4:53 AM ET Washington Spirit players have called on owner Steve Baldwin to sell his controlling stake in the club to Y. Michele Kang after he announced on Tuesday that he would step down as CEO and managing partner of the club. Baldwin’s resignation from those roles came after the Spirit players wrote a private
Month: October 2021
10:50 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would be reluctant to let Donny van de Beek leave Manchester United in January even if the midfielder’s prospects at Old Trafford do not improve, sources have told ESPN. Van de Beek has started two of United’s 10 games so far this season and has played just
8:48 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona chief executive Ferran Reverter has said the club would have been “dissolved” in April if it was a public limited company (PLC) after being taken to the brink of bankruptcy by the previous board. Reverter branded former president Josep Maria Bartomeu’s running of the club as “disastrous,”
3:28 AM ET Associated Press Two dozen players from Venezuela’s women’s national football teams have accused former coach Kenneth Zseremeta of sexual harassment and abuse. The players signed a letter making the allegations against Zseremeta, who led the women’s national teams at various levels in Venezuela for nine years until he was fired in 2017.
5:36 AM ET Fara Williams will be joined by three more inductees this week. Photo by Luke Walker – The FA/The FA via Getty Images England record cap holder Fara Williams was announced on Wednesday as the first-ever inductee into the Women’s Super League Hall of Fame. Williams, who spent time with Everton, Liverpool, Arsenal and
Oct 5, 2021 Manchester United’s squad has a combined value of more than €1 billion in potential transfer fees, according to the CIES. Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images It may not come as a surprise that Premier League champions Manchester City and their local rivals Manchester United have the two most valuable squads in Europe,
4:00 AM ET The shocking recent setbacks suffered by Barcelona and Real Madrid, domestically and in Europe, aren’t caused by problems that will be instantly solved by the sackings of Ronald Koeman or Carlo Ancelotti. Barcelona, of the two, are more undermined by their coach. They remain a high-tone squad, capable of competing for trophies
4:27 PM ET Kylian Mbappe doesn’t give many interviews, but when he does, he’s very often honest. So when he was asked by French newspaper L’Equipe to describe the mood right now within the French national team camp, his answer was telling. “The dynamic is less positive.” Frankly, he could easily have said “negative,” but
6:49 PM ET Luke Thrower 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
8:58 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said he is optimistic that Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe will commit his future to the LaLiga giants in January. Mbappe will be a free agent next summer and will be able to sign for his future club on Jan. 1. – Stream ESPN
2:15 PM ET Major League Soccer announced that it will hold the 2022 All-Star Game at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) The 19,600-seat venue opened its doors in 2019, and in addition to being the home of MLS
7:36 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Memphis Depay has told ESPN Netherlands he does not regret moving to Barcelona despite joining the club at a difficult time on and off the pitch. Memphis signed for Barca on a free transfer from Lyon in the summer and, with Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann both leaving
8:08 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United coaches Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna are set to follow assistant boss Mike Phelan in signing contract extensions at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN, in the latest show of support for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Solskjaer has come under fire after a run of two wins from
5:32 AM ET Kylian Mbappe has opened up about his dispute with Paris Saint-Germain teammate Neymar and said he called him a “tramp” in the team’s 2-0 win over Montpellier last month. The France international was caught on camera criticising Neymar after he was substituted and said: “This tramp, he never passes to me.” –
9:57 AM ET Caitlin Murray Since the inception of the National Women’s Soccer League, its club owners, executives and coaches have loved to call the NWSL the best women’s soccer league in the world — and for the on-field product alone, they may have been right. But when it comes to just about everything else
8:16 AM ET USWNT and Orlando Pride striker Alex Morgan on Tuesday called for the National Women’s Soccer League to end the systemic failure that led to a decade of alleged sexual harassment of players by league coaches. The North Carolina Courage last week fired coach Paul Riley amid allegations spanning over a decade of
7:40 AM ET The Facebook outage sparked reaction from many soccer stars and clubs, including Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images The worldwide outage of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp may have sent the social media giant’s share price tumbling, but it allowed Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar to make light of his own bad day
2:25 AM ET Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said Cristiano Ronaldo should have started last weekend’s 1-1 home draw with Everton instead of being brought on as a second-half substitute by boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ronaldo came on just before the hour mark with United leading 1-0 but Everton grabbed an equaliser in the
5:15 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said Barcelona could have kept Lionel Messi if they had not signed Memphis Depay and Sergio Aguero. Messi, 34, joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in the summer because Barca, whose gross debt is close to €1.4 billion, could not afford to
11:26 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. It wasn’t that long ago that the Portland Timbers were on the outside looking in at the