May 5, 2023, 05:00 AM ET Europe’s summer transfer window is fast approaching and, with domestic leagues ending within a month, teams are starting to think hard about which players they want to bring in. With most of the top leagues able to start doing business from July 1 — England‘s Premier League opened the
Month: May 2023
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerMay 5, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah are among those modelling the new kit. Liverpool FC Liverpool have gone early in unveiling their new home kit for the 2023-24 season with four weeks of this Premier League campaign left to play. Editor’s Picks 2 Related
Associated Press May 5, 2023, 02:29 AM ET Wrexham will play Como from Italy’s second tier, a U.S. Women side of former national team players led by Heather O’Reilly and a Say Word team paying homage to North Carolina and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Group D of a seven-on-seven tournament from June 1-4
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 4, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Geoff Cameron has announced his retirement from soccer along with his friend Brek Shea. Andrew Katsampes/ISI Photos/Getty Images Former United States internationals Geoff Cameron and Brek Shea have announced they are both retiring
Cesar Hernandez May 4, 2023, 04:49 PM ET Mexico has scheduled a friendly against Cameroon on June 10 at San Diego’s SnapDragon Stadium — El Tri’s first match in the venue that opened in August of 2022. Ahead of a busy summer that includes the CONCACAF Nations League finals and the 2023 Gold Cup, the
May 4, 2023, 05:18 PM ET Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Alexis MacAllister fired the winner from the penalty spot deep into stoppage time to snatch a 1-0 win for his side over Manchester United in a pulsating Premier League clash on Thursday. The spot kick was awarded after referee Andre Mariner consulted the pitchside
May 4, 2023, 08:01 PM ET Luke Shaw said his “silly mistake” cost Manchester United an important point in a 1-0 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Thursday. Deep into second-half stoppage time a cross from a corner kick grazed Shaw’s outstretched arm and, after consulting the pitchside monitor, referee
Gab Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 4, 2023, 05:44 PM ET Napoli’s first Serie A title since 1989-90 is one of the best sports stories of the year and it couldn’t have happened to a better team. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images More than a roar, it was a rumble — a build-up toward the inevitable: tension and
May 4, 2023, 04:37 PM ET Victor Osimhen scored his 22nd Serie A goal of the season to clinch the title for Napoli. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Napoli have won their first Italian Serie A title in 33 years, clinching the Scudetto on Thursday with a 1-1 draw at Udinese. Needing only a draw to take an
May 4, 2023, 02:23 PM ET U.S. men’s national team defender Joe Scally has said that players were “overthinking things” on the field under former coach Gregg Berhalter and that he wants the next coach to simplify the tactics. Berhlater’s contract with U.S. Soccer expired at the end of 2022 following a World Cup round-of-16
Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 4, 2023, 09:00 AM ET May 8 marks the 10th anniversary of Sir Alex Ferguson’s announcement that he would retire as Manchester United manager after 27 years in charge at Old Trafford. A decade on and Premier League bosses are now lucky to last 27 weeks. Panic has replaced
Chelsea co-controlling owner Todd Boehly has pleaded for patience from the club’s supporters but insisted they will “figure out” a path to long term success. Boehly and Clearlake Capital completed their takeover of Chelsea almost a year ago and invested more than £600 million on players but find themselves in the bottom half of the
May 4, 2023, 08:56 AM ET AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho stole a move straight out of the pages of a spy novel when he wore a wire on the touchline during his team’s 1-1 draw at Monza in Serie A on Wednesday, which he said was to protect himself from the match officials. Mourinho,
May 4, 2023, 07:56 AM ET Alex Morgan has said the United States women’s team is the “best ever” ahead of the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer. The back-to-back World Cup champions face the Netherlands, Portugal and Vietnam in Group E for the tournament that starts on July 20. –
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerMay 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET It was only a matter of time until Erling Haaland set a new record for the most goals in a single Premier League season, and the Manchester City striker did just that by chipping home his 35th strike of the campaign in Wednesday’s 3-0 win
Adriana Garcia May 3, 2023, 01:57 PM ET Former Malaga player Sergio Contreras, better known as “Koke,” has pleaded guilty to leading a gang of drug traffickers and accepted a six-year prison sentence. Koke, 40, who also played for Major League soccer club Houston Dynamo as well as Marseille and Sporting Club, agreed to a
May 4, 2023, 12:20 AM ET Leon will face MLS side LAFC in the final. EPA/Luis Ramirez Adonis Frias scored in the 79th minute as host Leon defeated Tigres UANL 3-1 at Estadio Leon in Mexico on Wednesday night to advance to the CONCACAF Champions League final. After Tigres won the first leg of the semifinal
May 3, 2023, 01:43 PM ET Sam Allardyce has four games to keep Leeds in the Premier League. RUI VIEIRA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images New Leeds United manager Sam Allardyce is not lacking in confidence as he prepares for a four-game quest to keep the club in the Premier League, saying he ranks himself alongside the best
May 3, 2023, 05:22 PM ET Felipe Anderson celebrates Lazio’s opening goal against Sassuolo. Silvia Lore/Getty Images Goals by striker Felipe Anderson and midfielder Toma Basic earned Lazio a 2-0 home win over Sassuolo in Serie A on Wednesday, sending Maurizio Sarri’s side back to second place and delaying runaway leaders Napoli‘s title celebrations. Lazio were
May 3, 2023, 04:59 PM ET Mohamed Salah scored from the penalty spot to keep Liverpool‘s slim hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League alive as they cruised to a 1-0 win over Fulham at Anfield in the Premier League on Wednesday. The win lifts Liverpool to 59 points, four behind fourth-placed Manchester United,