Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 07:10 AM ET Polish referee Szymon Marciniak has apologised for speaking at a business event tied to a far-right politician and will officiate next week’s Champions League final, UEFA said on Friday. Marciniak’s appointment for the game between Manchester City and Inter Milan on June 10 was at risk after
Month: June 2023
Adriana Garcia Jun 2, 2023, 04:32 AM ET Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez has said Lionel Messi will decide next week where he will continue his career, adding that the Catalan club are still interested in signing the forward should he choose to return. Messi, 35, will play his last game for Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday
Jun 2, 2023, 10:10 AM ET Jose Mourinho has been charged with using abusive language against a match official, UEFA said on Friday, after he was filmed shouting at officials following AS Roma‘s loss to Sevilla in the Europa League final. Mourinho was critical of the refereeing after the game, saying, “It was an intense,
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJun 2, 2023, 05:00 AM ET New ground will be broken in the annals of English football on Saturday when Manchester United and Manchester City come face-to-face in the FA Cup final (10 a.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+) for the first time in the competition’s 151-year history. Editor’s Picks 2
Jun 2, 2023, 06:09 AM ET Erling Haaland has said he will do “everything” to secure his “biggest dream” of winning the Treble in his first season at Manchester City. The striker enjoyed a record-breaking debut campaign in England to help Pep Guardiola’s side win the Premier League for a third season in a row.
Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 2, 2023, 05:00 AM ET History beckons between Manchester City and Manchester United. There are two “Doubles” on the line and even a “Treble” as the 189th Manchester derby plays out in the 142nd FA Cup final. Saturday’s clash at Wembley will either see Premier League champions City take
Jun 1, 2023, 10:16 AM ET Manchester United are in pole position to sign Mason Mount but have reservations over Chelsea’s likely asking transfer fee, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported in February that United, Liverpool and Manchester City were all monitoring the 24-year-old’s situation as talks over a new contract to stay at Stamford
Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 05:58 PM ET An anti-racism group on Thursday called on the head referee of the Champions League final to distance himself from a far-right politician in Poland, and UEFA said it wanted “urgent clarification” ahead of the Champions League final. “A further announcement will be made [Friday], after reviewing all
Jun 1, 2023, 05:56 PM ET AS Roma fans have been condemned by the body responsible for match officials in England after videos showed them harassing Europa League final referee Anthony Taylor at Budapest Airport following their defeat to Sevilla on Wednesday. Videos posted on social media Thursday showed outraged Roma supporters directing insults and
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 09:40 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. CARY, N.C. — West Ham United F.C. walked off the field during a match in The Soccer Tournament on Thursday, alleging a Dallas United player may have used a racial slur. The allegation
Jun 1, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Inter Miami have fired head coach Phil Neville, with the team sitting bottom of MLS’ Eastern Conference. Miami suffered a fourth successive MLS loss on Wednesday — a 1-0 home defeat to the New York Red Bulls — to leave it languishing in 15th and last place in the
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 1, 2023, 01:47 PM ET On FA Cup final day — also a Manchester derby day — it’s impossible not to compare the blue half with the red half. Yin to yang. And sure, there are plenty of vantage points from which to do it. One club (Manchester City)
Sophie Lawson May 31, 2023, 12:35 PM ET In the second year since the Women’s Champions League reformat, with plenty of thrills and spills along the way, the field has been cut down to two for Saturday’s final in Eindhoven — and neither Barcelona nor Wolfsburg are strangers to the biggest stage in Europe. Finishing
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJun 1, 2023, 10:29 AM ET Aitana Bonmati, centre, will play in her fourth Champions League final in five years after winning another Liga F title. Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images BARCELONA, Spain — Everything has happened so quickly for Aitana Bonmati that the Barcelona midfielder, voted the fifth best player in the
Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 1, 2023, 01:37 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he will stay in Saudi Arabia with Al Nassr next season, but said that the Saudi Pro League (SPL) needs to improve to become one of the world’s top leagues. Ronaldo, 38, scored 14 goals in 16 games for Riyadh-based
Tor-Kristian Karlsen Jun 1, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Welcome to the ESPN FC hotlist, which each month highlights some of the most in-form talent aged 23 or under across Europe. Generally, young but established stars like Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund‘s Jude Bellingham or Barcelona‘s Gavi aren’t included — otherwise they’d be on the
Julien Laurens Alex Kirkland Jun 1, 2023, 09:56 AM ET Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires this month to join Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported earlier this week that Benzema was offered a two-year contract worth €400 million to move to Saudi in January, the
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 1, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Folarin Balogun headline the 24-player roster that will prepare for the final four of the Concacaf Nations League. The roster marks the first under interim manager B.J.
Adriana Garcia Jun 1, 2023, 05:08 AM ET Real Madrid were the world’s most valuable club in 2022 with a worth of $6.07 billion (£4.9bn), according to Forbes. For a second straight year, the Spanish giants topped the 30-club list compiled by the American business magazine, with Manchester United second, valued at $6bn (£4.8bn). –
Jun 1, 2023, 07:40 AM ET Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain after two years at the club, head coach Christophe Galtier said on Thursday. ESPN reported last month that Messi would leave PSG when his contract expires this summer, with the forward considering a move to Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal, the city rivals