In a bid to “bring a winning culture” back to the club, AC Milan named Massimo Calvelli as CEO, one day after sources told ESPN they rejected an approach from New York City FC for United States attacker Christian Pulisic. The 51-year-old Calvelli replaces Giorgio Furlani, who was fired by U.S. owner, RedBird Capital Partners, last month as it cleaned house after what it deemed “an unequivocal failure” of a…
Arsenal have had a £55 million ($73m) offer for Bruno Guimarães rejected by Newcastle United, sources have told ESPN Brasil. The Gunners have held preliminary discussions with the player’s representatives and been encouraged to believe a deal could be possible. Sources suggest Newcastle are currently insistent Guimarães is not for sale. Newcastle are hoping to tie Guimarães down to a new deal given his existing contract has two years left…
The 48-team format of the World Cup is proving to be quite the puzzle when working out the permutations of third-place qualifiers… Even for some of the players. Sweden‘s Anthony Elanga scored a glorious equaliser last night in a 1-1 draw with Japan to leave his side in third place of Group F and confirm Sweden’s spot in the last 32, but the Newcastle forward was not convinced it was…
Morgan Rogers says he and close friend Jude Bellingham could “100%” thrive alongside each other in the same England starting lineup. Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel has opted for Bellingham in the No. 10 role in his side’s first two group matches at the World Cup, having preferred Rogers in the same position for most of their warmup matches. While the debate over who should be given the responsibility as…
Ilkay Gündogan has said that Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson will “make a great addition” to the Manchester City squad. City have reached an agreement with Forest to sign the midfielder for a fixed fee of £116 million ($153m), sources told ESPN on Thursday. Speaking to ESPN, Gündogan was asked whether he thought Anderson would be a perfect signing for his former club. “I think so,” the Galatasaray…
The USMNT clinched the top spot in Group D and moved to the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The American Outlaws, the USMNT’s supporters group, will continue to inspire with their tifos as the fight continues. Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images SEVEN MONTHS before the 2026 World Cup kicks off, section 148 at Raymond James Stadium offered a glimpse of what’s to come. On a Tuesday…
Lewis Ferguson has said he was left with a feeling that Scotland “let ourselves down a bit” after their World Cup Group C campaign. A 3-0 defeat by Brazil in Miami left Steve Clarke’s side with three points and a -3 goal difference. Their chances of qualifying as one of the eight best third-placed teams have since grown increasingly unlikely with Scotland on the worst record among their rivals after…
Éder Militão has warned his Brazil teammates to expect a big test against Japan in Monday’s World Cup round of 32 showdown in Houston. The Real Madrid defender, who was ruled out of this summer’s tournament with a hamstring injury, was on the bench when Japan stunned Brazil 3-2 in a friendly in Tokyo in October to record their first win against them. Japan also upset England 1-0 at Wembley…
Police were out in force as thousands of fans flocked to Federation Square to watch Australia take on Paraguay at the World Cup. A 16-year-old boy who allegedly set off one of several flares was the only person arrested out of an estimated crowd of 7500. Several people were evicted from the live site following a small brawl in the viewing area, which had reached capacity by 10am. Police said…
Eberechi Eze has said Bukayo Saka is a “special player” as his England and Arsenal teammate hopes to make his first start at the World Cup against Panama on Saturday. Saka has featured as a substitute in England’s first two matches, having come into the tournament managing an Achilles injury that dogged the latter part of his domestic season. The 24-year-old looked lively during his cameo in the 0-0 draw…