ESPN Dec 10, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Welcome to matchday six of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition returns in its new format with nine matches across the continent on Tuesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the games such…
Dec 10, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Brighton have agreed to sign 21-year-old Diego Gómez from Inter Miami, the Premier League club said Tuesday. The Paraguay midfielder is set to complete his move on Jan. 1. Brighton did not disclose the fee or length of contract for Gómez, who joined Miami in 2023 and helped the…
Liverpool maintained their 100% record in this season’s Champions League with a 1-0 win at Girona on Tuesday, the only goal of the game coming from Mohamed Salah’s second-half penalty. Girona suffered their fifth defeat of the competition but made Liverpool work for the victory and in the opening half had chances to take the…
TURIN, Italy — José Mourinho has hit back at Pep Guardiola’s claim that he wants to see Manchester City relegated to League One by saying he only wants “justice in football.” Fenerbahce coach Mourinho, who built a fierce rivalry with then-Barcelona boss Guardiola during his time in charge of Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013,…
Dec 10, 2024, 01:26 PM ET The United States men’s national team on Tuesday added a friendly vs. Costa Rica for Jan. 22 in Orlando as part of the January training camp. Last month, the USMNT set a Jan. 18 friendly vs. Venezuela for Ft. Lauderdale. Neither match falls within the FIFA international window, meaning…
The 2034 World Cup is set to be held in Saudi Arabia. Ulrik Pedersen/Defodi Images via Getty Images FIFA is facing a new battle against Europe’s major leagues, including the Premier League and LaLiga, over plans for a winter World Cup in Saudi Arabia in 2034 with sources telling ESPN that “concrete agreement” would be needed…
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 10, 2024, 11:26 AM ET Barcelona are working against the clock to make space within their spending cap to prolong Dani Olmo‘s registration with LaLiga before it expires on Dec. 31, multiple sources have told ESPN. Olmo signed in the summer from RB Leipzig, but he missed Barça’s first two…
Dec 10, 2024, 10:46 AM ET The FIFA World Cup is set to be held in Saudi Arabia in 2034. Eva Marie Uzcategui – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday said it will vote against FIFA’s awarding of hosting rights for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups by acclamation, adding that…
Arsenal have added Dan Ashworth to a list of possible candidates for their vacant sporting director position following his sudden departure from Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. United confirmed on Sunday that Ashworth had left the club after only five months in the job with sources suggesting the 53-year-old was involved a series of…
Dec 10, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Marta has plated in six FIFA World Cup tournaments. Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images Brazil legend Marta has said she does not plan to play at the 2027 Women’s World Cup which will be held in her home country. Marta, 38, who helped Brazil win silver at the Paris Olympics…