Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 04:50 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. When it comes to sports, this is the circle of life. The biggest clubs spend big on other teams’ burgeoning stars so they can win trophies, or at least signal to their fans that they’re trying
Month: May 2023
May 23, 2023, 06:01 PM ET Relegation-threatened Real Valladolid snatched a 3-1 win at home against champions Barcelona on Tuesday as the hosts secured a crucial victory in their battle to remain in LaLiga. The win moved Valladolid up one place to 17th and out of the relegation zone, before the club owned by former
May 23, 2023, 04:17 PM ET A stunning strike from Cristiano Ronaldo completed Al Nassr’s comeback from 2-0 down to secure a 3-2 win over Al Shabab on Tuesday and keep alive their challenge for the Saudi Pro League title. After Al Nassr had recovered to level the game early in the second half, Ronaldo
May 23, 2023, 02:07 PM ET U.S. women’s national team forward Catarina Macario has announced that she will not recover in time from an ACL injury to play in this summer’s Women’s World Cup. Macario, 23, has not played since suffering the injury in French club Lyon‘s final game of last season almost a year
May 23, 2023, 04:57 PM ET The United States scored three second-half goals in a 3-0 U20 World Cup win over Fiji on Tuesday at the Bicentenario Stadium in San Juan, Argentina, to close in on a spot in the knockout rounds of the tournament. Michael Anthony Varas’ side dominated the match from the opening
Graham Hunter, Spain writerMay 23, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Unless your overwhelming position is unqualified support for, and outrage on behalf of, Vinicius Junior after what happened to him in Valencia on Sunday, then you
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 23, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Seven people have been arrested in connection with two separate racist incidents involving the Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, Spanish police said on Tuesday. Three of the arrests — in Valencia — were related to racist abuse aimed at Vinicius during Madrid’s LaLiga defeat at
May 22, 2023, 05:02 PM ET Newcastle United will rejoin Europe’s elite in the Champions League next season after a 20-year absence following a 0-0 draw at home to struggling Leicester City which guaranteed a top-four finish in the Premier League on Monday. It was not quite the glorious home sign-off the fans were expecting
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 22, 2023, 02:28 PM ET Man City’s accomplishments through the work of Guardiola, the players and the club are worth celebrating even while off-field issues work through the proper channels. Michael Regan/Getty Images The weekend in European soccer was full of title celebrations in some leagues and champagne kept on
Associated Press May 22, 2023, 03:06 PM ET Juventus were hit with a fresh 10-point penalty on Monday by an Italian court — hampering their chances of qualifying for next year’s Champions League — Italy’s Football Association said. The latest punishment for false accounting in the club’s transfer dealings dropped Juventus from second spot in
Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 22, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Arsenal know all about Robin van Persie. After eight years at the club, the 29-year-old centre-forward left the Emirates to sign for Manchester United in the summer of 2012 and provided the missing piece of Sir Alex Ferguson’s last title-winning jigsaw at Old Trafford.
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions affected every
May 21, 2023, 02:57 PM ET Diego Lopez struck in the first half to give Valencia a precious win over Real Madrid on Sunday that moved them further away from the relegation zone in a game marred by racist chanting and a red card for Vinicius Junior. With three games to go, Valencia are 13th
Sophie Lawson May 21, 2023, 04:15 PM ET Manchester United have taken the Women’s Super League title fight all the way to the last day of the season after Lucia Garcia scored a stoppage time winner to beat 10-player Manchester City 2-1 at Leigh Sports Village. The hosts needed to win or else Chelsea, 2-0
May 21, 2023, 01:36 PM ET Striker Sebastien Haller scored twice as Borussia Dortmund beat 10-man Augsburg 3-0 on Sunday to take control of the Bundesliga title race going into next week’s season finale. Haller broke the deadlock in the 58th minute and tapped in his second goal of the afternoon six minutes before the
Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 21, 2023, 05:34 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — They already had the huge “Three in a Row” celebratory banner hanging over the main entrance at the Etihad Stadium prior to Manchester City‘s latest coronation as Premier League champions. They don’t waste any time updating the list of achievements at
May 21, 2023, 01:09 PM ET Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team’s home finale at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium. Treble-chasing City, who wrapped up the title when Arsenal were beaten by Nottingham Forest on Saturday, have won 12 successive
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 21, 2023, 01:39 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday with a comfortable 1-0 win over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. With the trophy already in the bag thanks to Arsenal‘s 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, Pep Guardiola took the opportunity to rest
May 21, 2023, 12:12 AM ET At least 12 people died and an unspecified number were injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador on Saturday, the Central American country’s government said. Alianza FC and Club Deportivo FAS were playing the second leg of their playoff quarterfinal game at the Cuscatlan stadium
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerMay 20, 2023, 06:11 PM ET With a handful of games remaining, the 2022-23 season is drawing to a close across European club football. Two or three rounds remain in most of the continent’s top tiers, and many clubs in England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France have concerns beyond mere final
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