5:12 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United fans are planning a tribute to sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, sources have told ESPN. Supporters are planning to unveil a huge flag dedicated to Solskjaer in the Stretford End ahead of Arsenal‘s visit to Old Trafford on Thursday, the first home game since the Norwegian’s dismissal on
Month: November 2021
4:04 PM ET Ellen White has broken Kelly Smith’s England record. Getty Images Ellen White has broken the all-time goalscoring record for England with a hat trick in a 20-0 win against Latvia — a record number of goals for an English national team — in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. The Manchester City striker
11:21 AM ET In the NWSL’s first big move of the offseason, U.S. women’s national team midfielder Samantha Mewis is headed from the North Carolina Courage to the Kansas City Current. In exchange, defender Kiki Pickett is headed to the Courage, along with the Current’s natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL college draft, which
1:14 PM ET Rob Dawson Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Van de Beek has made just four Premier League appearances, totaling just 62 minutes, for Manchester United this
10:57 AM ET Messi’s seventh Ballon d’Or shouldn’t get you too riled up. It’s an award given to the glamorous players and isn’t intended to serve as a definitive world’s best player prize. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images Count the Ballon d’Or as one of those grand old institutions that’s insanely popular. There are several reasons
For the sixth consecutive year, ESPN presents its annual ranking of the best men’s players and coaches in world soccer! Welcome to FC 100. As always, rankings are broken down into Top 10 lists for positions, plus a countdown of managers, in order to present the most meaningful look at talent on the pitch and
7:30 AM ET With the Ballon d’Or contest settled for another year, attention now turns to FIFA’s The Best awards, which will include the Puskas Award being given to the scorer of the most beautiful goal scored in world football during the past 12 months. FIFA’s list of 11 nominations for the 2021 award includes
7:07 AM ET A massive deflection saw the Australian women’s soccer team grab a late equaliser against the United States as their second friendly match ended 1-1 on Tuesday. Kyah Simon’s 88th-minute strike cruelly bounced off Becky Sauerbrunn and into the net, cancelling out Ashley Hatch’s earlier goal. – McNamee: Ballon d’Or tainted by lack
10:32 PM ET New Zealand coach Danny Hay has criticised FIFA for scheduling part of Oceania’s World Cup qualifying tournament outside the international window, saying it would not happen to any other region. The nine-team tournament will be staged in Qatar from March 14-30 to decide which team advances to a playoff against the fourth-placed
4:00 AM ET Unai Emery can thank his lucky stars that his billionaire employer at Villarreal, Fernando Roig, is both a grateful and forgiving man. At least for the moment. There are plenty of ruthless, elite clubs around Europe who, in identical circumstances, would already be sniffing out opportunities to poach a rival coach —
2:11 PM ET Manchester United‘s Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed Ballon d’Or organiser and editor-in-chief of France Football Pascal Ferre for lying about his rivalry with Lionel Messi and using Ronaldo’s name to “promote his publication.” Ferre told the New York Times last week that Ronaldo’s only career ambition was to win more awards than Messi.
3:18 PM ET Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas has become the first Spain international to win the Ballon d’Or since 1960 after leading her club to the Treble this year. She was named the best women’s player in the world on Monday as she received the Ballon d’Or Feminin. Putellas, who was also named UEFA Women’s Player
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva still doesn’t get the credit he deserves, according to teammate Ilkay Gundogan. Silva has been a key part of three title-winning teams at the Etihad Stadium and been capped 64 times by Portugal, but Gundogan believes he is not fully appreciated. “I think he’s very
4:25 PM ET Kathleen McNamee Alexia Putellas won the prize in 2021 as the anchor of a brilliant Barcelona team. But the ceremony again showed how far the sport has to go to give women’s players the respect they deserve. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images The addition of the Ballon d’Or Feminin in 2018 was a
7:16 PM ET Associated Press Portland Thorns have named Rhian Wilkinson as their new head coach. Lynne Cameron – The FA/The FA via Getty Images Former Canada national team player and two-time Olympic bronze medalist Rhian Wilkinson has been named coach of the Portland Thorns. Wilkinson, 39, replaces Mark Parsons, who stepped down at the end
6:33 PM ET Danny Lewis Borussia Monchengladbach’s Denis Zakaria has caught the eye of some of Europe’s top clubs. Getty Images The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the
1:23 PM ET The LA Galaxy parted ways Monday with midfielder and captain Jonathan dos Santos after five seasons. The 31-year-old Mexican international’s contract is expired and will not be renewed for the 2022 campaign. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have
3:54 PM ET Lionel Messi now has seven Ballon d’Or awards, two more than Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi was awarded the prestigious Ballon d’Or for a record-extending seventh time in a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday. Messi, who led Argentina the
11:37 AM ET The European soccer weekend was its usual wild and wonderful self: Manchester United have their new manager (and completed a dull draw at Chelsea), Real Madrid shrugged off their most credible challenger to date in LaLiga’s title race, and Juventus suffered on-pitch woe against Atalanta to go with the police investigation off
12:26 PM ET European champions Chelsea learned the three teams they could face in the Club World Cup on Monday. Alexander Hassenstein – UEFA/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images European champions Chelsea will face either UAE Pro League side Al Jazira, New Zealand’s Auckland City FC or AFC Champions League winners Al Hilal in the FIFA Club
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