Month: May 2021

11:01 AM ET Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, Barcelona defender Sergino Dest and Valencia midfielder Yunus Musah headline the 27-player roster for the U.S. men’s national team’s May 30 friendly against Switzerland, set to take place in St. Gallen (Live on ESPN at 2 p.m. ET). – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only)
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2:00 PM ET USMNT and Galatasaray defender DeAndre Yedlin has bought a stake in the San Diego Loyal. Ahmad Mora/DeFodi Images via Getty Images United States men’s national team defender DeAndre Yedlin has joined the ownership group of the San Diego Loyal of the USL Championship, the club announced Thursday. Yedlin told ESPN he was drawn
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11:05 AM ET Associated Press Mark Parsons was named the next coach of the Dutch women’s football team on Thursday and will succeed Sarina Wiegman after the Tokyo Olympics. The 34-year-old Parsons, who currently coaches the Portland Thorns in the U.S. National Women’s Soccer League, will take over after Wiegman leaves to coach the England
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5:00 AM ET Manchester City‘s Ruben Dias has won the prestigious Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year award, beating Tottenham’s Harry Kane and City teammate Kevin De Bruyne. Centre-back Dias has enjoyed a fine debut season at City following his move from Benfica last summer, becoming an integral figure in Pep Guardiola’s title-winning team.
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5:48 AM ET England legend Eni Aluko has been named as Angel City’s first-ever sporting director. Photo By Sam Barnes/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images Angel City have appointed ex-England international Eni Aluko as their first sporting director, the Los Angeles-based expansion franchise of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) said in a statement on
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10:00 AM ET Barcelona are working on finalising the signing of Sergio Aguero on a free transfer this summer, sources have told ESPN. The Spanish giants have offered Aguero a two-year contract and sources have told ESPN that the Argentina international could arrive to the Camp Nou after the Champions League final between Manchester City
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5:15 AM ET Adriana Garcia Seven medical professionals have been charged with “simple homicide with eventual intent” in the death of Diego Maradona. The San Isidro’s prosecutors’ office, which opened an investigation into the Argentina legend’s death, have requested to the judge that those individuals indicted not be permitted to leave the country. – Stream
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4:26 PM ET Major League club New York City FC has signed promising Brazilian teenager Talles Magno from Vasco da Gama. NYCFC said Wednesday that the 18-year-old winger signed a contract through the 2026 season. Magno helped Brazil win the Under-17 World Cup in 2019 and has already played 61 professional matches for Rio De
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2:41 PM ET The United Soccer League and USL Championship side Loudoun United announced that they are launching an investigation into allegations of fans racially abusing players from New York Red Bulls II. The alleged incidents took place in Tuesday’s match between the two sides. One incident in particular was highlighted on social media in
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1:56 PM ET Manchester United co-chairman Joel Glazer will directly engage with supporters for the first time at a fans’ forum on June 4, the club said in a statement on Wednesday. The announcement followed recent protests against the Glazer family at Old Trafford, with supporters reigniting their campaign against the owners after their failed
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10:45 AM ET Barcelona, Lyon, the Houston Dash and the Portland Thorns will take part in the 2021 Women’s International Champions Cup (WICC) to be held Aug. 18-21 at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon. All of the teams taking part won trophies in 2020. Barcelona claimed the 2020 Primera Division and were recently crowned the
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