11:22 AM ET Two-time Women’s World Cup winner Carli Lloyd officially announced her retirement from the U.S. women’s national team on Monday, putting an end to a storied career as the second-most-capped player in world soccer history with 128 international goals and two Olympic gold medals. She will retire from international play after the USWNT
Month: August 2021
9:23 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has denied that he wants to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club. Spanish late-night tv show El Chiringuito had claimed on Monday night that a sensational return for the forward was on the cards, three years after he signed for Juventus. “Cristiano
8:24 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed that the club’s debt now totals €1.35 billion — while defending his management from criticism by predecessor Jose Maria Bartomeu, describing an open letter published by Bartomeu last week as “full of lies.” Laporta — who took over at Barca in March after
6:09 AM ET Roma have signed Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham for €40 million, it was announced on Tuesday. The 23-year-old has signed a five-year contract with Jose Mourinho’s side. Abraham finished the 2020-21 season as Chelsea’s joint top scorer with 12 goals but saw relatively limited playing time after Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard. –
11:53 PM ET Associated Press New coach Mark van Bommel used too many substitutes in Wolfsburg’s 3-1 win over Preussen Munster. Christof Koepsel/Getty Images Wolfsburg has been thrown out of the German Cup for fielding too many substitutes in its first-round win over Preussen Munster. The German soccer federation said on Monday that its sports court
8:50 AM ET Lindsay du Plessis Mara Gomez, the first transgender footballer to play in Argentina’s professional women’s league, has joined Estudiantes de La Plata for the new season, leaving Villa San Carlos, the club that first gave her a pro contract. Gomez, 24, made history in December 2020 when she made her debut in
9:05 AM ET Associated Press Nine of the teams that were part of the ill-fated launch of a breakaway Super League have been welcomed back into the decision-making organisation overseeing the European club game. Six English clubs — Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham — will be members of European Club Association
6:34 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are pushing ahead with their bid to sign Harry Kane despite continued denials from Tottenham that they are prepared to listen to offers for the striker, sources have told ESPN. City have just over two weeks to complete the deal before the transfer window shuts on Aug. 31,
Aug 14, 2021 Adam Brown Liverpool kicked off their Premier League campaign with a 3-0 win against Norwich City as Jurgen Klopp enjoyed a number of stars returning to the squad for the clash at Carrow Road. The Reds eased their way into the game with strong wide play creating some half-chances. Ultimately that led
12:30 PM ET No one could have imagined that when Barcelona played their first competitive match for nearly 17 years without Lionel Messi as a first-team squad member, they could produce something as remarkable as almost anything the Argentine magician routinely produced at Camp Nou? OK, the quality of the goal — Memphis Depay assisting
Aug 15, 2021 It seems like only yesterday that we were in the thick of an unprecedented Summer of Soccer, with Euro 2020, the CONCACAF Nations League and CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Copa America and the Olympics making up for lost time, and now we’re into what should be an equally unforgettable club season. The
6:16 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window is into its final month for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market before the new season begins. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: PSG plot Ronaldo-Messi
6:30 AM ET Paul Pogba gained entry to a fairly exclusive Premier League club with his virtuoso performance for Manchester United in their drubbing of Leeds on the opening day of the Premier League season this weekend. 2 Related Pogba, 28, pulled the strings all afternoon as United ran out 5-1 winners at Old Trafford,
2:37 PM ET What a weekend in European soccer! Three of the top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga) kicked off their 2021-22 campaigns, and the games didn’t disappoint. Manchester City‘s title defense got off to a rocky (but predictable) start against Tottenham, Barcelona began their post-Lionel Messi era with a big
8:39 AM ET Christian Pulisic has said he is “excited” to play alongside new Chelsea signing Romelu Lukaku after the striker completed his move from Inter Milan. Lukaku re-joined the Champions League holders for a second time for a fee thought to be worth €115 million last week. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+
9:17 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Thibaut Courtois has signed a new contract at Real Madrid that will keep the goalkeeper at the club until June 2026. A new deal for Courtois was one of the club’s top priorities, sources told ESPN, with both parties displaying a “fantastic” attitude during negotiations. – ESPN+ viewers’
6:17 AM ET The players were at an outdoor gathering. Photo by Devin Manky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Three Vancouver Whitecaps academy players were assaulted at an outdoor gathering, in what the Major League Soccer club believes was “a racially motivated attack.” One player was taken to hospital but their injuries are said to be “non-life
3:29 PM ET LONDON — Manchester City might need to revise their valuation of Harry Kane after all. At first glance, that may appear a knee-jerk reaction to Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur, given that Pep Guardiola’s side strolled to the Premier League title last term despite operating without a recognised striker for much
7:48 AM ET Legendary Germany and Bayern Munich striker Gerd Muller has died at the age of 75. Muller won the 1972 European Championship, the 1974 World Cup, a Club World Cup, three European Cups, a European Cup-Winners’ Cup, four Bundesliga titles and four German Cups. He also won the Ballon d’Or in 1970. His
4:30 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Gerard Pique has insisted that Barcelona “will have fun this year” and “compete for all the trophies” despite the departure of Lionel Messi. Barca impressed in a 4-2 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday in their first match of the new LaLiga season. Pique opened the scoring and Martin
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- …
- 21
- Next Page »