Barcelona captain Sergi Roberto said he has spoken to Neymar about a possible return to the club for the Paris Saint-Germain forward. ESPN reported this week that Neymar was keen to rejoin Barca — who he left to join PSG in 2017 — but there was division within the Catalan club over his signing. Barcelona received a financial boost on Friday when they confirmed a deal to sell 29.5% of…
Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid could enter the transfer market for a new goalkeeper but backed Andriy Lunin to step in for Thibaut Courtois after he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear the day before the start of the new LaLiga season. Courtois was hurt in training on Thursday, with Lunin, 24, set to deputise as Madrid kick off their 2023-24 campaign in Bilbao, away at Athletic Club on Saturday.…
Barcelona hope to have all their players registered for their first LaLiga game of the season against Getafe on Sunday after announcing an agreement to sell 29.5% of Barca Vision to LIBERO Football Finance AG and NIPA Capital B.V. for €120 million ($131.9m), sources have told ESPN. The same sources tell ESPN that thanks to the agreement the Catalan club will also have an amount available to strengthen the team…
BURNLEY, England — New Burnley minority owner J.J. Watt has welcomed Tom Brady’s investment in English football, saying the two NFL legends will push each other to lift their clubs to new heights. Brady became the latest American athlete to invest in English football, taking a stake in second-tier Championship side Birmingham City earlier this month. He will chair the club’s advisory board. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more…
Howard Webb, the Premier League ‘s chief refereeing officer, insists longer matches and a clampdown on poor behaviour by players and managers won’t be a short-term measure and will lead to improvements at all levels. The league will adopt the same timekeeping methodology seen at the men’s World Cup and Women’s World Cup, with the exact time added on for goal celebrations, substitutions, penalties, red cards and timewasting. In previous…
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has said he feared his Manchester United career was over during a spell out of the team following Erik ten Hag’s appointment as manager. The defender spent three months on the sidelines after Ten Hag’s arrival last summer and didn’t start a single game before the break for the World Cup in November. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) – Premier League title contenders: Can anyone…
The Premier League returns on Friday when champions Manchester City launch the defence of their title against promoted Burnley at Turf Moor. Pep Guardiola’s team, who achieved a Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble last season, are aiming to write more history this time around by becoming the first English club to win four successive league titles. But two months on from lifting the European Cup following a…
SYDNEY — Arsenal legend Ian Wright hopes that new Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou will bring the Gunners’ cross-town rivals “the success that they desperately need.” Postecoglou, 57, became the first Australian to be appointed to a head coaching role in the Premier League when he was announced as Spurs boss after leaving Scottish giants Celtic at the end of last season. “Ange has done fantastically at Celtic,” Wright told…
The 2023-24 Premier League season brings with it a whole host of new kits from all 20 teams for fans to run the rule over. Home, away and (for most clubs, but not all) third alternate jerseys have been unleashed upon expectant fans who are hoping that their team won’t be the wearer of this season’s worst design disaster. Clubs have drawn from a diverse range of influences for their…
The 2023 Women’s World Cup is in full swing, and these daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Australia and New Zealand. The 2023 Women’s World Cup is now down to eight teams with the quarterfinals approaching, and some heavyweights are already…