3:03 AM ET Christian Eriksen has signed a contract with Brentford, the club have announced, making a remarkable return to football just seven months after suffering a cardiac arrest while competing for Denmark at Euro 2020. Eriksen has signed a contract until the end of the 2021-22 campaign, Brentford said. Manager Thomas Frank said: “I
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5:30 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino’s position is in even more peril after the drab draw with Costa Rica. RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP via Getty Images Mexico didn’t lose their latest game, but it still had the atmosphere of a defeat. After 90 minutes of uninspiring soccer from Sunday’s World Cup qualifier against Costa
10:26 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg It’s only been 49 days since the 2021 Major League Soccer season concluded with New York City FC‘s triumphant MLS Cup win in Portland, and there are still 30 days before the
12:05 PM ET Tanguy Ndombele left Lyon for Spurs in a £63m deal in 2019. Julian Finney/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur are on the verge of agreeing a deal for midfielder Tanguy Ndombele to return to Lyon on loan, sources have told ESPN. The French club will pay a €3 million loan fee for Ndombele and there
5:04 AM ET Manchester United are working “to establish the facts” after allegations were made against striker Mason Greenwood. In a statement issued on Sunday morning, the club said they were aware of images posted on social media in relation to claims made against Greenwood, 20. The statement said: “We are aware of images and
6:45 PM ET Adam Brown Brighton star Yves Bissouma could be on the way to Tottenham before the winter window closes. Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is open (find out when it closes here), and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours,
2:13 PM ET Juventus have signed Dusan Vlahovic in a €70 million ($80 million) transfer from Fiorentina on Friday, with the Turin club giving the Serbian star the No. 7 shirt vacated by Cristiano Ronaldo. – Grades: Juve get A+ for Vlahovic deal– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access “Today is really a special day
8:23 PM ET Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Everyone’s been talking about Achraf Hakimi‘s mesmerising free kicks, and Vincent Aboubakar‘s eye-watering haul of six goals in four matches, but beyond the
8:48 AM ET Derby County boss Wayne Rooney has said he turned down an opportunity from Premier League side Everton to interview for their vacant manager’s position. Everton have been without a manager since Rafa Benitez was sacked earlier this month after a disappointing six months in charge at Goodison Park. – Stream ESPN FC
1:23 PM ET Caitlin Murray US Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone is optimistic for the new advisory council, announced this week. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images When Cobi Jones, the most capped player in U.S. men’s national team history, first got into soccer as a kid, he fit the common stereotype of the sport in America — a