Month: June 2023

Luciano Acosta scored in his fourth straight match and added an assist, while Santiago Arias and Dominique Badji had a goal apiece as MLS-leading FC Cincinnati posted their league-record 13th straight, all-competitions home win to open a season with Wednesday night’s 3-0 triumph over Toronto FC. Even minus star midfielder Brandon Vazquez and defender Matt

Jun 21, 2023, 07:22 PM ET Members of Canada‘s national team want a pay dispute settled before leaving for the Women’s World Cup, which begins on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand. Christine Sinclair, who holds the international goalscoring record, told the Canadian Press on Wednesday that the team wants the long simmering dispute

Jun 21, 2023, 06:28 AM ET Manchester City and Chelsea have agreed to a fee for midfielder Mateo Kovacic, sources told ESPN. City are set to pay £25 million ($32m) up front for the Croatia international, with another £5m ($6m) due in add-ons. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Sources have told ESPN

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 12:10 PM ET Roma head coach Jose Mourinho has been banned for the team’s next four European games by UEFA for verbally abusing the referee after the Italian club lost in the Europa League final to Sevilla on May 31. Footage circulated of the Roma coach approaching English referee Anthony

Caitlin Murray, ESPNJun 21, 2023, 11:57 AM ET Close Caitlin Murray is a general editor for ESPN.com. She has reported on and written about soccer for The New York Times, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, the Associated Press, and others. She authored a book about the history of the U.S. women’s national team called

Arsenal are closing in on a deal worth around £65 million ($83m) to sign Chelsea forward Kai Havertz, sources have told ESPN. The deal is not yet finalised — a source close to Chelsea said on Wednesday they had not yet received a formal improved offer — but all parties believe an agreement is nearing

Son Heung-Min has announced his intention to stay at Tottenham despite receiving a lucrative offer to join Saudi Pro League club Al Ittihad. ESPN revealed on Monday that the 30-year-old had become the latest high-profile player to be targeted by Saudi clubs with Al Ittihad offering the forward a four-year deal worth €30 million ($32.7m)

Jun 20, 2023, 04:15 PM ET A proposal for around-the-clock hours for bars and restaurants in Washington, D.C., during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup was granted approval by the city council. Mayor Muriel Bowser has until June 29 to sign off on the measure, which was unanimously approved by the 13-person council. Bars and

Adriana Garcia Jun 20, 2023, 03:15 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal’s all-time leading goal scorer with 122. Henrique Casinhas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo became the first male footballer to play 200 international matches during Portugal‘s European Championship qualifier away to Iceland on Tuesday. The Portugal captain, who made his international debut in 2003,

Arsenal have submitted a second offer for West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice but still remain short of the player’s £100 million ($127m) valuation, sources told ESPN. The North London club had an opening bid rejected last week and have now returned with a revised bid totalling around £90m ($115m). – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,