Month: July 2023

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 19, 2023, 12:58 PM ET Manchester City have agreed a £30 million ($38.7m) deal with Al Ahli for winger Riyad Mahrez, sources have told ESPN. The bid, which includes a guaranteed payment of £26m plus another £4m in add-ons, was accepted on Wednesday afternoon. Mahrez was subsequently granted permission by City to
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 19, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The Center for SafeSport’s policies put athletes in harm’s way, the U.S. Soccer Athletes Council said on Wednesday, calling on Congress to take action. In a letter sent
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jul 19, 2023, 06:35 AM ET Atletico Madrid are surprised and angry at Joao Felix after the forward said he would “love to play for Barcelona” as he looks to force a move away from the club, sources have told ESPN. The Portugal international, 23, is back in preseason training with
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJul 19, 2023, 01:07 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 BRISBANE — England star Lucy Bronze says the bonus row with the Football Association has not been a
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 19, 2023, 02:02 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand – United States women’s national team forward Sophia Smith said that everything she and defender Naomi Girma will do at this World Cup will be in memory of former
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Caitlin Murray, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 10:13 PM 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
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Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 06:18 PM ET Manager Mikel Arteta said Arsenal‘s summer rebuild will help them compete once again for the Premier League title but that it was also done with a return to the Champions League in mind for the Gunners. Arsenal topped the table in England‘s top flight for much
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Jul 18, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Lionel Messi remains on track to make his Inter Miami debut on Friday after coming through his first official training session with the MLS club on Tuesday. Miami has long targeted Friday’s Leagues Cup opener against Mexican side Cruz Azul for the Argentine superstar to make his first appearance
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The United States‘ elimination from the Gold Cup last week represented a checkpoint of sorts. For most of the year, various iterations of the team gathered in the wake of the FIFA World
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Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJul 18, 2023, 01:21 PM ET The former Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Isco has claimed that Sevilla‘s ex-director of football Monchi — now Aston Villa‘s president of football operations — assaulted him during a tense confrontation at the club’s training ground. Isco, 31, who is currently without a club, left Sevilla
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 18, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Marcus Rashford has signed a new contract at Manchester United, the club announced on Tuesday. The England international has agreed a new five-year deal which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2028. He has made 359 appearances for the club since making his debut as a
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 18, 2023, 10:09 AM ET Manchester United are ready to step up their interest in Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani over fears Atalanta will not compromise on their valuation of Rasmus Hojlund, sources have told ESPN. United have turned their attention to signing a centre forward after wrapping up a deal
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