4:23 PM ET Paul Riley is out as Courage coach amid allegations of abuse. Photo by Amy Kontras/ISI Photos/Getty Images The North Carolina Courage fired coach Paul Riley on Thursday amid allegations spanning over a decade of sexual coercion and inappropriate comments about players’ weight and sexual orientation. The announcement came after The Athletic published an investigation
Month: September 2021
1:33 PM ET Progression to the mean is rarely so stark. After spending most of the 2020-21 season playing like a solid mid-table Premier League team on paper, but rarely translating that quality into points, Brighton has started 2021-22 in fine form. The Seagulls finished 16th in the league despite an expected goal (xG) differential
6:15 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United can still do late drama. A game they should have lost ended in a 2-1 victory over Villarreal thanks to a winner deep into stoppage time from Cristiano Ronaldo. It was one of those nights when United’s No.7 seemed so much on the periphery that
1:30 PM ET Rodrigo Faez Alex Kirkland It’s been 12 months since Luis Suarez left Barcelona for Atletico Madrid. Forced out as part of an attempted team rebuild after six seasons filled with success and trophies, Barcelona’s third-highest scorer in team history left Camp Nou an angry man on a mission: to show that at
5:25 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo broke the all-time Champions League appearance record on Wednesday as his last-minute goal helped Manchester United beat Villarreal 2-1. Ronaldo had been level with retired goalkeeper Iker Casillas on 181 appearances but Wednesday’s showing brought him to 182. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide:
10:37 AM ET Gareth Southgate said on Thursday he has not cut any deals with individual clubs despite leaving Jude Bellingham and Mason Greenwood out of his latest England squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary. Southgate was speaking after announcing a 23-man group which included recalls for AC Milan defender
7:41 AM ET Romaine Sawyers was racially abused after West Brom’s defeat to Man City. Photo by Manchester City FC/Manchester City FC via Getty Images A man who racially abused West Bromwich Albion midfielder Romaine Sawyers online received an eight-week prison sentence on Thursday. Simon Silwood, 50, targeted Sawyers, who moved to Stoke City in the
7:30 AM ET Matchday 2 of the Champions League group stage is in the books and there is plenty to discuss, from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi starring for Manchester United and PSG respectively, to a woeful week for Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. We asked Gab Marcotti, Mark Ogden and Sam Marsden to
6:18 PM ET Adam Brown The 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 transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the
8:53 PM ET Anirudh Menon Lionel Messi scored on Tuesday, Cristiano Ronaldo scored on Wednesday. Your regular UEFA Champions League matchday, then. But they weren’t the biggest story — say hello to Sheriff Tiraspol for that, world. The champions of Moldova beat Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, while across the border, Benfica swatted aside
7:33 PM ET Sergio Busquets said Barcelona‘s situation is “critical” after Benfica inflicted a second successive 3-0 Champions League defeat on them to leave Ronald Koeman’s job hanging by a thread. Two goals from Darwin Nunez sandwiched a Rafa Silva strike in Lisbon on Wednesday as Benfica followed Bayern Munich in putting three goals past
10:49 PM ET Associated Press Columbus Crew opened the scoring on Brayan Angulo’s own goal in the fourth minute and the defending MLS champions beat Cruz Azul of Mexico 2-0 on Wednesday night in the Campeones Cup. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Jonathan Mensah scored in the 74th on a
5:01 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dramatic goal for Manchester United in the Champions League game against Villarreal. Getty Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed an stoppage-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to secure a 2-1 Champions League Group F win over Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After
9:19 PM ET Josef Martinez scored his 100th career goal on a 78th-minute penalty kick, leading the Atlanta United FC to a 1-0 win over visiting Inter Miami CF on Wednesday, moving the hosts above the playoff line in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference. Martinez became the fastest player in MLS history to reach 100
4:52 PM ET Thomas Tuchel suffered his second successive 1-0 defeat as Juventus claimed victory over Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday. After Chelsea lost at home to Premier League title rivals Manchester City on Saturday, Federico Chiesa scored the only goal of the game straight after half-time to give Juve the points. Juve
4:53 PM ET Barcelona‘s fortunes took another downward turn after Benfica beat the beleaguered Catalan club 3-0 in Champions League group stage action on Wednesday. It was the second straight loss in the competition by a three-goal margin for Ronald Koeman’s side, following a defeat to Bayern Munich by the same scoreline two weeks ago.
3:53 PM ET The NWSL acted upon allegations against the Washington Spirit. Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The National Women’s Soccer League has announced Washington Spirit coach Richie Burke can no longer work in the league following an investigation into allegations of verbal and emotional abuse of players leveled against him. Burke was
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8:38 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona‘s financial crisis has been laid bare after LaLiga cut another €300 million from their spending limit, with six clubs in the Spanish top-flight now permitted to spend more than them. The bar for operating costs for Barca for the 2021-22 season has been reduced to €97m, which
11:00 AM ET Chelsea‘s Christian Pulisic and Borussia Dortmund‘s Gio Reyna have been left off the United States men’s national team roster for three upcoming World Cup qualifiers due to injury, the U.S. Soccer Federation said on Wednesday. Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie has earned a recall after being suspended for two qualifiers last month by
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