Bayern Munich have appointed Vincent Kompany as the club’s new manager after negotiating his departure from Burnley, the clubs have announced. ESPN reported on Saturday that Bayern agreed a £10 million deal ($12.7m) for Kompany, who will replace Thomas Tuchel at the Bundesliga giants despite being unable to prevent Burnley from being relegated from the Premier League this season. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, NWSL more (U.S.) The move…
Barcelona have announced the appointment of former Bayern Munich and Germany coach Hansi Flick as the club’s new manager on a two-year contract. Flick, 59, replaces Xavi Hernández, who managed his final game with the club on Sunday, a 2-1 LaLiga victory against Sevilla, after being sacked last week. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “It is a big honour and a dream to sign the contract with…
LaLiga side Girona, whose majority owners are the City Football Group [CFG], have announced a new three-year sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways after qualifying for the Champions League for the first time ever this season. Etihad Airways will replace Gosbi, a Catalan pet store, on the front of Girona’s shirts from the start of the 2024-25 campaign. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The Abu Dhabi-based airline is…
NEW YORK — Emma Hayes smiled and laughed as she fielded questions at the head of a long conference table in a corner room three stories above bustling Madison Avenue. She wore a small U.S. Soccer pin on the left side of her light brown blazer as the only visual clue of her new role as U.S. women’s national team head coach. This is the job she had dreamed of…
Unai Emery has signed a five-year contract extension which will keep him at Aston Villa until 2029, the club confirmed on Monday. Under Emery’s leadership, Villa finished fourth this past season in the the Premier League and clinched Champions League football for the first time since the 1982-83 season — and for the first time ever since the competition was rebranded from the European Cup. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,…
Jude Bellingham has said the Champions League final is “a game I’ve dreamed of all my life” as he prepares to star for Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund in Saturday’s showpiece at Wembley Stadium. Bellingham, 20, has already enjoyed a hugely successful debut season in Spain, scoring 19 league goals to help fire Madrid to the LaLiga title. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The England midfielder will…
Luis Enrique said his Paris Saint-Germain squad and their summer signings will have to step up after Kylian Mbappé’s departure, but insisted it is only a matter of time before the club wins a first Champions League title. Enrique was speaking after Saturday’s Coupe de France final victory over Lyon, when Mbappé played his final game before a widely reported move to Real Madrid. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,…
LONDON — It arrived in the 24th minute: the moment that the past 12 months had built towards. As Southampton striker Adam Armstrong guided the ball into the bottom corner of the goal with his right foot in front of the Leeds United fans, the seething mass of red-and-white shirts in the opposite half of the stadium formed a single entity — they paused in unison before lurching forward and…
The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for another month, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
Real Madrid fans and teammates paid tribute to a tearful Toni Kroos on Saturday as the midfielder played his last game at the Santiago Bernabeu before retiring from football this summer. Kroos — who announced his decision to retire this week — played 87 minutes of Madrid’s 0-0 LaLiga draw with Real Betis. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, NWSL more (U.S.) It was his second-to-last game for the club,…