As the battle between Real Madrid and the Brazil football federation (CBF) for the managerial services of Carlo Ancelotti continues to rage, the Italian is refusing to be drawn in and might not reveal his plans until the end of the season. “I’ll give you the chance to ask another question,” Ancelotti told a reporter at his news conference on Tuesday prior to their Champions League match against Napoli, when…
Manchester City have unveiled the latest addition to the growing array of statues at their Etihad Stadium, with more of the club’s legendary players receiving the honour this week. The reigning Premier League champions have celebrated three icons from the 1960s and ’70s: Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee. The trio were part of the revered City team that became champions of the old First Division in 1967-68. Bell,…
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes said Alejandro Garnacho has been watching “too many Cristiano Ronaldo videos” after the teenager’s stunning overhead kick against Everton on Sunday. Garnacho, 19, scored with an acrobatic bicycle kick in the 3-0 win at Goodison Park and marked it with Ronaldo’s trademark “Siuuu” celebration. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Ronaldo scored his own impressive overhead kick for Real Madrid against Juventus in…
Looking at the Premier League table one-third of the way through the season, and it seems more unpredictable and wide-open at the top than it has in a long time. Manchester United are in the title race after manager Erik ten Hag stumbled on a winning formula; Arsenal are top of the table despite doubts over their two senior goalkeepers Aaron Ramsdale and David Raya; Tottenham Hotspur can move level…
Tottenham Hotspur slipped to a third successive Premier League defeat as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Aston Villa in an absorbing clash full of chances on Sunday.
The winter transfer window hasn’t re-opened in Europe yet, but there are moves in the works and plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
The final international break of 2023 is officially history as we are back in league action all across Europe with mouthwatering performances and surprise results happening amongst the major leagues. In England, we saw Manchester City unable to extend their lead atop the Premier League in a 1-1 draw against Liverpool and we also witnessed Kai Havertz snatch the headlines with Arsenal defeating Brentford 1-0 and become the new league…
NEWCASTLE — Football has a short memory if any at all. The atmosphere around Chelsea has been refreshingly abuzz the past few weeks after wild, frenetic games against Tottenham and Manchester City, but Saturday’s punishing 4-1 defeat at Newcastle United’s fortress, St. James’ Park, made clear who Chelsea really are: A team still very much in progress; a team still lacking much of the desired mettle. “We were soft in…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said “freedom of speech” is crucial for improving the standard of refereeing in football and confirmed he has responded to a charge from the Football Association (FA) following his outburst after the defeat to Newcastle United earlier this month. Arteta had branded the VAR decision not to rule out Anthony Gordon’s goal in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat at Newcastle as “embarrassing” and a “disgrace,” which caused…
FIFA opened disciplinary cases against Argentina and Brazil on Friday after fan violence at the Maracanã Stadium delayed the start of a World Cup qualifying game. The Argentina football federation (AFA) was charged with crowd disturbances and the late kickoff at Tuesday’s game in Rio de Janeiro. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The Brazilian federation was charged with failures of managing security at a game it organised,…