Apr 23, 2025, 09:51 AM ET As we write this, Arsenal are headed toward consecutive second-place finishes and are through to the semifinal of the Champions League. Progress is evident compared to Mikel Arteta’s first full season in charge, 2020-21, when they finished eighth. It’s a sign of how much the squad has been overhauled…
Apr 23, 2025, 09:28 AM ET Former Brazil coach Tite said he is taking an indefinite career break in order to take care of his mental and physical health. The 63-year-old, who led Brazil to the 2019 Copa América title, was hospitalised due to a heart issue last August. He was sacked by Flamengo the…
Apr 23, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he didn’t become a soccer fan until a visit to Anfield in 2019 for Liverpool vs. Manchester City, but since that moment has full admiration for just how much the overloaded soccer schedule compares to the grueling Major League Baseball season. “I’m…
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 23, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal said it’s amazing to have young supporters looking up to him in the same way he once sought inspiration from Lionel Messi. Yamal, 17, has scored 14 goals and created 22 more this season, keeping Barça alive in all three competitions…
Apr 23, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Manchester United want to sign a new midfield duo of Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimarães and Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, while Real Madrid are interested in Dean Huijsen and MartÃn Zubimendi. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals…
Marcus Rashford is targeting a club playing in the Champions League for his next move, a source has told ESPN. The forward, on loan at Aston Villa from Manchester United, is set to delay a decision on his future until after the end of the season. Villa have an agreement with United to make his…
Apr 23, 2025, 04:45 AM ET South African footballer Sinamandla Zondi died on Tuesday after collapsing in the warm-up before a second-tier match, his club Durban City said. The 22-year-old was taken to hospital ahead of Durban’s game against Milford FC and the match was abandoned at halftime when officials were told Zondi had died….
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 23, 2025, 04:36 AM ET Real Madrid’s 2024-25 season: discuss. The team’s elimination in the Champions League quarterfinals to Arsenal, 5-1 on aggregate, has unleashed a predictable storm of recrimination, soul-searching and mud-slinging in the Spanish capital. “Humiliated” Marca’s frontpage said, the morning after Madrid’s comprehensive 3-0 defeat at the…
Apr 23, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Barcelona Sporting Club coach Segundo Castillo has caught the eye of the football world with his incredible variety of suits. MARCOS PIN/AFP via Getty Images Football managers are known to be stern and disciplined in a similar way to how they coach their teams, which can also influence the way…
Apr 23, 2025, 04:05 AM ET Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has spoken for the first time about his sale of the club in a book that will be released this summer. The book by Nick Purewal, titled “Sanctioned,” will feature interviews with Abramovich, who owned Chelsea between 2002 and 2022. The book, published by…