Nov 28, 2024, 10:55 AM ET The difficulty with quantifying Borussia Dortmund versus Bayern Munich for a worldwide audience lies in the fact that it is a fixture laced with contradictions. On the one hand, it pits the two best-supported clubs in Germany on a collision course, and 26 of the past 31 Meisterschale lifts…
Whether you spend it with relatives, members of your community or friends — or even your teammates — Thanksgiving is a meaningful opportunity to pause and connect with those in your life. This week and during their last camp of the year, the members of the U.S. women’s national team did just that as they’re…
Viktor Gyökeres has gone from Championship flop to one of Europe’s most in-form strikers in the space of just three years. The Sporting CP forward has outscored Manchester City’s Erling Haaland this season to continue a devastating run of form that makes a big-money transfer either in January or next summer a near certainty, with…
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 28, 2024, 05:45 AM ET Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga will be out for around three weeks, a source has told ESPN, after he picked up a muscular injury in his left leg in Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League defeat to Liverpool. Camavinga, who only returned from a knee ligament problem…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 28, 2024, 05:43 AM ET Former Manchester United forward Ruud van Nistelrooy is in line to take the head coach role at Premier League strugglers Leicester City, sources have told ESPN. Talks between Leicester and Van Nistelrooy, who has also been linked with Hamburg, are ongoing but there is increasing positivity that…
Nov 28, 2024, 05:06 AM ET Frank Lampard has been named as manager of Coventry City. Getty Frank Lampard has been appointed as manager of Championship side Coventry City, the club confirmed on Thursday. Lampard, who has signed a 2 ½ year deal, replaces Mark Robins, who was sacked on Nov. 7 after their seventh loss…
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 28, 2024, 04:31 AM ET Former Real Madrid star Gareth Bale defended Kylian Mbappé after the forward disappointed in the club’s Champions League defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday, during which he missed a crucial penalty. Mbappé could have levelled for Madrid in the second half at Anfield, with Liverpool leading…
Nov 28, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Liverpool have one eye on Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong as Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s contract runs down, while Bayern Munich hope AC Milan’s Theo Hernández can replace Real Madrid-linked Alphonso Davies. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals |…
Nov 27, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Manchester City’s Rodri has said he can’t respect Real Madrid’s decision to boycott the Ballon d’Or ceremony in October after he received the award over VinÃcius Júnior. The midfielder was awarded with the individual prize after a stellar season that saw him pick up the Premier League trophy with…
Nov 27, 2024, 09:11 PM ET Matchday five of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is in the books and the 36-team table is starting to take shape. Paris Saint-Germain are facing an uphill task to qualify for the knockouts after losing to Bayern Munich, Real Madrid are struggling to deliver the performances that won them…