less than six months ago playing his club football in the United States has sent…