Chelsea have appointed former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino to take over as manager, the club announced on Monday. Pochettino, 51, signed a two-year deal with the option of a further year and will start work on July 1 ahead of the club’s preseason tour to the United States. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Sources told ESPN that although the club spoke to a…
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he told club president Joan Laporta that he would like to have Lionel Messi back next season and said he speaks to his former teammate regularly about a possible return to the team. Messi, 35, left Barca two years ago at the end of his contract, but he will be available as a free agent this summer when his deal with Paris Saint-Germain expires. “In…
The summer transfer window may not be open yet in Europe, but teams are getting ready for it, 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! Leicester City winger Harvey Barnes is keen on a move to Newcastle United if the Magpies push hard to sign him, according to Football Insider. Newcastle are also…
Roberto Firmino marked his final Liverpool game with a goal in a barnstorming 4-4 Premier League thriller at relegated Southampton on Sunday. The Brazilian struck to put Liverpool 2-0 ahead in the 14th minute after Diogo Jota fired in the visitors’ opener. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) But Southampton produced an extraordinary comeback with James Ward-Prowse and Kamaldeen Sulemana levelling up for the hosts before the interval.…
After overseeing Everton’s win against Bournemouth that prolonged the club’s 69-year English top-flight stay, manager Sean Dyche said the final day of the season was horrible and the Merseyside club must refocus to oversee lasting change. The nine-time top division champions needed Abdoulaye Doucoure’s second-half thunderbolt on Sunday to earn a 1-0 victory that kept Everton in the Premier League by two points, while Leicester City were relegated. It is…
LONDON — Luton Town have been promoted to the Premier League after edging Coventry City 6-5 on penalties following a nervy 1-1 draw at Wembley Stadium. Luton opened the scoring on 23 minutes to send the sun-baked side of Wembley into raptures as Elijah Adebayo set up Jordan Clark to power a strike home, and Coventry looked stunned by the occasion. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) However,…
DORTMUND, Germany — The T-shirts celebrating Borussia Dortmund’s 2022-23 Bundesliga triumph had already been printed in their thousands, some already worn by fans before Saturday’s match against Mainz had started. The title celebrations had been meticulously planned for Sunday as the city braced for 500,000 people to arrive. With a two-point lead over Bayern Munich, needing to win or match their result vs. Cologne on the final day, the script…
The summer transfer window may not be open yet in Europe, but teams are getting ready for it, 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! Napoli are looking to ward off interest in striker Victor Osimhen by rewarding him with a new contract, according to Calciomercato. Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Chelsea are…
Brazil will play friendlies against two African nations as part of an anti-racism campaign in support of their Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, who has been racially abused in Spanish League games this season, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Friday. The five-time world champions will face Guinea in Barcelona on June 17 and Senegal in Lisbon three days later. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The…
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been diagnosed as a gambling addict, which led him to bet on his own clubs to lose matches, according to the English Football Association’s (FA) reasons for handing him an eight-month ban. The 27-year-old was hit with the suspension and a £50,000 fine earlier this month after he accepted 232 breaches of the FA’s rules on betting. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)…