Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 4, 2024, 11:25 AM ET Real Madrid are auctioning off the old home dressing room at the Bernabéu after the stadium’s redevelopment, the auction house Sotheby’s has announced. The stadium works — ongoing since 2020, with a total cost of just over €1 billion ($1.09bn) — are now nearing completion,…
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 4, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has said all football in Spain should have been put on hold after flash floods in Valencia left at least 217 people dead. Madrid’s LaLiga game at Valencia — which was due to be played on Saturday — was postponed,…
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCNov 4, 2024, 07:53 AM ET What a weekend of European soccer! We have Liverpool top of the Premier League again as Arsenal lost at Newcastle and Manchester City were defeated at Bournemouth. We saw Barcelona turn on the style again and defeat their local rivals Espanyol to take a…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 4, 2024, 07:33 AM ET Manchester United will give new head coach Rúben Amorim a say before making contract decisions on players approaching the end of their deals, sources have told ESPN. Amorim has signed an initial two-and-a-half year contract at Old Trafford and will start work on Nov. 11 after overseeing…
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s VAR Review: Should…
Edu is widely regarded as a key reason for the club’s shift in fortunes under manager Mikel Arteta. Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar will leave the club, a source has told ESPN. Edu joined Arsenal in July 2019 as technical director and led a culture shift at the club that saw Mikel…
Jose Mourinho did not hold back in a ferocious rant following Fenerbahce’s 3-2 Super Lig win against Trabzonspor on Sunday, accusing the VAR of drinking tea instead of officiating and saying he would not have joined the club had he known “the full truth” about refereeing in Turkey. Trabzonspor were awarded two penalties in the…
After a short international hiatus, women’s club football returned over the weekend bringing all the usual thrills and spills with it. In the Women’s Super League (WSL), Sonia Bompastor’s Chelsea put in a five-star performance to pile more misery on winless Everton, who stay at the foot of the table with West Ham, as the…
Carlos Coronel made three consecutive penalty shootout saves and Daniel Edelman converted the winning goal in the bottom of the seventh frame as the New York Red Bulls stunned the Columbus Crew to sweep the best-of-three first-round series on Sunday in Harrison, New Jersey. The score was tied 2-2 after regulation before the Red Bulls…
Arsenal are lining up a move for West Ham United star Mohammed Kudus, while Rafael Leão is considering an exit from AC Milan amid interest from Barcelona. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours, and gossip from the world of soccer. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades TOP STORIES…