Associated Press Jun 30, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Austin FC announced Friday the hiring of top Manchester City assistant manager Rodolfo Borrell as the Major League soccer club’s sporting director. Borrell, 52, has spent nine seasons at Manchester City, first as the Premier League club’s global technical director before being named first team assistant coach
Month: June 2023
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 30, 2023, 02:52 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. United States international Christian Pulisic has an agreement in principle on a long-term deal to leave Chelsea and move to Serie A giants AC Milan, however the clubs have yet to agree
Jun 30, 2023, 02:12 PM ET Nicolas Jackson is Chelsea’s second signing of the summer transfer window. Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images Chelsea signed forward Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal for €37 million ($40.6m) on Friday. Jackson signed an eight-year deal with the west London club after completing his medical on Sunday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
Jun 30, 2023, 12:50 PM ET Antoine Griezmann and Atlético Madrid will get new shirts for the 2024-25 season with the club’s original badge back on them. David Aliaga/NurPhoto via Getty Images Atlético Madrid will go back to their previous club emblem after their fans objected to the change. The Spanish league club said Friday their
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 30, 2023, 09:34 AM ET Zack Steffen is available to leave Manchester City this summer with Leicester City showing an interest in the American goalkeeper, sources have told ESPN. Steffen, who has 29 caps for the United States, spent last season on loan at Middlesbrough but narrowly missed out on promotion to
Noah Davis, ESPNJun 30, 2023, 09:59 AM ET The training facilities Lionel Messi experiences with Inter Miami will be a world apart from what David Beckham had with the LA Galaxy a little more than a decade ago. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Lionel Messi announcing that he is signing with Inter Miami CF has created plenty of
Adriana Garcia Jun 30, 2023, 06:31 AM ET Barcelona president Joan Laporta said it would be fitting for Lionel Messi‘s tribute to coincide with the official opening of the revamped Spotify Camp Nou stadium. Since Messi left Barca as a free agent in August 2021 due to the club’s financial crisis, there has been talk
Associated Press Jun 30, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Christophe Galtier was appointed Paris Saint-Germain head coach in 2022. Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier and his son have been detained as part of an investigation into racism allegations at one of his former clubs, Nice prosecutor Xavier Bonhomme told The
David de Gea‘s £375,000-a-week Manchester United contract expires at midnight on Friday. Only Cristiano Ronaldo has earned a greater salary at Old Trafford than the former Spain No. 1 since he signed his deal in 2019, and United’s attempts to negotiate a vastly reduced pay packet in order to retain De Gea’s services suggests they
Henry Martín scored on a diving header 44 seconds into the second half, and Mexico beat Haiti 3-1 Thursday night to clinch a berth in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals. Martín headed Uriel Antuna‘s cross past goalkeeper Alexandre Pierre for his 11th international goal. Haiti’s Ricardo Adé gave Mexico a 2-0 lead with an own
Adriana Garcia Jun 29, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Portuguese coach Luis Castro will leave Brazilian club Botafogo to take charge of Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr, sources told ESPN Brasil. Castro, 61, has accepted a lucrative offer to guide Al Nassr, captained by Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo. Al Nassr had been looking for a
Associated Press Jun 29, 2023, 05:58 PM ET Barcelona has signed American teenager Onyeka Gamero for its women’s B team, calling her one of the most promising prospects in women’s soccer in the United States. The 17-year-old forward also has Spanish citizenship because of her father, and has Nigerian origins through her mother. – Stream
Associated Press Jun 29, 2023, 04:35 PM ET Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric and former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren were again charged in Croatia on Thursday with allegedly giving false testimony about financial deals they had with a former Dinamo Zagreb director who has been sentenced for embezzlement and tax fraud in a multi-million-dollar case.
Associated Press Jun 29, 2023, 03:35 PM ET Gregg Berhalter’s first matches in his return as United States men’s national team coach will be exhibitions against Uzbekistan on Sept. 9 at St. Louis and Oman three days later at St. Paul, Minnesota. Oman is ranked 73rd and Uzbekistan 74th, while the U.S. is No. 13.
Cesar Hernandez Jun 29, 2023, 02:54 PM ET New Inter Miami manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino has insisted that he and upcoming signings Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets are not coming to South Beach and MLS for “holidays.” Martino was announced as the new boss of Miami on Wednesday, where he is set for a reunion
Jun 29, 2023, 11:02 AM ET The French court ruled that federations are free to set their own rules for clothing and equipment at events. BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images France’s highest administrative court said on Thursday that the country’s football federation is entitled to ban headscarves in competitions even though the measure can limit freedom
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 29, 2023, 12:21 PM ET Manchester United have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign Mason Mount, sources have told ESPN. United will pay an initial £55 million ($69.4m) with another £5m ($6.3m) in add-ons. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Sources have told ESPN the bonuses due to Chelsea
Newcastle United are in talks to host a Saudi Arabia fixture at St James’ Park during the September international break, sources have told ESPN. The Premier League club, who came under majority ownership by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) in October 2021, qualified for the Champions League at the end of last season
Jon Molyneux-Carter, Senior EditorJun 29, 2023, 03:48 AM ET Once again, in spite of a global financial crisis, the men’s soccer clubs around Europe spent an incredible amount of money to sign players in January, and this summer may not be any different. Indeed, clubs spent a record $1.57 billion (£1.27bn) on transfers in the
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jun 29, 2023, 05:37 AM ET Espanyol fans entered the pitch at the Stage Front Stadium in May following Barcelona’s victory that secured the 2022-23 LaLiga title. David Ramos/Getty Images Espanyol have been ordered to play their first two matches of next season behind closed doors after supporters chased Barcelona players down
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