2:28 PM ET Kathleen McNamee Prinz ended her glittering Germany career with victory at Euro 2009, just one memorable moment among many in the competition’s history. Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images The European Championship in England this summer promises to be a big one. Over 500,000 tickets have been sold already, which would smash the previous attendance record
Month: July 2022
7:10 AM ET Nottingham Forest have signed goalkeeper Dean Henderson from Manchester United on a season-long loan, the newly promoted Premier League club said on Saturday. United academy graduate Henderson made three appearances in all competitions last season and was unable to displace David de Gea as first-choice goalkeeper at the Old Trafford club. –
11:09 PM ET Associated Press The United States qualified for its first Olympic men’s soccer tournament since 2008 when the Americans beat Honduras 3-0 at San Pedro Sula on Friday night in the semifinals of the under-20 championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean. Paxten Aaronson of the Philadelphia Union, an 18-year-old brother
4:06 PM ET Chelsea are set to appoint former City Football Group executive and Carolina Panthers president Tom Glick to take over day-to-day running of the club, sources have told ESPN. Glick will be appointed as a club director and, while an exact job title is not yet clear, he will assume many of the
6:46 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona hope selling another 15% of their domestic television rights will give them a €200 million transfer kitty this summer, sources have told ESPN. Barca sold 10% of their rights to Sixth Street on Thursday for €207.5m to ensure they did not end the 2021-22 season with losses,
11:44 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United remain confident of signing Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord despite a hold up caused by an issue surrounding the defender’s representation, sources have told ESPN. United have agreed a £13 million fee for 22-year-old left-back, matching a bid which had been made by Lyon. – Notebook: Ten Hag briefed
6:51 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window is here, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Chelsea may swoop in if Frenkie de Jong doesn’t go to Man United Chelsea
5:55 PM ET Vera Pauw said that she was sexually assaulted by three men employed within Dutch football. Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile Former Netherlands international Vera Pauw said on Friday she was sexually abused by three men employed within Dutch football when she was a player, which she has recently reported to the police feeling that she got
7:16 AM ET A report claimed that Chelsea employees complained about a toxic workplace culture at club. Marc Atkins/Getty Images Chelsea have appointed an external review team to investigate allegations of bullying at the Premier League club that emerged earlier this week. In a report published by the New York Times on Wednesday, several former and
11:13 AM ET Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term deal to extend his stay at Liverpool, the club announced on Friday. Salah’s contract was due to expire next summer and, the forward announced before the Champions League final that he would remain at Anfield next season. – ESPN’s Notebook: The inside stories from around
11:22 AM ET ESPN News Services Gymnast Simone Biles and U.S. women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe will be presented with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by Joe Biden in a ceremony next week, the White House announced Friday. Biles is the most decorated U.S. gymnast in history, winning 32
5:42 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti was robbed while on holiday in Spain. Photo by John Berry/Getty Images Six individuals have been arrested in connection with the robbery at the villa rented by Paris Saint-Germain‘s Marco Verratti in Ibiza, Spain. The theft took place in the early hours of Monday morning. Local
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Stefan Ortega made 220 appearances during two spells at Arminia Bielefeld. Photo by Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC via Getty Images Manchester City have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Stefan Ortega. The German, 29, has agreed a three-year deal at the Etihad Stadium following the expiry of his contract at Arminia Bielefeld.
11:33 AM ET Michelle Cross, left, Joey Martin, center, and Catarina Guimaraes, right, celebrating a goal scored in the match against Japan. Javier Luengo for ESPN SALOU, Spain — With the 2022 World Cup final heading to extra time, coach Tricia Taliaferro put Annie Wickett in goal. Wickett, an outfield player, had scored one of the
12:41 AM ET Sixteen-year-old Serge Ngoma became the youngest goal-scorer this MLS season, netting the winner in the 89th minute as the New York Red Bulls rallied late for a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Thursday night in Harrison, N.J. Ngoma, playing in his fourth MLS game, entered the game in the 69th minute
3:53 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Richarlison from Everton, it was announced on Friday. Sources told ESPN on Thursday that Spurs were closing in on signing the Brazilian striker for a club-record fee in the region of £60 million. ESPN also reported that Spurs are likely to pay an initial £50m
6:00 AM ET Sophie Lawson France are one of the favourites to win Euro 2022, if only they can finally make the most of the abundant talent in their squad. Franck Fife/Getty Images Be you a longtime follower or a newcomer to women’s football, you have probably heard that France are one of the favourites to
4:00 AM ET FIFA has spent the past three years testing its new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT.) It has now been approved for use at the World Cup in Qatar in November, but bar a fleeting appearance at the Club World Cup in February no one really knew what to expect. The
4:00 AM ET Neymar is considering his options after deciding the time is right to leave Paris Saint-Germain — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Erik ten Hag sent warning over Manchester United dressing room leaks. Jump to: Ten Hag given Man Utd warning | Barca’s lack of signings upset Xavi | Chelsea feared
6:24 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have made a third bid worth more than €40 million for striker Robert Lewandowski but have received no response from Bayern Munich, sources have told ESPN. Lewandowski, 33, said in May that his “story at Bayern is over” and wishes to leave the club he enters the