5:23 AM ET Europe’s leading clubs have accused FIFA of attempting to “railroad” through plans for a biennial World Cup which they claim would have a “destructive” impact on the club game. The European Club Association, which represents 234 clubs and is chaired by Paris Saint-Germain owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi, believes there has been a clear
8:17 AM ET Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Paris Saint-Germain‘s match against Montpellier on Saturday as he has not fully recovered from a bone bruise, the Ligue 1 club said on Friday. Messi suffered a knock on his left knee, and an MRI scan earlier this week confirmed signs of a bone contusion.
12:18 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has backed Karim Benzema to be a Ballon d’Or contender this year after an extraordinary start to the LaLiga season which has seen the forward contribute eight goals and seven assists in just six games. Benzema’s fine form continued in Real Madrid’s 6-1
1:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Embattled Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has received a two-match ban on Friday for complaining at the end of a 0-0 draw at Cadiz in LaLiga action the day before. The result extended Barcelona’s winless streak to three matches and increased the pressure on Koeman. Koeman was sent off deep
5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp has said he is concerned about Liverpool‘s fixture schedule after the international break next month. Liverpool face a trip to Watford on Oct. 16 but could be without a number of players who might need to quarantine on returning from international duty. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are missing a goalscoring “weapon” after missing out on Harry Kane. While Manchester United signed Cristiano Ronaldo and Chelsea landed Romelu Lukaku during the summer transfer window, Kane remained at Tottenham Hotspur rather than moving to the Etihad Stadium. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS,
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he has spoken to his players about their tendency to start games slowly and joked that he has written to the Premier League to ask to kick-off matches a goal down. Solskjaer rapped his team for their slow start in the 1-0 defeat
4:43 AM ET It’s still too early to talk about title-deciding games, after all it’s not even October, but Saturday’s Premier League clash between Chelsea and Manchester City is significant in terms of who sets the early pace. Chelsea are off to a red-hot start, winning four and drawing once in their first five games,
5:06 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers don’t have a clear picture as to who will play running back for them Sunday night, but the pieces started to come together on Friday. After losing running backs Elijah Mitchell (right shoulder), JaMycal Hasty (left ankle) and Trey Sermon (concussion) in the Week
2:50 PM ET The NFL has informed wide receiver Josh Gordon that he is being reinstated, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday, with the former All-Pro expected to be eligible to play as early as Week 4. Gordon was suspended indefinitely in December 2019 for violations of the league’s policies on substance abuse and
Venkatesh Iyer could very well have been a finance professional by now. Instead, the 6’4 tall cricketer is making many stand up and take notice with a spectacular start to his Indian Premier League (IPL) career. Playing for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2021 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iyer scored an unbeaten
IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals clash in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals (DC) will be hoping to build on their good form against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season on Saturday, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Rishabh Pant-led side is currently
After ending on the wrong side of a nail-biter against Rajasthan Royals (RR), Punjab Kings (PBKS) would aim to finish strongly against a struggling SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) side in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday. PBKS skipper KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal’s fine batting display failed to inspire the side as they ended
SunRisers Hyderabad are rock bottom in the IPL 2021 points table, and will need something extraordinary in the remainder of the season to qualify for the playoffs. Having lost to Delhi Capitals in their first match of the UAE leg, they come up against Punjab Kings next, a team currently occupying seventh place in the
SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will look to keep alive their hopes of making the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 playoffs alive when they take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday. SRH are bottom of the IPL 2021 standings with just two points from eight games, having lost seven matches so far
6:58 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The pandemic-delayed fourth edition of the Laver Cup — and first without Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic participating — began Friday with Matteo Berrettini and Casper Ruud giving Team Europe a 2-0 lead over Team World. Italy’s Berrettini, the runner-up to Djokovic at Wimbledon in July,
Gautam Gambhir said releasing Suryakumar Yadav has to be KKR’s “biggest loss”.© BCCI/IPL Since rejoining Mumbai Indians (MI) from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2018, Suryakumar Yadav has taken the Indian Premier League (IPL) by storm, becoming a vital cog in the team’s batting unit. In IPL 2018, Suryakumar scored 512 runs, and backed it
IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals are currently second and will go top if they beat Rajasthan Royals.© BCCI/IPL With seven wins in nine matches so far, Delhi Capitals (DC) are placed second in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 table for the time being. Their latest test comes in the form of a rejuvenated Rajasthan Royals