Tag: World Cup News

2:57 PM ETLONDON -- Thomas Tuchel is not one of Chelsea's most expensive signings, but he showed in Sunday's 3-0 Premier League win at Tottenham that he is rapidly becoming one of the club's best.The leap in stamina required from Champions League winners to Premier League title contenders requires precisely

5:00 AM ETHarry Kane inadvertently gave Tottenham Hotspur a glimpse of life without him against Crystal Palace last weekend despite playing the entire game. For the first time in the 28-year-old's Premier League career, he failed to register a single shot or even a touch in the opposition's penalty box

7:55 AM ETChelsea are risking losing Antonio Rudiger on a free transfer next summer as they refuse to meet his demands over a new contract, sources have told ESPN.The 28-year-old has entered the final year of his existing deal at Stamford Bridge and there has been little progress in talks

5:00 AM ETESPN's lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae on why "Musiala-mania" has taken over not just in Bavaria, but all across Germany. Are we watching a once-in-a-generational talent with the ability to carry the German game on his young shoulders?Every week I start with a blank sheet of paper, not

4:59 PM ETChristopher Nkunku scored a hat trick for RB Leipzig but ended on the losing side in a nine-goal thriller as Manchester City, last season's Champions League runners-up, made a positive start in Group A with a 6-3 win at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.Defender Nathan Ake put City

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11:16 AM ETGlobal players' union FIFPRO has said FIFA's study into making the World Cup a biennial event is "inadequate" and does not address concerns over the need for a reduced workload for players.FIFPRO said any expansion of the calendar must include proper safeguards for players' health and that

11:30 AM ETBarcelona could be plotting a move for Leiecester's Youri Tielemans in the summer of 2022. Matt Childs - Pool/Getty ImagesThe summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their

Aug 26, 2021Lionel Messi will face Pep Guardiola -- and maybe even Cristiano Ronaldo -- in a blockbuster Champions League clash after Paris Saint-Germain were paired with Manchester City in Group A of this season's competition.City and PSG, the last two losing finalists in the Champions League, have both invested

5:13 PM ETJose Mourinho's 1,000th game as a manager ended with a trademark celebratory sprint down the touchline on Sunday after AS Roma's Stephan El Shaarawy scored a stoppage time goal to snatch a 2-1 win over Sassuolo that sent them top of Serie A.The Italy winger curled a shot